District 118 OKs roofing bids – Danville Commercial News

DANVILLE Danville District 118 school board members awarded contracts Wednesday to two different contractors for roofing projects at Southwest and Liberty elementary schools.

The board approved a bid of $1.1 million from Industrial Services of Illinois in Mattoon for the Southwest project, and a $354,725 bid from Advanced Commercial Roofing of Champaign for the Liberty project.

A total of five contractors had bid on three different packages: the Southwest project, the Liberty project, and a combined bid for both Southwest and Liberty projects.

The districts architect, BLDD Architects of Champaign, recommended the board accept separate bids from two different contractors for the Southwest project and the Liberty project because it was more cost effective than a combined bid from one contractor.

The districts Buildings and Grounds Director Skip Truex told the board last month that the roof at Southwest has lost hundreds of shingles, causing leaks in some of the classrooms. He estimated the cost of a new steel roof at $1 million.

Truex said Liberty School also needed a new roof and some tuck pointing for an estimated cost of $500,000.

The projects will be paid for by leftover money from a $3.4 million federally funded Qualified School Construction Bond (QSAB) the district received to replace windows at Danville High School, along with money the district has set aside for building repairs.

Board President Bill Dobbles said, Were pleased the bids came in low, and there might be some money left over to do some work at Edison.

We dont want what happened to Cannon to happen anywhere else, he said.

Board members also:

Approved job descriptions for a maintenance worker position and for a maintenance painter position.

Revised job descriptions for kitchen helpers and food service/playground monitor. The kitchen helper description changed the lifting requirement to 40 pounds from 50 pounds. The monitor description increases the maximum shift to three hours from two-and-a-half hours.

Approved Ameren Illinois request to change the electric easement to Lot 18 in C.C. Tinchers Addition to accommodate the reconstruction of Fairchild Street.

Approved hiring Greenside Lawn Care of Champaign at a cost of $1,550 to mow the districts property during the 2017-2018 mowing season.

Approved purchasing new performance risers for the North Ridge Middle School music department for $10,263 from the StageRight Corp. of Clare, Mich. The current risers are worn, and new risers have been requested by choral director Jennifer Woodrow since last school year. At the Jan. 18 meeting, the board approved purchasing new risers for the Danville High School music department.

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