The district also has a $4 million grant from the state, $2 million from its capital projects budget, $2.4 million from the state Student Investment Act, $1.5 million from federal COVID-19 aid, and $1.4 million from another state program earmarked for work at the Baker Early Learning Center. The $4 million from the taxpayer-approved bond is less than one-third of the district's total budget for building improvements, which is about $15.5 million. as construction manager/general contractor rather than rebidding the project.Įarlier this year the district's bond oversight committee recommended the school board go ahead with construction at BMS. The school board decided to use a different strategy, hiring CB Const. The district's plans were delayed last summer, however, when it received only one bid for the job, for $9.1 million. It was the first such voter-approved bond for the district since 1948. The middle school lacks a cafeteria (the food is cooked at the Baker Early Learning Center and driven to BMS), and the new building is the biggest project funded in part by the $4 million property tax bond measure that district voters approved in May 2021. The system is similar to the one in place at Brooklyn Primary School, Van Ocker said. The southern entrance to the existing school will allow workers in the office to see visitors as they approach. "It's not cameras everywhere but for the most part we are covering all of the critical locations." It's another component of the safety features," Van Ocker said. "All the exterior doors of the existing middle school will have 'door position switches' is their technical term, but it basically monitors whether that door is in an open or closed position. The building should be finished in May 2024.Īmber Van Ocker of LKV Architects, which designed the building, told the school board that crews will install security cameras on the existing school and the new cafeteria. The district plans to have a groundbreaking ceremony in April.įences around the construction site, which is on the west side of the BMS gymnasium, will be set up during spring break, March 27-31. Other work will be done by Eagle Cap Construction of La Grande (roofing), A Sharp Painter (Pendleton), Davidson's Masonry of Salem, Hampton Paving of La Grande, Noland Doors of Hermiston, and American Fence of Fruitland, Idaho. will handle earthwork, concrete and plumbing. The list of Baker County subcontractors includes Valley Metal & Heating (HVAC), Arros Electric (electrical), Ne-Hi Enterprises (storefronts), Carpet One (flooring), Damschen Interiors (drywall), SNW Insulation (insulation) and Wilson Cabinets of Halfway (cabinets).ĬB Const. "That's a good representation of your local community having interest," Pennington said.
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