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District updates on early‑learning campuses and debates roof walk‑pad alternate at Martinsburg High
Summary
Staff reported near-completion or progress on several early-learning and school-construction projects; bids for Martinsburg High roof came in over grant amounts, staff recommended proceeding with the roof and rebidding windows, and the board asked for more data before approving an optional $36,560 rooftop walk‑pad alternate.
District construction staff provided updates on multiple projects funded by bonds and grants, and discussed next steps after bids came in above available funding.
Project updates included: Edselow Early Learning Academy (fire marshal inspection scheduled; occupancy anticipated), Hedgesville Early Learning Academy (pre-K orientation and ribbon cutting scheduled), Mountain Ridge Primary (exterior/site work and turning lane complete), Inwood Early Learning Academy (concrete slab and extensive rock removal; transformer conduit installed) and Falling Waters Elementary (agency review; bid documents to be released in September).
On capital projects funding, the executive director of maintenance reported that combined bids for roof and window replacements exceeded School Building Authority funding. The base bid for Martinsburg High School roof replacement came in at $728,912; rebidding the windows at Berkeley Heights and Pikeside could reduce costs for those elements but would not change the immediate need at Martinsburg High. An alternate in the roof bid for continuous rooftop walk pads to protect the membrane was priced at $36,560. Board members asked staff to provide more information and postponed a final decision on the walk-pad alternate to the next meeting to ensure an informed choice.
"The bids came in at 1.3 [million] for the roof and the windows," an administrator said, explaining why staff recommended completing the Martinsburg roof now and rebidding other elements later. Board members emphasized kitchen and cafeteria modernization needs as part of long‑range facility planning and asked staff to return with more detailed cost-history and warranty information on the walk‑pad alternate.
