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Board approves Phase 1 capital bids after architects outline playgrounds, courts and building upgrades
Summary
Architects presented Phase 1 scope—five tennis courts, a renovated baseball field and dugouts, UPK playgrounds, restroom renovations and site work—and the board approved Phase 1 bid awards after staff reported bids came in about $400,000 under the project budget.
The Jamesville‑DeWitt Board approved awards for Phase 1 of the district's 2024 capital project after a presentation from the project architects and construction managers. Phase 1 includes five tennis‑court resurfacing, replacement/renovation of the baseball field and dugouts, UPK playground renovations at multiple elementary sites, restroom renovations adjacent to auditoriums, parent drop‑off reconfiguration at Tecumseh, and select interior HVAC and boiler replacements at other buildings.
"For phase 1, for the high school, we are doing 5 of your tennis courts ... and we're redoing your baseball field and dugouts included in that," an architect said while walking the board through renderings and base‑bid versus alternate scope choices. District leaders reported the Phase 1 bids came in roughly $400,000 under the current budget estimate, which staff described as favorable news as the district refines Phase 2 design and cost forecasts.
Architects noted that several alternate items were designed to be added later if funding allows; the board approved the base bid scope for construction procurement. Timeline comments indicated site work could begin in spring, with building work closer to summer and Phase 2 bidding targeted for next fall and construction in early 2027.
