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Manasquan board approves $3.64M in bills, raises bid threshold to $53,000 and authorizes contracts
Summary
The Manasquan Board of Education accepted June financial reports, approved July bills totaling $3,643,371.40, established a new bid threshold of $53,000 effective July 1, 2025, and approved multiple contracts and pay applications on July 15, 2025.
At its July 15, 2025 meeting the Manasquan Board of Education accepted financial reports and approved bills and several procurement and contract items.
Dr. Peter Crawley, the district’s School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, certified that no line item had been overexpended for June 2025 and submitted the Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports for acceptance. The board approved the bills (Current Expense) for July 2025 in the amount of $3,643,371.40 and confirmed June bills totaling $3,586,150.84.
The board also resolved to set the district’s bid threshold at $53,000 following the State Treasurer’s increase for districts with a Qualified Purchasing Agent, effective July 1, 2025, and authorized the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, as Qualified Purchasing Agent, to award contracts in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-3(a).
Pay Application #10 from H&S Construction for Manasquan High School & Elementary School renovations for $89,121.20 and Pay Application #001 from Performance Mechanical Corp. for an elementary school boiler replacement in the amount of $22,135.00 were recommended and recorded in the minutes.
The board recommended and recorded approval of service and procurement agreements, including a 2025–26 provider agreement with Loving Care Agency, Inc. d/b/a AVEANNA Healthcare (nursing services, estimated $100,000), an agreement with E-Rate Partners LLC for funding-year 2026 services, and a contract with Amazon Services LLC to provide an online marketplace for purchases not to exceed $250,000 under a cooperative purchasing contract. The record also shows approval of elevator maintenance ($2,688.72 annually), a district dog handler agreement with Timothy Clayton, joint transportation agreements with Sea Girt and Spring Lake boards, and acceptance of donations to the Manasquan Schools Development Fund.
Motion #50 — authorization for the School Business Administrator to execute listed insurance contracts and premiums for 2025–26 — was tabled; competitive quotes for property & casualty, liability, workers’ compensation and student accident insurance are on file.
Where roll call tallies were recorded the minutes show acceptance of the financial reports and related Manasquan/Sending District items by vote (Ayes 10 in the main financial approvals); some grouped general items were approved earlier with Ayes (8) where indicated in the minutes.
The board’s approvals were recorded in the public minutes and will be executed by the appropriate administrative officers.
