Hays USD 489 BOE to discuss O'Loughlin bond budget

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

The Hays USD 489 school board will consider the scope of the bond project for O'Loughlin Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. today at the Rockwell Administration Center.

The issue was tabled at the board's last meeting because some board members said they wanted to know more about the cost of the remaining work at the new Hays Middle School and Felten Elementary School before proceeding.

The board is set to vote on a guaranteed maximum price of $14.49 million from Nabholz Construction.

Concession building looking south Courtesy image — Concession building looking south Courtesy image

Concessions building location. Courtesy image

The board will also consider bids from Vogts Construction for $685,000 to build a bathroom/concessions building at the Hays Middle School Field/JV. The cost will also include $68,700 to pay HTK Architects for the project's design, bidding and construction administration, for a total of $753,700.

The board will also consider $763,449 to fund a portion of the improvements to 13th Street needed for the new high school and the relocation of Hays Middle School.

The city of Hays will pay a portion to improve the East 13th Street corridor from Canterbury to Commerce.

At its last meeting, the school board voted to close Lincoln Elementary School as a school in May. This is part of the bond projects.

Lincoln students will be relocated to other district schools, including Felten Elementary School, which is now Hays Middle School.

The board will discuss the future of the building.