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Facilities director reports $5.06 million in storm recovery costs, describes HVAC failures and classroom impacts
Summary
The district’s facilities director outlined storm recovery work across 22 locations, said 13 classrooms at Cedar Grove were affected by frozen/burst coils, noted long lead times for replacement parts and estimated roughly $5,060,000 in extra storm expenses while the district explores DOE/FEMA reimbursement possibilities.
The Buildings & Grounds committee received a detailed account of storm recovery operations and an initial cost estimate from the district’s facilities director (S8).
S8 described rapid deployment of crews, rental loaders and outside contractors to clear snow and ice across 22 district sites, recovery work on 248 buses and repeated building checks to prevent larger damage. He said some older facilities sustained pipe and coil failures; at Cedar Grove 13 classrooms lost heating when coils burst and the district provided temporary room heaters and alternate learning locations.
On cost, S8 estimated, “you——re talking about $5,060,000 dollars, in extra expenses just for that storm,” covering contractors, equipment rental and overtime. He said the district is investigating whether partial reimbursements are available when the state declares an emergency and urged the Department of Education to provide guidance on possible FEMA/DOE relief and application procedures.
S8 also said some replacement HVAC parts have lead times of roughly eight weeks and confirmed pre‑bid schedules for boilers and switch gear projects at Meridian North that will proceed as capital reserve work in summer months.
Next steps: facilities staff will continue repairs, seek guidance and possible reimbursement options, and present capital‑project timelines and budget implications to the board.
