The West Chester Area School District's property finance committee on Feb. 17 approved several 202627 capital and capital-reserve project awards and agreed to enter a construction agreement with surety for a Stark Butler Elementary renovation.
Facilities staff recommended awarding Project CO89 (Fugate Middle partial replacement/refurbishment) to United States Roofing Corporation for $2,244,000, exceeding an original listed budget that the presentation showed as $242,622; staff proposed reallocating $20,000 from the East High project to create a contingency float. The committee also approved Project CO90 (East High partial roof replacement) to O'Donnell Roofing Company for $372,300.
The committee approved capital-reserve awards for G205 (Henderson High dressing-room roof) to United States Roofing Corporation for $62,500 (original budget $91,312), G206 (Pierce Middle chain-link fence repair) to Pro Max Fence Systems & Corporate, LLC for $31,340 (original $44,634), and G209 (Rossdale High partial roof) to Farrower (Incorporated) for $410,550 (original $550,245).
Separately, facilities staff sought approval to enter a construction agreement and associated financial security (escrow/surety) with Westtown Township tied to the Stark Butler Elementary renovation and addition project. Staff said the escrow amount was not finalized but estimated it would be about $2,400,000; they clarified the escrow would remain in the district's name and the district would continue to earn interest on the funds. The committee approved the construction agreement.
Committee votes on the awards were taken verbally with aye/oppose responses; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.