Schools
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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