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Board cites water, HVAC and alarm problems; authorizes bid notice for high‑school fire alarm
Summary
Buildings & Grounds Supervisor reported frozen sprinkler lines, a failing 20‑year air handler, boiler and rooftop unit repairs at the Intermediate School, and an end‑of‑life high‑school fire alarm; the board authorized advertising bids to replace the Claymont High School system.
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Bradon Smith told the board that recent weather exposed several facility issues at the Intermediate School — frozen lines that broke a sprinkler line requiring emergency repair, a failing 20‑year gym/cafeteria air handler, a boiler repair, and a rooftop unit repair. Smith also reported Claymont High School’s fire alarm system is at end‑of‑life: alarms have been “going off spontaneously” and replacement parts are increasingly difficult to obtain.
Following that report the board authorized administration to advertise bids for a fire alarm replacement at Claymont High School. The authorization came as part of the Superintendent’s recommendations and passed on unanimous roll call. The action does not itself award a contract; it allows the district to solicit vendor bids and return to the board for selection and award.
Board members also instructed administration to develop capital plans and options to address ongoing maintenance and replacement needs; those planning requests were discussed separately under capital planning and potential consolidation options. No dollar amounts for the alarm replacement were provided at the meeting.
