School board awards waste, roofing and capital contracts, approves $300,000 summer projects budget
July 18, 2026 | St. John the Baptist Parish, School Boards, Louisiana
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Reserve, La. ' The St. John the Baptist Parish School Board on June 20 awarded several contracts and approved its summer work program.
Key actions approved by the board included:
- Waste disposal services: The board voted to award a contract to Waste Pro (motion by Triche, second by Morris). The motion carried on roll call as recorded in the minutes.
- Roofing maintenance: The board approved a maintenance contract to Partin Roofing (motion by Triche, second by Vicknair).
- Summer projects: The board approved the Summer Project List work to be performed by maintenance and contractors with a budget not to exceed $300,000 (motion by Morris, second by Schum).
- Capital bond project: The board awarded the Emily C. Watkins Gymnasium and security upgrades to the lowest responsible bidder, Brunt Construction, Inc. (motion by DeFrancesch, second by Triche).
- Asbestos services: The board authorized a 3-year asbestos services contract for all district sites to Ritter Consulting Engineers (motion by Triche, second by Morris).
- Substitute and management services: The board approved an extension of the contract with Kelly Services for one year with amended terms (motion by Triche, second by Vicknair).
Several motions passed with unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call results recorded in the minutes; a small number of items show recorded nays on related votes elsewhere in the agenda (for example, Board member Burl recorded a no vote on some finance items earlier in the meeting).
Why it matters: These awards and the summer-project authorization commit district funds and contractors to maintenance and capital work that impacts school operations, building safety and student access.
The minutes indicate that Mr. Anthony Miller presented the procurement requests during the meeting. Contract documents, bid tabulations and the district's award determinations are retained by the district and are the appropriate records for contract-specific terms, schedules and contractor guarantees.
Key actions approved by the board included:
- Waste disposal services: The board voted to award a contract to Waste Pro (motion by Triche, second by Morris). The motion carried on roll call as recorded in the minutes.
- Roofing maintenance: The board approved a maintenance contract to Partin Roofing (motion by Triche, second by Vicknair).
- Summer projects: The board approved the Summer Project List work to be performed by maintenance and contractors with a budget not to exceed $300,000 (motion by Morris, second by Schum).
- Capital bond project: The board awarded the Emily C. Watkins Gymnasium and security upgrades to the lowest responsible bidder, Brunt Construction, Inc. (motion by DeFrancesch, second by Triche).
- Asbestos services: The board authorized a 3-year asbestos services contract for all district sites to Ritter Consulting Engineers (motion by Triche, second by Morris).
- Substitute and management services: The board approved an extension of the contract with Kelly Services for one year with amended terms (motion by Triche, second by Vicknair).
Several motions passed with unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call results recorded in the minutes; a small number of items show recorded nays on related votes elsewhere in the agenda (for example, Board member Burl recorded a no vote on some finance items earlier in the meeting).
Why it matters: These awards and the summer-project authorization commit district funds and contractors to maintenance and capital work that impacts school operations, building safety and student access.
The minutes indicate that Mr. Anthony Miller presented the procurement requests during the meeting. Contract documents, bid tabulations and the district's award determinations are retained by the district and are the appropriate records for contract-specific terms, schedules and contractor guarantees.
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