Schools
School Construction Projects Humming Along
Board on Monday night approved bids to replace the roof at School 3 and the renovation of the high school gym & auditorium.
The Fort Lee school board on Monday approved a pair of bids on projects related to the ongoing, multi-million modernization of the district's seven schools.
Trustees voted to approve bids on the renovation of the high school gymnasium and auditorium ($518,000), as well as the roof at School #3 ($225K), which was damaged during Super Storm Sandy. Those items are being paid out of the capital outlay fund, not the $30 million school referendum passed by voters in Jan. 2012.
According to Business Administrator Cheryl Balletto, nearly half a dozen major construction projects are expected to be completed over the summer.
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They include the creation of four high school science labs, the replacement of windows at School #1 and School #3, HVAC Phase I work, Phase I of the roof replacement at School #1, and prep work for the addition at the middle school.
Work done last summer included boiler repairs, new HVAC units, a litany of masonry repairs, science labs and new classrooms at various buildings.
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Construction is expected to last three years on the bond referendum. Thus far, the referendum projects all remain under budget, Balletto said.
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