Council Rock facilities committee reviews multiple construction and service contracts, recommends vendor awards and rebids

The Council Rock School District Court of School Directors Facilities Committee met May 7, 2026, and reviewed a slate of construction and service contract recommendations including surveys and investigations tied to the Chancellor Center renovation and geotechnical work for Holland Middle and Newtown Elementary.

Jessica Bindo, the district’s supervisor of facilities, presented the Chancellor Center scope as “a proposal to complete [a] subsurface utility engineering survey for existing utilities, including test holes, to locate the depth of the utilities” and an exterior underground cistern investigation. Staff cited vendor Barry Isett for the utility work and gave cost figures in the presentation; the transcript records a $12,000 figure for the utility survey and an $8,500 figure for the cistern investigation, while a later remark referenced $10,500 for the utility survey. Committee members asked whether these services are part of the overall budget and were told the services are specialized items layered on top of architectural fees and intended to inform final construction drawings.

The committee also reviewed geotechnical and testing work for two school projects. Staff recommended David Blackmore & Associates for a geotechnical…