News Photo by Temi Fadayomi Clark Construction Representative Tony Nathaniel speaks to the APS Board of Education about the various bids for the bond project during the board meeting on Monday.
ALPENA — The next phase of Alpena Public Schools renovation efforts for their district is ready to go as the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education approved the 2024 Bond Bid Package during their board meeting on Monday.
The package covers the third phase of the Safe, Warm, and Dry Bond. Previous bond work was performed primarily at the various elementary schools in the district, but this recent phase will largely cover upgrades to the high school building, with some of the renovations also happening at Wilson Elementary.
The management for the bond project was being managed by Clark Construction Company which, through various methods, put out bids for the mixed construction that was needed to occur as a part of the renovations.
During the meeting, Tony Nathaniel, a Clark Construction representative, spoke to the board about the various projects that they sent out bids for and the companies that they determined would be best based on those bids.
Some of the construction project bids presented to the board consisted of the following:
∫ A final clean of Wilson Elementary for $3,300 by the company Service Master.
∫ Roofing for Alpena High School for $904,900 by the company Superior Services and $817,904 for the company Kawkawlin Roofing.
∫ Flooring AHS and Wilson for $140,827 for the company Stanson Floor Covering.
∫ Mechanics & plumbing for AHS and Wilson for $178,650 for the company Remer Plumbing.
The board would approve all of these projects along with several others as a part of the package, greenlighting these renovations to take place in the summer once school is out for the students.
According to Anna Meinhardt APS board president, the board is happy with the bid proposal presented to them as well as the inclusion of local companies.
“The board is very pleased with the acceptance of the first round of bids as we begin the next phase of the Safe, Warm, Dry bond at the high school,” said Meinhardt. “We are grateful to have the support of the community as well as many local businesses who are providing a great deal of the workforce, as we continue to make improvements to our schools.”