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East Hampton board awards $11.26 million contract for high‑school science lab, rejects several bids
Summary
The East Hampton school board awarded the primary general‑contractor bid for the new science lab and greenhouse to Erwin Contracting Incorporated for $11,261,000, approved a plumbing contract and rejected multiple mechanical, electrical and alternate general‑contractor bids so the district can proceed with summer construction.
The East Hampton Union Free School District Board of Education voted to award the primary general‑contractor contract for the East Hampton High School science lab and greenhouse project to Erwin Contracting Incorporated for $11,261,000, with an alternate general‑contractor allowance of $112,500. The board also approved a plumbing contract to WHM Plumbing and Heating Contractors Incorporated for $155,510 and rejected submitted bids for the mechanical and electrical scopes as well as one alternate general‑contractor scope.
The board considered five separate bid resolutions read into the record by district staff and voted to authorize the board president and the superintendent to sign any documents necessary to proceed. As staff explained during the meeting, rejecting selected bids will allow the district to reevaluate and re-solicit certain mechanical and electrical scopes while moving forward with scopes that had responsible low bidders.
Staff described the schedule implications: "We'll be able to start the construction this summer and be working with our tech to work out the remaining details of the objectives," a district staff member said. Board members agreed to approve the resolutions so work could begin within the summer construction window.
The resolutions as read in the meeting identified Erwin Contracting Incorporated as the lowest responsible bidder for the general construction work and listed the contract amounts and alternates; they also named WHM Plumbing and Heating Contractors Incorporated as the responsible bidder for plumbing. The board’s approvals were taken by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies provided in the meeting transcript.
Next steps described by staff include finalizing technical scopes and contract documents with awardees, addressing any required rebids for the rejected mechanical and electrical work, and coordinating phased work to begin this summer. The district did not provide a specific construction start date or a final project completion schedule at the meeting.
Actions at a glance: board approved the Erwin contracting award ($11,261,000 plus $112,500 alternate), approved plumbing scope ($155,510), rejected mechanical and electrical bids, and authorized signing of required documents to proceed.
