DeSoto board approves HVAC replacement contract for Olive Branch Middle School

The DeSoto County School Board approved a contract to replace the HVAC system at Olive Branch Middle School, accepting the district's lowest and best bid and authorizing staff to enter a contract with May General and Mechanical LLC.

Facilities staff presented the bid results and recommended accepting the lowest and best bid; board members moved and approved the recommendation by voice vote with no recorded opposition. The contract award authorizes district staff to enter into an agreement with May General and Mechanical LLC for the HVAC replacement project.

Why it matters: The boards action clears a procurement step needed to begin campus HVAC work at Olive Branch Middle School. The presentation noted four bids were received; staff recommended the lowest and best bidder. The board did not discuss a contract amount in the public record of this meeting.

The motion to accept the bid and to enter the contract passed by unanimous voice vote. The record does not show a roll-call tally or the dollar value of the contract in the public discussion captured in the transcript.