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Facilities list shows roughly $24M in identified needs; geothermal leak and Strayer roof testing flagged
Summary
Quakertown Community SD facilities staff presented a 10-year capital outlook with about $24 million in identified project pricing, reported a geothermal leak at the high school losing 350–400 gallons daily, and said a contractor will perform expanded Strayer roof testing and absorb remediation costs if identified.
Facilities staff and committee members on June 11 reviewed a multi-year capital list with ballpark pricing and discussed immediate maintenance items including a geothermal leak at the high school and wet spots on the Strayer Middle School roof.
Rob, speaking for facilities, said identified projects with preliminary pricing add up to roughly $24 million in estimated needs across the district and cautioned this far exceeds the usual annual capital allocation. "We're just using them for rough planning purposes, almost a 10-year lookout," he said, noting estimates will be refined through bidding.
On immediate items, facilities staff reported a recurring leak in the high school's geothermal field. "We were up to circuit number 10 and we were still losing approximately 350 400 gallons a day of fluid," Rob said, and explained crews are isolating individual circuits; if the leak is vertical or otherwise inaccessible the district may need contractor intervention and possibly additional capital work.
Staff also described discrepancies between an older infrared scan and a new scan of the Strayer roof. After on-site core samples showed some areas previously flagged as wet were dry, the contractor Garland agreed to expand testing and said it would absorb the cost of additional diagnostic work and any remediation identified in its testing, according to staff.
A small operational item raised by facilities — a landscaping contractor's request for a one-time fuel surcharge of $1,932 for the 2627 year — was recommended to be sent to the board for approval.
Committee members emphasized prioritization: turf replacements and some projects may be five years out, but the district must track and sequence projects as needs change or failures occur. Facilities staff said they will update the board with refined project scopes, bid-level pricing and contract details.
Ending: Facilities staff will pursue targeted diagnostic work on the geothermal system and Strayer roof and return refined cost and schedule recommendations to the board for decisions.
