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Shawnee Heights board approves site‑utilities relocation amendment to advance bond projects
Summary
The Shawnee Heights Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a guaranteed‑maximum‑price amendment for site‑utility relocations so utility work at Berryton Elementary, the middle school and the high school can proceed this summer with minimal classroom disruption.
The Shawnee Heights Board of Education unanimously approved an amendment to the district’s Kendall Construction guaranteed‑maximum‑price contract to advance site‑utility relocations tied to the district’s bond projects.
On the motion by board members and following a presentation by Kendall Construction project manager Jake Hurstram, the board voted 7–0 to authorize the site‑utilities package amendment (GMP Amendment A). Hurstram said the team finalized 100 percent construction documents for utility relocations and solicited subcontractor pricing, and described the work as follows: at Berryton Elementary the project will relocate a grease interceptor and sanitary and storm lines that conflict with the planned addition; at the middle school work focuses on sanitary relocations and new manholes plus electrical relocations to feed a monument sign; and at the high school the amendment covers relocating an electrical panel that serves a force main, a water line and a privately owned fiber line that crosses district property.
District bond‑project lead Tucker told the board the amendment separates site utilities from building‑construction scopes so crews can complete relocations this summer and reduce disruption to students and staff when construction begins. He said the district is also planning gym pre‑engineered metal building orders and will return with additional amendment requests as final pricing arrives.
Board discussion noted that two utilities sit within private easements and likely require separate vendor agreements; administration said those costs will be managed as part of the contract amendments. The motion and vote were procedural approvals to convert estimated line‑items into contract work so utilities can be moved ahead of major construction phases.
The board approved the amendment as presented; staff said construction and bidding work will continue and they will return with updates on pricing and any related amendments as vendor pricing is finalized.
