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Board approves insurance awards, vendor renewals, custodial extension and equipment purchases
Summary
The Minooka CHSD 111 board approved multiple procurement and personnel items June 17, including insurance awards that save about $72,000, a Quest food‑service renewal, a one‑year HES custodial extension, an auditor extension and two floor scrubber purchases.
The Minooka board approved a set of contract and procurement actions during its June 17 meeting that district leaders said produced savings or addressed immediate operational needs.
Troy, the district treasurer, reported the district solicited bids for liability insurance, workers' compensation and the treasurer's bond and identified approximately $72,000 in savings (about 10.7%). He recommended awarding the liability package to the Suburban School Cooperative Insurance Pool (SCIP), workers' compensation to Provisor, and the treasurer's bond to Cincinnati Insurance; the board approved the awards by roll call vote and the minutes show a combined premium presented of $601,147 and a stated savings of $71,911.98 (10.68%).
The board also approved a one‑year renewal with Quest for food service under the same terms as the prior contract; Troy recommended not raising student lunch prices now, noting a roughly $20,000 net loss at about $1,550,000 in revenue after free and reduced meals but said timing and prior changes support holding prices steady.
On custodial services, the board approved a one‑year extension with HES with a 2.5% increase and authorization to add 1.5 full‑time custodial positions (one supervisor), with an estimated not‑to‑exceed amount of $1,358,859 for time and materials. The board also approved an extension for audit services with Lauterbach and Amen and said it plans to issue a future RFP to rotate auditors.
For facilities equipment, the board approved buying two floor scrubbers (listed models and vendors) for $39,900 and $28,396, respectively, deciding refurbished units met current budget and operational needs while staff continues to investigate autonomous options for the future.
Personnel items approved included resignations, multiple certified and support staff hires pending paperwork and background checks, extracurricular volunteer approvals and a memorandum of understanding with the MEA to change schedules for math and English; the board approved all motions by roll call.
The motions passed at the meeting; administrators said they will return with implementation details and monitor contract performance.
