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Board reviews $15M athletics program, master-plan options and several access-control purchases
Summary
The board received a detailed construction update on the auditorium and athletic complex, heard master-plan cost estimates for gym/CTE additions, and heard motions to purchase several campus access-control systems; the transcript lists motions and dollar amounts but does not include recorded vote tallies in the provided excerpt.
Board members and construction staff reviewed progress on the auditorium and broader athletic complex. Project presenters said the auditoriums' final change order with the contractor is about $8.8 million and that overall athletic-project costs are trending to roughly $15.34 million — about $340,000 over the original $15 million athletic budget when the additional items discussed tonight are included. "If you take that $8.8 million and compare it to the budget, that gives you a total spend of about $9.9 million" but with added items and contingency adjustments it pushes athletic projects slightly over budget, a presenter said.
The construction update included work completed and items still to resolve: press-box demolition and rebuild pricing, parking-lot paving south of the field house ($148,000), concession upgrades, added lighting and exterior signage, and re-skinning a maintenance metal building. Project staff noted that athletic contingencies have been largely used and requested board guidance to clear previously used contingency line items to restore a roughly $300,000 contingency authority within the construction contract for the superintendent to approve smaller change items.
The meeting also explored master-plan options for a team/training room, visitor locker rooms, elementary restroom access to playgrounds, and a proposed oil-and-gas/automotive CTE addition. High-level cost estimates reported: team/training room and related gym additions (construction ~ $2.5 million; all-in estimate ~$4.2 million); elementary bathroom conversion (~ $100,000); girls' visiting locker room (~ $275,000); and a ballpark $8.6 million estimate for an oil-and-gas and automotive CTE addition, all subject to further design and prioritization.
On security purchases, the transcript records motions and seconds for multiple access-control contracts: old-gym access controls ($27,380), high-school access controls ($59,093), high-school gym access controls ($79,000), elementary access controls ($157,003.29) and administration controls ($21,007). The transcript records the motions and seconds but does not include roll-call vote tallies in the excerpt provided.
What happens next: staff will reconcile contingency authority and bring back formal contract documents, finalized change-order language, and clearer prioritization and schedule recommendations for planned master-plan items. Board members asked for bids and refined cost estimates before formal contract awards on the larger planned projects.
