About $3 million in replacements, renovations, and upgrades are in the works for Clarkston schools next summer.
The district-wide project list includes :
? Roof audit, to find out what needs to be replaced and repaired, $50,000;
? Roof replacements, $500,000;
? Mechanical system audit, $75,000;
? Mechanical systems, such as variable power air circulators and heaters, $150,000. These will be more energy efficient and will ‘pay back? the cost in savings in 2-5 years, said Wes Goodman, director of building and grounds;
? Upgrades to electrical systems, $400,000. New, energy efficient bulbs, motion sensors, and lighting fixtures in the gym will also have good pay back, Goodman said;
? Bathroom fixtures, $100,000;
? Utility vehicle for field maintenance, $25,000;
? Additional security, such as locks, cameras, and card-access systems, $200,000
? Door replacement, mostly exterior and overhead garage doors, $100,000. These will have better seals to reduce loss of heat;
? Stage curtains at the junior high, $50,000;
? Gym curtain at the high school, $60,000;
? Hot water heater at junior high, $15,000, replacing a 30-year-old boiler;
? Fuel system at transportation center, $20,000;
? Transportation system at Springfield Plains and Independence elementaries, $50,000;
? New freezer at Sashabaw Middle School, $100,000, to replace a failing unit;
? Furniture at junior and high schools, $150,000;
? Repave bus loop at Community Education, $70,000;
? Irrigation wells at Early Childhood Center, Sashabaw Middle, junior high, Renaissance High, and Clarkston, Pine Knob, and North Sashabaw elementaries, $ 60,000;
? Water softeners at Sashabaw Middle, junior high, Renaissance High, and Pine Knob and North Sashabaw elementaries, $60,000;
? Landscaping at elementary schools, $60,000;
? Air conditioning at Community Education building, $150,000, due to summer programming;
? Activity fields at Community Education and the former South Sashabaw Elementary, $500,000.
Projects total $2,970,000. The list is preliminary and is subject to adjustment pending final board approval and the bid process, said Bruce Beamer, executive director of business services.
Funds will come from what’s left of the 2003 school bond, approved for capital-improvement projects only. About $1 million will remain in reserve, he said.
Beamer and Goodman will present the list for formal approval by the school board at its Dec. 10 regular meeting.