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The Hallowell Elementary School Is Getting A New Roof. Find Out The Bid.
The roof of the Horsham Township school, built in 2017, has had numerous leaks, officials said.
HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — A new roof will be coming for the Hallowell Elementary School.
The Hatboro-Horsham School Board did some maneuvering to change the bidding process at its recent meeting.
The school board voted to rescind the bid awarded to ProCom Roofing Corp. to replace the roof at Hallowell Elementary due to a non-compliant bid submission.
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The board then voted to award the bid to replace the Hallowell roof to USA General Contracting Corp. for $2.338 million.
Both bid decisions were approved unanimously in 7-0 votes.
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Schools Superintendent Scott Eveslage said the roof, installed at the new school in 2017, had numerous leaks. He said the district is continuing its efforts to recoup the costs of that roof.
Eveslage said the district had received $575,000 in grants and that it will continue legal pathways to recover the money.
Meanwhile, the school district also received the NAMM Foundation’s Best Community for Music Education Award. It is the second consecutive year that the district has won the award.
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