OCR Text |
Show I By TOM Bl'SSELBERG FARMINGTON - Construction work should be underway sometime some-time this week in north Centerville on the new Reading Elementary School with a hoped for January, 1985 completion. THE DAVIS Board of Education gave its go-ahead after it okayed a low bid of S2, 309,000 from Centerville Center-ville firm Hogan and Tingey, May l, for the 21 -room school that can be expanded to 27. It follows closely close-ly plans used for construction of several other district schools, including in-cluding Knowlton in north Farmington. Farm-ington. Referring to "very tight" bidding bid-ding from nine bidders, Asst. Supt. John S. White noted the low bid came in nearly $200,000 below architect Timmerman-Stephan Assoc. of Salt Lake City's $2.5 million mil-lion estimate. EVEN THE highest bid came in at $61,000 below that estimate and Board Member Dee Forbes of Layton said that averages $45-$47 a square foot, calling it "a very good price for a building of that type," and noted masonry interior walls will be used, assuring the building should last longer. In further responding to a patron's pat-ron's questions, he said "it's been proven that carpeting is the most economical and serviceable with the building similar to others already built. It's a very efficient, functional plan." ... . . . BOARD PRES. Sheryl Allen indicated in-dicated consideration for the building build-ing has been underway for about two years while Supt. Lawrence Welling noted a value committee including a dis-associated architect, structural, electrical and other engineers, reviewed plans in a day-long session before a building build-ing draft was presented to the board. The builder has a past record with the district that's been "very good," Dr. White added, indicating indicat-ing "they feel they can meet" the deadline although it could be "close" with a bonus offered for early completion or penally the other way. IN OTHER board action, a special spe-cial meeting to consider the sale of tax anticipation notes was set for May 30 at noon in the Farmington board auditorium. Some $8 million will be sold to help carry on monthly month-ly district bills until property tax monies are received. Board Clerk Roger Glines explained. A yearly process for the board, some $14 million was borrowed last year but a change from semiannual semi-annual to quarterly tax remittance payments from the county to district dis-trict has helped make it possible to reduce that figure, he continued. "WE ALWAYS invest (tax anti cipation monies) at a higher rate" over the year they're borrowed by the district meaning they don't cost extra, Mrs. Allen added. Pruden-tial-Bache Securities of Salt Lake City is handling the sale. The district may be gaining enough new warehouse space to fill two 27-room elementary schools, the board was also told. last week, thanks to surplus designation conferred con-ferred on another Freeport Center facility owned by the federal General Gen-eral Services Administration. UNDER FEDERAL guidelines, those facilities can be used for educational edu-cational purposes and the building's build-ing's now under auspices of the U.S. Office of Education. Dr. Welling explained, indicating the district's making application to assume the building, paying only for utilities and maintenance. That process has been used to obtain several other old warehouses now used for a variety'of purposes including in-cluding school foods storage and transportation shops. "We started well before last summer" in negotiations, Mrs. Allen indicated, calling "persistence "persist-ence and dedication" needed to overturn three previous denials. "VALUED FROM $300-$5(X),(H)(), $300-$5(X),(H)(), Dr. White said the building, build-ing, designated C-5, can "initially be used as is." With potential Hooding on many people's minds, Dr. Welling said the district's emergency plan going well, with a booklet h prepared giving information oil ing equipment that would "quickly and easily available accessible" while also listing! . personnel could be reached a rarhically so each area in the c4 ty could function independent communication or transport links were cut. 1 GUIDELINES for the "coopJ tivc vocational education p rams" w ere also briefly outline Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson j laid "some concern" has raised by parents about work lease programs. ''We're not talking about the mer work-release programs will not be recognized as avii alternative educational procraj It's not just w here students ail leased" to supposedly go to.iij he emphasized. J ALTHOUGH only being col dered by the board. presentK. program, as prepared within school principals' input, it "t vides on-the-job paid expend related to the students' coursj study." he told the board. ' It generally applies to sen! with a vocational goal in (heard employment w here (hey can he, leased up lo tw o periods a day.l mally. with credit earned by cO pleting ISO hours of work of ci credit. j |