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Board reviews tech, turf and aquatic-center budget updates for multi-million-dollar capital work
Summary
Finance presented recommended purchases and construction contracts: 74 BenQ interactive flat panels (up to $425,000), Central High turf package (up to $6,313,671) and Northern High package (up to $11,705,163); an additional $902,717 was requested for aquatic-center interior work, bringing total project cost to $48,230,133.
Finance staff told the board about multiple capital projects and recommended low bidders across categories for upcoming construction and equipment purchases.
"This round consists of 74 BenQ boards for an amount not to exceed $425,000 out of 2023 capital projects," the presenter said, describing interactive flat panels slated for Central Middle School and Northern Hills Middle School. The presentation also outlined two athletics-related construction packages: Central High School's exterior baseball and softball fields to be turfed with a total package not to exceed $6,313,671 (2025 capital projects), and Northern High School work — including turfing, softball-field relocation and additional parking — with a package not to exceed $11,705,163. Timelines discussed included starting construction in summer and targeting completion in 2027 for several items.
Staff also described an additional vendor change and cost increase for the aquatic center's interior surfaces. "The request is for an additional 902,717 to change vendors and go in that way, for those surfaces," the presenter said, and reported the total project cost as $48,230,133. Staff told the board that, despite the increase, the total remains below expectations set in the bond language from 2022. Board members asked clarifying questions about the bond amount and schedule; staff said many low bids were recommended and that construction would be sequenced to minimize athletic-season disruption where possible.
No formal contract approvals for these items are recorded in the transcript as a roll-call vote at this meeting; the presentation summarized bid results and fiscal impacts and indicated recommended contracts for board action or future consent.
