The Monroe Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday night (March 22) approved more than $1 million in summer work projects to improve the physical condition of four schools.
“We have an extremely energetic work schedule this summer on our buildings,” said Jerry Oley, director, Operations. “What was approved Tuesday night was about half of what we will ultimately have done this summer. We are still receiving and considering bids on a several other large projects.”
The building repairs and improvements are paid for by the district’s sinking fund, a special fund supported by a voter-approved tax designated for building repairs and thus separate from the general fund which is used for education-related spending.
The biggest project approved is the complete replacement of the Arborwood South Elementary School roof at a cost of $345,409, which was under original budget estimates. The project will include removal and replacement of nearly 50,000 square feet of roofing which is all between 18 and 22 years old. The new roofing system will come with a 20-year warranty. The successful bidder was William Molnar Roofing of Riverview, the lowest of four bidders.
Two bids totaling nearly $420,000 were approved for work at Monroe High School. One of the projects was to replace the roofs over D-Wing and F-Wing which was a low bid of $291,899 by William Molnar Roofing. The project includes replacing more than 14,000 square feet of roofing, some of which is about 30 years old. The replacement roofing system comes with a 20-year full-system warranty.
The second Monroe High School project was for cleaning and repairs to masonry on the north wall of D-wing, and three walls each for F-wing and G-wing. Each summer, masonry repairs are scheduled on different walls of MHS until all outer walls have been completed. The successful bidder among the five that were submitted was Ohio Building Restoration of Toledo at $126,261.
When students return to Raisinville School in the fall, they will find a different looking school because of the original aluminum non-thermal broken, single-glazed windows will be replaced on all sides of the building. The new windows will be a combination of fixed and double-hung windows, insulated glass and insulated panels, similar to what was installed at Monroe Middle School and the district administration building last summer. Monroe Glass Co. was the successful bidder at $237,536, which was under the original estimate for the job.
The last project approved Tuesday was a new roof over the Monroe Middle School gym this summer. Successful bidder among four submitted was Advanced Roofing of Westland at $53,500. The project will include removing and replacing about 7,000 square feet of roofing.