School board approves contract to replace electrical gear at three schools

The Chesterfield County School Board voted March 11 to award a contract for electrical gear replacement at Salem Church Middle School, Robius Middle School and Carver Career Academy to Triad Electrical Solutions.

Mr. Carson told the board two bids were received and that the low bid was about $1.64 million; he said the bidder was determined to be the lowest responsive and responsible bidder and that funds are available in the major maintenance account. "Staff recommends that the school board authorize the procurement director to award this contract to Triad Electrical Solutions," Mr. Carson said.

The board approved the recommendation by roll call. The clerk recorded votes from board members as follows: do hefron (yes), Dominique Chatters (yes), Steven Pronto (yes), Lisa hudgin (yes) and Ann Coker (yes). No abstentions were recorded. The board authorized the procurement director to award the contract and to approve any necessary change orders up to the full budgeted amount.

The staff presentation noted long lead times for the equipment (12–18 months), and that work is planned for summer 2026 to allow procurement and installation. The project will be administered under the division's major maintenance fund; the memorandum approving the award was identified in the meeting record as Memo #039-25.

The meeting minutes will include the full procurement memo and the contract documents once finalized; the board did not discuss vendor qualifications at length during the public meeting. The board's action completes the formal award step; implementation and scheduling are the next administrative steps.