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Utica Community Schools approves consent‑agenda contracts totaling multi‑hundreds of thousands and accepts January financial report
Summary
The board accepted the January 2026 financial report and approved a consent agenda awarding multiple contracts including roof replacement ($1,018,560), playground equipment (three vendors), grease interceptor replacements ($256,000) and other purchases; the consent agenda passed 5–0.
Utica Community Schools’ Board of Education accepted the January 31, 2026 financial report and approved a consent agenda of contract awards at its Feb. 9 meeting.
Vickie Malinowksi, Executive Director of Business and Finance, presented the financial report covering General, Capital Projects, Special Revenue, Internal Service and Debt Service funds. The General Fund totals listed in the minutes aggregated to $35,986,479.94. The board accepted the report "as presented."
On a single consent motion the board approved multiple contract awards that had been reviewed by the Curriculum and Capital Projects subcommittees. Contracts approved included: Kelvin Krasher Track physics equipment ($4,170.00, General Fund); spring athletic equipment (approximately $37,456.06, General Fund – Athletics); grease interceptor replacements awarded to Spartan Construction Group, Inc. ($256,000.00); playground equipment contracts to GameTime ($617,415.81), webuildfun Inc. ($493,973.33) and Landscape Structures Inc. ($238,455.76); purchase of additional road salt from Detroit Salt Company LLC at $55.89 per ton totaling $35,210.70; 2026 roof replacement projects awarded to MTD Construction Inc. ($1,018,560.00); tires and services from Leslie Tire Service, Inc. (annual approx. $58,572.08, Mar. 1, 2026–Feb. 28, 2027 with an option to extend); and Capital Projects Change Order #56.
Dr. Smolenski introduced the consent agenda; John Graham reviewed easements and contract context where applicable. The motion to approve the contracts as a consent agenda was moved by Rankin, supported by Austerman, and carried 5‑0.
Why it matters: the contracts fund instructional equipment, athletic and playground infrastructure, maintenance (roofs, grease interceptors, tires) and winter operations (road salt), representing both instructional and facilities spending that affect operations and capital projects.
Next steps: administration will manage vendor contracts and change orders and incorporate these actions into project schedules and payment processes.
