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Board approves upgraded air-handling option for Lewis & Clark boiler project, keeps project within budget
Summary
Planning committee recommended adding upgraded exhaust and fresh-air ductwork to the Lewis & Clark boiler/HVAC project to improve indoor air quality; board approved the scope change and authorized design teams to prepare bid documents, saying the upgrade aligns with equity goals and stays within the previously approved budget.
The board authorized a scope change for the Lewis & Clark boiler and HVAC deferred-maintenance project that adds upgraded air handling — including exhaust ductwork to remove indoor air and bring in fresh air — similar to systems installed at Hagen. Administrators said the project remains within the board’s previously approved budget and that the change would improve indoor air quality without adding air-conditioning.
A planning-committee representative summarized the options considered and said investigative demolition showed the existing distribution piping could be kept, which lowered construction costs enough to permit the upgraded air-handling option within the overall project budget. The construction estimate plus design fees, owner contingency and abatement put the revised budget at about $1.9 million on the construction side and still under the initial $2.4 million authorization.
"It's not a cooling system. We're not adding AC to the building. We are just making a more efficient, breathable build," one administrator said, noting the improvement addresses ventilation and dust removal and matches work done at another elementary building for equity across facilities.
Board members voted to approve the new scope and directed JG and J Dunn to proceed with bid documents; the administration said it expects to go to bid in early December and complete drawings within weeks. Members discussed long-term plans to bring other older schools up to a common ventilation standard when funding and planning allow.
