Roofing project underway at Derby Hills Elementary – The Derby Informer

School is out for the summer and Derby Public School officials are using the break to get a major roofing project done at Derby Hills Elementary.

Derby Hills, built in 1986, has a 20-year-old roof, which is near the end of its service life, said Joe Dessenberger, director of operations at USD 260.

Thus, the school at 2230 N. Woodlawn is receiving a completely new roof on all areas except for its most recent addition, Dessenberger said.

The work will cover 57,346 square feet and its cost of $490,000 was approved by the school board. However, due to some changes, that cost has been reduced to $468,000.

The roof is being paid for by utilizing the remaining funds from the 2012 bond issue after all other projects were closed out and all outstanding invoices were paid or credits were received from contractors, he said.

The work is being done by Mahoney Roofing of Wichita and got underway on May 26.

It will have one crew on the job

in June and then add another crew next month. Thats to ensure that the job is done before school starts up again in August.

This project is at the tail end of a long series of roof projects that stemmed from the bond.

We replaced substantial sections of all roofs on all elementary schools with the exception of Derby Hills and Park Hill with the 2012 bond, Dessenberger said. We still need to address end-of-life roofs on the Administrative Center, Educational Support Center, maintenance and operations, transportation, and within a few years, Park Hill.

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