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Detail of Proposed School Bond, Alternative Projects

The Ferndale School Board approved moving forward on a plan that could capture $26.55 million for the schools.

During a special meeting Monday night, the Ferndale School Board approved the district to move forward on a bond that could collect $26.55 million for school improvements.

The projects below were identified by TMP Architecture Inc., and George W. Auch. This is an initial list, Superintendent Gary Meier said, and will be refined. The projects were listed as improvements that must be done and alternative projects that could be done.

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Project No.

Project Description

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Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety & security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving and curb repairs/replacements

$40,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$675,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Removal and replacement of ceiling and lights at all asbestos plaster ceilings, classroom walls, doors, etc.

$5,200,000

Classrooms, corridors, student commons, auditorium, cafeteria, main office, boys and girls pool, etc.

5

Mechanical upgrades

$5,400,000

Add air conditioning at all classrooms with newer unit ventilators and replace original building H & V unit with new HVAC units as auditorium, student commons, cafeteria/kitchen, gymnasium, pool, locker rooms and main office.

6

Remodeling existing auditorium and stage

$1,250,000

Replace stage equipment, sound system, theatrical lighting and rigging system, curtains, add barrier free access to stage, acoustical wall treatments and projection booth. Ceiling lights and carpet in project 3 and 4 above.

7

Boys and girls pool systems upgrades

$750,000

Pool filtration system equipment, piping, water heater and pool lights replacement.

8

Main office suite remodeling

$350,000

Remodel main office, vice principals, conference room, courtyard, etc. Ceiling, lights and carpet in project 3 and 4 above.

9

High school gym divider curtain

$20,000

Electrically operated divider curtain - divides gym into 3 spaces (currently divides into 2 spaces)

10

Toilet room remodeling at commons

$100,000

Remodel men's and women's toilet rooms (four total)

11

Replace miscellaneous guardrails

$132,000

Elephant steps, student commons and HS Gym Mezzanine

12

Track resurfacing

$75,000

Track is currently five years old. Resurfacing is on a five-seven year replacement cycle.

13

Boys and girls natatorium upgrades

$165,000

Bleachers, scoreboard and painting

14

Classroom furniture replacements at middle school

$80,000

Allowance

15

Classroom furniture replacements at high school

$80,000

Allowance

 

FHS and FMS Bond Total

$14,734,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Fencing replacements

$25,000

Allowance

A2

Synthetic football field carpet replacement

$500,000

Football field is currently 5 years old. Replacement of carpet is approx. on a 10-12 year cycle

A3

New concession building at activities field

$400,000

Concessions, toilets and storage

A4

Remodel existing cafeteria and kitchen

$2,000,000

Replace kitchen equipment, walk-in freezers and refrigerators, serving lines, kitchen ceilings and lights, etc.

A5

New corridor enclosure at elephant steps

$425,000

Provide weather enclosed corridor from high school gym corridor to middle school gym corridor

A6

Tennis court lighting

$68,000

Six standard tennis court poles

A7

Tennis court bleachers

$48,000

Concrete platform with two five-row, 27 inches long aluminum bleacher sections

A8

Varsity baseball field bleacher replacement

$18,000

 

A9

Varsity baseball field fencing replacement

$20,000

Backstop and foul line fencing

A10

Varsity baseball field press box and dugout replacement

$135,000

 

A11

Varsity baseball field light poles

$95,000

Four stadium poles

 

Alternative FHS and FMS projects total

$3,734,000

 

 

(grades 4-6)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety & security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$10,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$215,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Mechanical upgrades

$175,000

Unit ventilators, rooftop units and building master control system and boiler piping

5

Gym wall pads

$10,000

At basketball backstops

6

Classroom furniture replacements

$40,000

Allowance

7

Mechanical equipment replacements

$50,000

Misc. rooftop units. Add RTUs to EMS controller

 

Coolidge Bond Total

$510,000

 

 

(Pre-K)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$15,000

Safety & security item - allowance. Includes south entrance stair.

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$95,000

Partial replacement of asphalt parking area

3

Carpet replacement

$60,000

Replace all existing carpet on first floor only

4

Fencing replacements

$10,000

Allowance

5

Elevator repairs/upgrades

$33,000

Allowance

6

Classroom furniture replacements

$40,000

Allowance

 

Grant Bond Total

$253,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Mechanical upgrades

$285,000

Add air conditioning at all classrooms. A/C to be added to existing newer unit ventilators.

