Board approves asbestos removal and other capital work at Haysville Middle School

The Haysville Board of Education approved an asbestos-abatement contract and advanced related bond-funded facility projects at Haysville Middle School during its March meeting.

Staff presented a low bid of approximately $34,000 for asbestos removal and noted a second bid at about $43,000; administrators contrasted those bids with earlier bond estimates near $80,000. The board voted to approve the abatement contract and management oversight so the work can proceed between May 21 and May 28, with an estimated four-week timeline for removal and subsequent carpet replacement.

Carpet replacement numbers were discussed in the packet: staff cited a cooperative purchase price for carpet at about $129,000, while a larger full-replacement figure ($713,000) also appeared during the discussion. Board members asked staff to confirm procurement rules for bond-funded work and to document whether parts of the work require separate competitive bids.

Capital outlay remarks across the meeting noted a separate need to replace three buses that reached 25 years in service (estimated replacement cost roughly $540,000), a potential fire-alarm replacement (quoted around $69,000), and trade-in allowances on equipment such as a tractor (estimated trade-in value roughly $25,000). Staff said they will continue to pursue cooperative purchasing to reduce costs where permitted.

The board approved the asbestos removal and related bond-funded actions (vote recorded as unanimous in the meeting audio). Staff will finalize procurement steps and confirm timelines and procurement compliance as the projects move forward.