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Hillsdale Board approves $33.6M contract for George G. White Middle School addition
Summary
At a Sept. 26 special meeting the Hillsdale Board of Education voted 5-0 to award Dobco, Inc. a $33,557,000 contract for additions and alterations to George G. White Middle School; the award is conditioned on submission of insurance, bonds and contract documents within 10 days.
The Hillsdale Board of Education voted unanimously on Sept. 26 to award a $33,557,000 contract to Dobco, Inc. for the Addition and Alteration to George G. White Middle School.
Trustee Michael Kenduck moved to approve the resolution awarding the Project; Trustee Kathleen Puerta seconded the motion, which passed by consensus, 5-0. The board’s action followed a public bid opening held Sept. 24, 2025.
The board record shows Dobco submitted a base bid of $30,845,000 and the board accepted a series of alternates that together bring the total contract sum to $33,557,000. The alternates listed in the resolution include Alternate 1 ($200,000), Alternate 2 ($290,000), Alternate 2A ($12,000), Alternate 3 ($420,000), Alternate 4 ($210,000), Alternate 5 ($55,000), Alternate 6 ($625,000), Alternate 7 ($350,000), Alternate 8 ($185,000), Alternate 9 ($70,000), Alternate 11 ($50,000) and Alternate 12 ($245,000).
The resolution conditions the award on the contractor’s timely provision of required documents: an insurance certificate, labor and materials/performance bonds, an AA201 Project Manning Report, an executed A101 standard form of agreement between owner and contractor, and A201 general conditions. The documents must be furnished within ten days of the award, and the board attorney was directed to draft the agreement consistent with the bid documents. The board president and the board secretary are authorized to execute the agreement and any other documents necessary to implement the award.
In addition to the contract award, the board approved financial reports, including the Treasurer’s Report for the period ending July 31, 2025, by the same 5-0 consensus vote. Trustee Jason Saxon noted the district’s goals and asked that they be revisited at the October meeting; Trustee Michael Kenduck requested the goals be reread and the board discussed its communications to the public about those goals.
During the second hearing for citizens, Mr. DeFeo told the board the special meeting felt rushed and lacked transparency and suggested more proactive communication to increase participation. Shortly afterward the board moved into executive session at 4:48 p.m. to discuss exempt matters pertaining to contracts; the executive session was adjourned at 5:10 p.m., and the special meeting was adjourned the same day at 5:10 p.m.
Next steps specified in the resolution include the board attorney drafting the contract documents and the president and secretary executing the agreement once required contractor documents have been received.
