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Town official: school district will reimburse Bluffton $318,867 to repave pool parking as part of Pritchard Street streetscape
Summary
Town of Bluffton staff told the operations committee the town will construct a Pritchard Street streetscape and that the school district will reimburse the town 100% for the parking-lot paving portion—engineer’s estimate for the parking portion is $318,867; committee members asked for a corrected agreement to remove an erroneous 'cost-sharing' clause before approval.
The Town of Bluffton is proceeding with a Pritchard Street streetscape project that includes drainage improvements, sidewalks and a repaving plan for the parking lot next to the district-owned pool and school facilities, a town representative told the operations committee.
Dan Ryback, representing the town, said the project includes three types of easements—permanent streetscape, permanent drainage and temporary construction—and the town intends to own and maintain drainage structures while the district would reimburse the town for parking-lot paving related to district-owned asphalt. "The estimated cost for the elements related to the parking lot... is estimated at $318,867," Ryback said.
Why it matters: Committee members said the draft agreement’s third ‘‘whereas’’ paragraph incorrectly read as though costs would be shared equally. Ryback acknowledged the clause was incorrect and said the agreement must be revised to state the district will reimburse the town for the parking-lot portion (the town will not seek reimbursement for drainage and other unrelated work).
Board members pressed for clarity on which exhibit items the district would reimburse and whether contingency and demolition items were included. Ryback said the town will publicly bid the entire project and provide bid sheets that separate parking-lot costs so the district can identify what it will reimburse.
Ryback also confirmed budget timing: $275,000 of project funds are approved in the current fiscal year, with the remainder to be sought in the next fiscal year if needed. Several trustees asked the town to return with a corrected agreement and for the district’s legal team to review the revised language before the committee recommends approval.
What happens next: The town agreed to correct the agreement language, and the committee asked staff to run the revised contract past legal counsel and the committee before placing it on the board agenda.
