Schools
South Campus Needs $444K For Emergency Work: School
Officials plan to go forward with a no-bid contract for the project.
LA GRANGE, IL – Lyons Township High School plans to spend more than $400,000 for emergency work at South Campus.
According to a school memo, glazed blocks on the interior walls of South Campus' four gyms are crumbling in several spots.
Architects found no structural issues, but the school wants to replace the brick so that deterioration stops, the memo said.
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The school received a $444,000 quote from Waukegan-based Happ Builders. The work is expected to get done this summer.
Under state law, a school district can bypass bidding in emergencies.
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"We normally do not ask for the use of this provision and have only done so three times within the last 10 years," Brian Stachacz, the school's top finance official, said in the memo.
The school board plans to address the matter at its meeting Monday.
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