Central School Board accepts bid for repairs
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CENTRAL — Repair work on a Central High School building damaged during Hurricane Gustav could begin this month, Superintendent Michael Faulk said.
At a special meeting Monday, the School Board accepted a $167,000 bid to replace the damaged roof and part of the ceiling of the ROTC annex building at Central High School.
The low bidder was Roofing Enterprises of Folsom, La. Three other firms submitted bids before the bid deadline, Faulk said.
Gustav’s high winds ripped off about two-thirds of the building’s roof, Faulk said. Rain then leaked through the breached roof, damaging the ceiling, insulation, lighting, flooring and some furniture, he said.
Before the storm, the ROTC program used part of the building and a sports-medicine class used the other areas.
Faulk said part of the building was too damaged to use after the storm, which has forced school officials to shuffle personnel and classroom space at the high school.
“We floated teachers and moved people around,” Faulk said.
Faulk said he expects the school system’s private insurance policy to cover most of the roof and ceiling repairs, which could begin in several weeks and take three to four weeks to complete. Some of the interior repairs will be done under a separate contract, he said.
Faulk said the school system will seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its $75,000 insurance deductible.
The damage to the building was the only major damage the school system suffered from the September hurricane.
Faulk said the new school system’s facilities, including its more than 40 temporary buildings, escaped largely unscathed.
At a special meeting Monday, the School Board accepted a $167,000 bid to replace the damaged roof and part of the ceiling of the ROTC annex building at Central High School.
The low bidder was Roofing Enterprises of Folsom, La. Three other firms submitted bids before the bid deadline, Faulk said.
Gustav’s high winds ripped off about two-thirds of the building’s roof, Faulk said. Rain then leaked through the breached roof, damaging the ceiling, insulation, lighting, flooring and some furniture, he said.
Before the storm, the ROTC program used part of the building and a sports-medicine class used the other areas.
Faulk said part of the building was too damaged to use after the storm, which has forced school officials to shuffle personnel and classroom space at the high school.
“We floated teachers and moved people around,” Faulk said.
Faulk said he expects the school system’s private insurance policy to cover most of the roof and ceiling repairs, which could begin in several weeks and take three to four weeks to complete. Some of the interior repairs will be done under a separate contract, he said.
Faulk said the school system will seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its $75,000 insurance deductible.
The damage to the building was the only major damage the school system suffered from the September hurricane.
Faulk said the new school system’s facilities, including its more than 40 temporary buildings, escaped largely unscathed.
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