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Board rejects Quist Elementary baseball‑field bids after costs exceed grant and district allotment
Summary
Board rejected bids for the Quist Elementary baseball‑field project after low bids returned substantially over the district’s budgeted $2.0M (initial low $3.2M; later low ~$2.48M). Trustees asked staff to confirm grant expiration and to pursue value‑engineering and outside funding options.
The board voted to reject the bids for the Quist Elementary baseball‑field project after staff reported that returned bids exceeded the district’s budget. The project originally combined a $1.5 million supervisor grant and $500,000 district commitment for a $2.0 million total; the first round of bids came in with a low of $3.2 million and a later round returned a low of about $2.48 million.
Facilities staff said they will rebid the project after value‑engineering the scope to reduce hard and soft costs, and the board asked staff to secure written confirmation about any exhaustion or expiration date for the $1.5 million grant. Trustee Quinones and others urged the board to pursue supplemental funding from county, state or federal representatives if necessary to avoid losing the community benefit of the fields.
