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To streamline its bidding process, the Beaufort County School District began bundling small renovation projects this summer into one large project, officials said lastweek.
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The district typically bids out projects individually, leading to a hefty number of contractors that need monitoring, said Chris Poe, executive director for planning and design. But this summer, the district bid out 14 renovation projects at Hilton Head Island Middle School under a single bid for about $900,000, he said.
The projects ranged from redesigning the school's entryway to renovating lockers and replacing the gym floor. Collins Construction Services, based in the Savannah area, won the contract.
"We got a lot more attention from contractors," Poe said. "The contractors don't want to mess with little projects."
The number of contractors who bid on the project was not available Friday.
The district is working through a litany of renovations districtwide this summer, part of the district's $250 million-plus five-year facilities plan, which included April's $162.7 million bond referendum.
About $36 million is for renovations ranging from technology upgrades to replacing poorly maintained roofs across the district. Battery Creek High School's roof, for instance, will be replaced next summer, likely at a cost of several million dollars, Poe said.
Bundling smaller renovation projects together will make the process more efficient in the future, superintendent Valerie Truesdale said.
"It makes good sense," she said.
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