 

Grant Alternative Projects Total

$285,000

 

 

(grades 9-12)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety & security item - allowance

2

Drop off drive expansion

$40,000

Add (nine stalls) parking and expand south drop of drive

3

Carpet replacement

$145,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Kitchen upgrades

$500,000

Remodel existing building to add a full service kitchen facility including equipment, freezer and refrigerator

5

Gym wall pads

$10,000

Allowance

6

Add corridor lockers

$8,500

50 lockers with metal base and slope tops

7

Classroom furniture replacements

$40,000

Allowance

8

Gym ceiling acoustical

$10,000

Allowance

9

Mechanical equipment replacements

$30,000

Misc. rooftop units. Add RTUs to EMS controller

 

UHS Bond Total

$793,500

 

 

(K-3rd grade)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety & security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacements

$10,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$182,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Corridor floor finish replacement

$85,000

Replace VCT at wood floor joist locations with sheet flooring

5

Mechanical system upgrades

$575,000

Add air conditioning at all classrooms and replace heating and ventilation unit at gymnasium for energy efficiency. A/C to be added to existing newer unit ventilators

6

Kitchen remodeling

$485,000

Remodel existing building to add a full service kitchen facility including equipment, freezer and refrigerator

7

Gym wall pads

$12,000

Full wall length east and west walls

8

Playground hard surface paving replacement

$40,000

East side of building

9

Fencing replacements

$5,000

Allowance

10

Stone repairs/replacements

$50,000

Gym clerestory lintels, crumbling stone replacement and seal all stone

11

Classroom furniture replacements

$40,000

Allowance

 

Roosevelt bond total

$1,494,000

 

 

(K-6th grade)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety & security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$10,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$230,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Toilet fixture replacement

$75,000

Replace toilets and sinks and replace partitions at gym toilet rooms

5

Replace hard surface playground

$100,000

Asphalt play surface on east side of building

6

Gym wall pads

$8,000

At basketball backstops

7

Classroom furniture replacements

$40,000

Allowance

8

Mechanical equipment replacements

$75,000

Gym and misc. rooftop units. Add RTUs to EMS controller

 

John F. Kennedy School Bond total

$548,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Mechanical systems upgrades

$150,000

Replace boiler at gymnasium

 

John F. Kennedy School Bond total

$150,000

 

 

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety and security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$10,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$150,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Gym wall pads

$8,000

At basketball backstops

5

Gym ceiling acoustical treatment

$10,000

 

6

Mechanical equipment replacements

$60,000

Misc. rooftop units. Add RTUs to EMS controller

 

Taft Bond Total

$248,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Mechanical systems upgrades

$350,000

Add air conditioning at all classrooms. A/C to be added to existing new unit ventilators

 

Taft Alternative Project totals

$350,000

 

 

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$31,000

Safety and security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$285,000

West parking lot replacement. Includes stairs at east and west

3

Elevator addition

$305,000

Barrier free access to gym and second floor

4

Carpet replacement

$90,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

5

Gym wall pads

$8,000

At basketball backstops

6

Replace corridor ceiling and lights

$100,000

 

7

Gym ceiling acoustical equipment

$10,000

 

 

Jefferson Bond Total

$829,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Mechanical upgrades

$950,000

 

 

Jefferson alternative projects total

$950,000

 

 

(CASA)

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety and security item - allowance

2

Parking lot replacement

$80,000

Replace north parking log

3

Carpet replacement

$103,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

CASA floor leveling

$85,000

Corridor and classroom floor slab repairs and/or replacements. Improve student safety.

5

Mechanical equipment replacements

$30,000

Misc. rooftop units. Add RTUs to EMS controller.

 

CASA Bond Total

$308,000

 

 

Alternative projects

 

 

A1

Mechanical upgrades

$800,000

 

 

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Concrete walk replacements

$10,000

Safety and security item - allowance

2

Asphalt paving repairs/replacement

$20,000

Allowance

3

Carpet replacement

$125,000

Replace all existing carpet in building

4

Mechanical systems upgrades

$100,000

Add PR valve at existing unit ventilators and management controller

5

Replace handrail/guardrail along east elevation

$65,000

 

6

Mechanical equipment replacements

$50,000

Misc. rooftop unites. Add RTUs to EMS controller

 

Harding Bond Total

$370,000

 

 

Bus garage/warehouse

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Bus garage/warehouse - building waterproofing

$27,000

Waterproof (paint) exterior single width masonry walls

2

Bus garage/warehouse - re-roofing

$46,000

 

 

Bus garage bond total

$73,000

 

 

Hayes & Lemmerz project*

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Adult education building remodeling

$7,500,000

 

2

Furniture

TBD

32 classrooms, cafes, offices and support space

 

Hayes & Lemmerz

$7,500,000

 

 

Districtwide technology

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Technology improvements

$472,000

 

2

Technology infrastructure upgrades

$3,554,500

 

3

Telephone system replacement

$265,000

 

4

Security improvements

$82,000

 

 

Districtwide technology bond total

$4,374,000

 

 

Districtwide projects

Project No.

Project Description

Estimated Cost

Remarks

1

Security improvements

$1,150,000

Card access door locks, security cameras, etc.

2

Playground improvements

$500,000

Roosevelt, Kennedy, Coolidge, Grant, UHS and CASA (demo projects)

3

Landscape improvements

$175,000

Allowance at each building

Data from TMP Architecture Inc. and George W. Auch Co.

*Hayes & Lemmerz is a 33-acre property at Eight Mile and Pinecrest that the district has entered into a purchase agreement with the owners. The district has 90 days to terminate the agreement before it buys.




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