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District U-46 approves variety of expense items

By Seth Hancock
  The Board of Education in School District U-46 approved of $6.1 million in expenditures by a 6-0 vote, board member Veronica Noland was absent, at its meeting on Monday, April 6 which was held electronically.
  The costliest proposal was $3.1 million from the operations and maintenance fund with Mechanical, Inc. for a mechanical systems replacement project at Elgin’s Harriet Gifford Elementary School.
  “Harriet Gifford’s current cooling system cannot adequately keep up with the demands of the building,” the proposal states. “The aging steam boilers and window unit ventilators are also showing signs of atrophy and are no longer considered reliable. As time has passed, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain the existing equipment and when components fail, it is difficult to find replacement parts.”
  With Elens and Maichin Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc., the district will spend $946,200 (operations and maintenance) for a roof replacement project at Bartlett Elementary School.
  “Bartlett Elementary School was constructed in 1929 with additions in 1986, 1990, and 1999,” the proposal states. “The sections of roof specified in the proposed project have not been replaced in over 30 years. Due to their age, those sections have required extensive patching on the exterior as well as many repairs to address the interior leaks.”
  Costing $698,000 (operations and maintenance) with Mechanical Concepts of Illinois, Inc., a ventilation system project will take place at Elgin’s Coleman Elementary School.
  The district will spend $446,175 (education fund) for a five-year contract with RSM US LLP to perform the annual audit.
  An HVAC project on the lower floor of Elgin’s McKinley Elementary School will cost $404,000 (operations and maintenance fund) with F.E. Moran, Inc.
  Three proposals will be paid for by the nation’s taxpayers through Title III funds including $132,573 with Custom Education Solutions, Inc. to expand the English language learners’ library, $112,741 with LA Libreria for expansion of dual language libraries in elementary school classrooms and $80,087 with Estrellita for dual language supplementary resources.
  Two contract renewals were approved including $120,810 (education) with Tyler Technologies for annual support and update licensing for MUNIS software concerning human resources and $29,580 (education) to Raptor Technologies for its visitor and volunteer sign-in system software.
  For oil and miscellaneous fluids for the transportation department, U-46 will spend $47,795 (transportation fund) with Al Warren Oil Co.
  Also approved were $11.1 million in itemized bills and a personnel report and workers’ compensation cases which included one new position, a paraeducator.

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