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RSU 26 authorizes Haley Ward contract for outdoor-learning site work after cost updates
Summary
The board authorized the superintendent to contract with Haley Ward for site drawings and structural analysis for an outdoor-learning proposal (professional fee capped at $16,500); program materials were later estimated at about $27,000 and the board asked administration to explore scope reductions.
The RSU 26 Board voted to authorize the superintendent to enter a contract with Haley Ward not to exceed $16,500 to produce formal drawings, structural analysis and an amended site plan needed for town planning review of an outdoor-learning proposal. The motion passed unanimously by roll call.
Board members and administration explained that Haley Ward's quote reflects the additional work — including stamped engineering drawings and structural review — that municipal planning officials require. The superintendent told the board that program instructors provided an updated materials estimate of about $27,000, higher than earlier student/initial estimates.
Board members asked whether parts of the design or documentation could be done by the program instructors to reduce cost; administrators said portions of the work (notably the engineering stamp and liability-bearing elements) are unlikely to be assumed by the university instructors. The board authorized the contract with Haley Ward as a ceiling figure and directed administrators to follow up on whether scope adjustments were possible.
Next steps: superintendent will sign the Haley Ward contract within the authorized ceiling and will follow up with program instructors about potential scope reductions or alternative cost-sharing prior to town planning filings.
