The Culver School Board members took action Monday night to approve a contract with SiteLogIQ to work on the projects approved to be funded by bonds.
Superintendent Karen Shuman said the bonds for the projects went through without any opposition. Baker Tilly Advisor Brock Browsher previously presented information about the financing for the projects where he said the maximum of two series of bonds of $12,050,000 would be obtained for the project with a 22-year lease repayment to begin in 2024.
SiteLogIQ will now be working on the designs for the projects. The design would begin this year with bids to be let in November or December in 2022 and with improvements to begin in Spring of 2023. All of the improvements would be done in that year.
Some of the work at the Middle School/High School outlined in a summary includes the replacement of the 1968 electrical service panels and sub panels and include more outlets in classrooms, some exterior work to seal the building, renovation of restroom finishes and fixtures, installation of a new gym floor, and replacement of water piping. An ADA lift would be added to the stage, and the locker rooms would be remodeled for ADA requirements. The band and choir rooms would be renovated to eliminate fixed risers, the FACS rooms would be renovated to accommodate a Culinary Studio, new pick-up and drop-off areas would be designed, and asphalt would be replaced.
At the Elementary School, water piping would be replaced, the gym floor would be replaced, the boilers would be replaced along with hot water heaters, and an ADA lift would be added to the stage. The Media Center would be renovated into a collaboration learning lab, and officials would design a new front and back pick-up and drop-off area.
The total project cost is estimated at a little more than $10.9 million which includes hard and soft construction costs.
Two public hearings on the project and costs were held with one public comment asking about the type market the bonds are sold.
