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School sees $800,000 savings with package rebid

The Glencoe-Silver Lake (GSL) School Board on Monday night awarded bids from a package that it had rebid after the package came in higher than budgeted.
The package was related to construction of the building expansion at the junior high and senior high school campus.
The Board awarded four bids totaling $4.26 million, with a savings of about $800,000 over the original bids.
The bids in this package were for masonry work, awarded to Rice Lake Construction for an amount of $2.9 million; metal panels, awarded to GAG Sheetmetal for an amount of $235,600; aluminum, awarded to Ford Metro for an amount of $531.380; and Drywall, awarded to RTL for an amount of $582,969.
The district did not receive any bids for the final cleaning, but Business Manager Michelle Sander reported that it is fairly common to not receive a final cleaning bid so early in the project. The final cleaning is estimated to be around $30,000.
As of Monday’s meeting, it was reported that the district is looking to cut another $800,000 in costs from the project.
Sander and Superintendent Chris Sonju said looking at small things like tile instead of terrazzo flooring in a closet, or a different brand of appliance in the kitchen has resulted in big savings, without jeopardizing the ultimate design and goal of the project.
In related business, Sander reported that a lot of progress is being made on the project, which is still hard to see since most of it has been underground with water, electric and other utilities.

For more, see the July 13 print edition of The Chronicle.