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Board approves Amberley construction awards, surveillance-camera refresh and curriculum purchases; staff give bond update
Summary
The board authorized Amberley Elementary contracts totaling about $24.4 million, approved a security‑camera refresh capped at $138,146.77 and cleared a curriculum materials purchase not to exceed $375,000; staff also summarized change‑orders and bond project progress across Woodland, Amberley and Engling.
Board members approved a set of capital and operating purchases tied to the district’s bond program and summer procurement plan.
Assistant Superintendent Russ Erbes reported active work on three fronts: Woodland is about halfway through construction with second‑floor framing evident; Amberley had a recent groundbreaking; and schematic design for Engling Road is advancing. Anastasia provided a change‑order summary: Central Elementary change orders totaled $58,381 (mechanical and site items), Haverhill $51,025 (leaching basins for pond drainage), and Woodland $36,314 (mechanical/electrical revisions, vestibule door operators and PA additions), plus a $214,251 credit to contingency from revised casework.
On a separate action, the board authorized notices of pending award and contract execution for Amberley Elementary bid pack 4, representing 32 bid categories with 111 bidders and a recommended contract total of $24,393,216 pending final documentation; trustees approved the authorization by voice vote.
The board also approved a competitive contract with Moss Audio Corporation for a district surveillance‑camera refresh not to exceed $138,146.77 (including a 10% contingency) to replace 85 older Avigilon cameras and add two stadium press‑box cameras, funded from 31AA bond funds. District technology staff said the refresh targets specific older camera models nearing end of useful life and includes two new installations to address repeated break‑ins at stadium press boxes.
Finally, trustees authorized the curriculum materials purchase for the 2026‑27 school year — replacement and course materials, interventions and consumables for Young 5–12 — for a not‑to‑exceed amount of $375,000 from the 2026‑27 general fund to ensure ordering can begin over the summer.
The board also set a budget hearing for June 29, 2026 and accepted financial amendments that adjusted revenues (including an uptick in delinquent property‑tax receipts and MIP/MERS categorical changes) and expenditures; staff reported a projected general‑fund unassigned balance of about 17.47% at year‑end and noted a debt refunding that yielded $6.6 million in savings.
What happens next: staff will finalize Amberley contract documents, schedule summer work, and proceed with camera installations and curriculum orders; financial monitoring will continue as staff prepare the district’s 2026‑27 preliminary budget.
