Fremont Public Schools board approves facilities contracts, equipment purchases and SkillsUSA travel

The Fremont Public Schools Board of Education on May 12 unanimously approved a package of facilities contracts and equipment purchases and authorized out-of-state travel for six Fremont High School SkillsUSA students.

The board voted to award a not-to-exceed $15,500 contract to Abe Krasne Home Furnishings of Fremont to replace carpet in five rooms at Davenport Elementary School so the Pathfinder special education program can relocate there, the board record shows. The board also approved a $39,112 contract with C-R Menn Concrete of Fremont for districtwide concrete work and a $56,902 contract with Parking Lot Maintenance of Omaha for asphalt crack filling and sealcoating; all three contracts are to be paid from the General Fund/Special Building Fund. Motion to approve the Davenport carpet contract was made by Terry Sorensen, seconded by Jon Ludvigsen; motions for the concrete and asphalt contracts were made by Todd Hansen and Jon Ludvigsen, respectively. Each vote was 6-0.

On a health-and-safety item, the board approved remediation of the district's two remaining underground fuel oil tanks after an order from the State Fire Marshal. B2 Environment, an approved contractor on the State Fire Marshal list, provided work quotes of $18,450 for closure in place at Fremont High School and $18,950 for removal, discard and backfill at the Main Street site; the board authorized the combined not-to-exceed amount of $37,400. The motion, by Terry Sorensen and seconded by Pam Murphy, passed 6-0.

The board approved the purchase of a Minuteman X Ride 28 self-propelled carpet extraction machine from Egan Supply of Omaha at a not-to-exceed price of $24,286.67 to support maintenance work following an IAQ-related flooring project, and it approved a model S25 Triple Clark forklift for the district's CTE program at a not-to-exceed price of $31,900. The forklift purchase will be funded with a $13,300 Carl Perkins federal grant and $18,600 from the FPS Foundation CTE funds. Motions for those items passed unanimously.

The full consent section — covering meeting legality, agenda approval, minutes, policy and board reports, personnel reports, bill listings and fund reports — was approved by voice vote (motion by Terry Sorensen, second by Pam Murphy), recorded as 6-0.

The meeting concluded after a listed closed-session item; the record does not show details of any closed-session discussion. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m., with a motion by Todd Hansen and a second by Mike Petersen that passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance: Out-of-state travel for 6 FHS SkillsUSA students to Atlanta June 23–28, 2025 — motion by Pam Murphy, second Todd Hansen; vote 6-0. Davenport Elementary carpet replacement — motion by Terry Sorensen, second Jon Ludvigsen; vote 6-0. Concrete replacement (C-R Menn) — motion by Todd Hansen, second Pam Murphy; vote 6-0. Asphalt crack fill/sealcoating (Parking Lot Maintenance) — motion by Jon Ludvigsen, second Pam Murphy; vote 6-0. Underground fuel oil tank remediation (B2 Environment) — motion by Terry Sorensen, second Pam Murphy; vote 6-0. Minuteman carpet extractor (Egan Supply) — motion by Jon Ludvigsen, second Terry Sorensen; vote 6-0. Forklift purchase (Forklifts of Omaha) — motion by Pam Murphy, second Jon Ludvigsen; vote 6-0.

The approvals delegate contract execution and day-to-day administration to the Associate Superintendent or a designee and designate the Director of Operations (or another designee) as the program administrator where noted.

Next steps: vendors will be engaged and contracts executed under delegated authority; the record does not specify delivery or project timelines for each item.