Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 board discusses roof bid specifications, advertising timeline

The Mobridge-Pollock 62-6 School Board discussed roof bid specifications submitted by HKG and asked staff to prepare the project for public advertising during its meeting.

A Staff member told the board that "legally, it needs to be advertised for 2 weeks, and then 3 weeks would be when bids would be due," and said they had emailed the schedule to trustees and provided hard copies. The staff representative said the board’s action that night would be to authorize the group to advertise and collect bids on the board’s behalf, and asked whether the letting date should remain as proposed.

Board members pressed for alternates for insulation to be included in the specifications so the board could see price differences. One board member asked whether previous notes about alternates had been removed, and the Staff member responded that the alternates would be added and that they would "make sure that before key advertisers that it's added in." Several board members said they favored including installation unless costs proved prohibitive.

The exchange did not record a formal roll-call vote on Item 2 in the provided transcript; staff described the procedural steps and the board discussed next steps. Staff said it would ensure alternates for different insulation options are included in the advertised documents and return cost details as part of the procurement process.

Next steps: staff will add insulation alternates to the bid specifications, advertise the project per the described timeline, and return with bids and cost comparisons for the board to review.