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Aging boiler and water‑leak costs push Coquille SD toward RFP and contingency use
Summary
District leaders told the board repairs to an aging high‑school boiler have already cost at least $14,000, with more bills expected, and a separate water leak produced a large bill now in abeyance while the insurer and city review coverage; staff asked to issue an RFP for boiler replacement estimates.
Superintendent and finance staff told the board ongoing maintenance to a failing high‑school boiler has already resulted in at least $14,000 in emergency repairs and that additional invoices remain outstanding. "We've already spent 14,000, and there's still two more bills," the superintendent said, describing repeated repairs and heat outages in parts of the building this winter.
Staff asked the board to authorize a request for proposals to obtain a firm replacement estimate for the boiler, saying the system is corroding "from the inside" and repairs have become a recurring, expensive cycle. On a separate facilities issue, the district is working with its insurer and the city after a water leak that resulted in a large bill; staff said the district's deductible is $25,000 and the city removed sewer charges and granted an abeyance on a roughly $24,000 water bill until May while insurance negotiations continue. Finance staff warned the board there may be a contingency request depending on the insurer's final offer.
