The new weight room space and the career and technical education wing of Lisbon Schools are open for bids.
Jesse Lizer with Emergent Architecture said that the project is to be let to bid beginning May 20. A pre-bid inspection of the spaces for the school is set for May 30. Bids will need to be returned by June 13 at 2 p.m., and a possible awarding of the project will happen at the June school board meeting.
Emergent Architecture presented some renders of the new spaces being designed as part of the project.
The weight room, which would be located on the southwest corner of the building near the Lion’s Den, features a large amount of glass windows. It would also use similar limestone base to blend with the adjacent Andreas Center wing of the building, and red metal panels that would help it stand out.
School board member Allan Mallie was concerned about the metal exterior, if it would stand up to hail.
School board president Jen Caspers also wanted to know the gauge of metal being considered, drawing on her experience with insurance.
Lizer said that would be something that was reviewed and forwarded back to the school board.
The career and technical education wing industrial tech classroom would draw some of the same colored stone utilized in the Lisbon auditorium construction, as well as some of the glass and detailing used in the high school wing remodel.
School board member Robyn Richey asked about relocating signage from the exterior of the CTE space and adding that to the south portion of the building.
Lizer explained when viewed from the road, views of portions of the south portion of he building are impeded by trees near the entrance, but they could look at ways to add signage to those spaces.
Inside of the building, the lobby off of the district office will be reworked. That will bring receptionist closer to the exterior of the building, but also allow them to see more of people coming to the building.
The reworked lobby space opens up the floor. A concession stand is being relocated to northwest corner of the space instead of right outside the Lion’s Den, which should ease some congestion. The brick donor walls are being relocated and new pillars constructed to bear the weight those pillars once were required to carry.
The classrooms on the north portion of the building, aside from the industrial arts space, are reinforced as a storm shelter, with strong metal shutters that can withstand tornadoes.
Mallie asked what the costs for the project were.
Lizer said that the costs have increased by roughly $100,000 to $200,000 since it was originally discussed in December.
“We know that the boiler that is being removed as part of this project is a little more involved than we originally anticipated,” Lizer said. “We are investigating using Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III funds for that portion of the project, but it has increased the cost of the project.”
The ESSER III funds would cover heating ventilation and air conditioning work.
Costs for the turf portion of the project are also being determined, and that project isn’t slated to be completed until 2024, which means it may be one that could be value-engineered depending on cost runs for the project.