Lindberg board approves stormwater easement, $4.93 million GMP and Farmers Club escrow

The Lindberg Schools Board on March 12 approved multiple construction and site items tied to campus improvements and bond-funded renovations.

In separate voice votes the board approved a Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) stormwater easement for Sappington Elementary to allow site work and campus circulation improvements; authorized administration to execute and file necessary documents; and approved a St. Louis County land-disturbance escrow for the Farmers Club in the amount of $14,976.

The board also approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $4,931,100 for BSI under a construction management-at-risk contract to complete Sappington site improvements, Concord school renovations and central-office rework. Trustees said the central-office portion will reconfigure office space to create larger conference and professional-learning spaces and move offices upstairs so professional development can be hosted in the lower level.

Board members discussed the rationale for the central-office work during the finance committee review. "Nobody really likes it when people are spending money on central office," a trustee said, noting the work is intended to free space for larger professional-learning rooms. A second trustee explained much of the site and renovation work is funded by Proposition R bond proceeds.

All three items passed on voice votes during the meeting. Separately, a board member disclosed an abstention on the portion of the financial report related to Amaran Electric; the board approved the consent agenda and the individual action items that followed.

Next steps: administration is authorized to negotiate and execute the contracts and to file required documents with MSD and St. Louis County as applicable; funding will be drawn from the 2024 Proposition R bond proceeds where noted.