Board reviews Thurston controls bid, boiler replacements and furniture award
March 10, 2026 | South Redford School District, School Boards, Michigan
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The South Redford School District board considered multiple capital-project items Feb. 23, including a temperature-controls bid recommendation for Thurston High School, recommended boiler-plant replacements at Jefferson and Vandenberg, and a furniture award for Thurston.
Christian Ira, a senior project manager presenting the temperature-controls package for Thurston, said the controls are the "smarts" of the system and allow real-time environmental monitoring of classrooms and spaces. He reported four bidders and identified Metro Controls as the low bidder with a controls bid listed in the presentation materials as $528,366. Ira said the controls package is part of a larger Thurston project that he referenced verbally as "5.28" (presented by the presenter) and described a net increase to the bond program of approximately $120,000 above prior approvals. He recommended awarding the controls work to Metro Controls and invited board questions.
On boilers, Michelle Kerns of McColl planners said the district solicited bids to replace boiler plants at Jefferson and Vandenberg and recommended awarding the combined package to "Goyad Mechanical" as presented in the packet for 627,001.3. Kerns said grant funds would offset part of the cost, citing $125,000 for Vandenberg and $125,000 for Jefferson.
Administration also presented a Thurston furniture bid package with an award amount of $758,584.09 to be paid from 2021 bond proceeds. A board member moved adoption of the furniture award resolution; the motion was recorded in the transcript as adopted and the voice tally was reported as "6 ayes, 7 nays" followed immediately by the chair saying "Resolution adopted." The transcript records that motion and the result but shows an inconsistent tally entry.
No formal roll-call vote on the Thurston controls or the Jefferson/Vandenberg boiler recommendations appears in the transcript excerpt; both were presented and the administration asked for board approval. Board members asked clarifying questions about scope, contingency allowances and alignment of controls across projects.
The board asked administration for typical follow-ups on contractor references and project timelines before final contracting.
Christian Ira, a senior project manager presenting the temperature-controls package for Thurston, said the controls are the "smarts" of the system and allow real-time environmental monitoring of classrooms and spaces. He reported four bidders and identified Metro Controls as the low bidder with a controls bid listed in the presentation materials as $528,366. Ira said the controls package is part of a larger Thurston project that he referenced verbally as "5.28" (presented by the presenter) and described a net increase to the bond program of approximately $120,000 above prior approvals. He recommended awarding the controls work to Metro Controls and invited board questions.
On boilers, Michelle Kerns of McColl planners said the district solicited bids to replace boiler plants at Jefferson and Vandenberg and recommended awarding the combined package to "Goyad Mechanical" as presented in the packet for 627,001.3. Kerns said grant funds would offset part of the cost, citing $125,000 for Vandenberg and $125,000 for Jefferson.
Administration also presented a Thurston furniture bid package with an award amount of $758,584.09 to be paid from 2021 bond proceeds. A board member moved adoption of the furniture award resolution; the motion was recorded in the transcript as adopted and the voice tally was reported as "6 ayes, 7 nays" followed immediately by the chair saying "Resolution adopted." The transcript records that motion and the result but shows an inconsistent tally entry.
No formal roll-call vote on the Thurston controls or the Jefferson/Vandenberg boiler recommendations appears in the transcript excerpt; both were presented and the administration asked for board approval. Board members asked clarifying questions about scope, contingency allowances and alignment of controls across projects.
The board asked administration for typical follow-ups on contractor references and project timelines before final contracting.
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