Iowa Falls board moves to approve bids for high school project

The Iowa Falls Board of Education met in special session Nov. 19 at the Rock Run Elementary Library to review bids for a high school construction project and record procedural motions.

Dr. Neumann reviewed bid results for the high school project, reporting that the district received five general contractor bids, three electrical bids and four mechanical bids. Following that presentation, Stauffer moved and Parker seconded a motion “to approve the project bids as follows,” naming Peterson Construction as general contractor for $3,141,000; K & H Corporation for mechanical work for $1,077,000; and Tjaden Electric for electrical work for $519,900. The transcript excerpt records the motion to approve those bids but does not include a recorded vote on that motion in the provided segment.

Earlier in the meeting Stauffer moved and Moore seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda “as presented”; the minutes record that motion as carried, 5-0. Later, Parker moved and Robison seconded a motion to adjourn; the minutes record that motion as carried, 4-0, noting that Moore left the meeting at 2:37 p.m. and the meeting adjourned at 2:41 p.m.

The bid amounts provided in the meeting record are: Peterson Construction — $3,141,000 (general contractor); K & H Corporation — $1,077,000 (mechanical); and Tjaden Electric — $519,900 (electrical). The transcript excerpt does not specify funding sources, contract start dates, contingency amounts, or a recorded vote tally for the bid-approval motion.

The minutes close with signature lines for the board president and board secretary; no names are appended to those signature lines in the excerpt provided. The board did not record additional public comment or deliberation in the supplied transcript excerpt.