Glenbard District 87 capital projects come in $307,000 under budget

Posted January 25, 2017 10:00 pm

Peg Mannion

At the Glenbard District 87 Board of Education meeting on Jan. 23, Director of Buildings and Grounds Bob Verisario provided final financial summaries for the 2016 district-wide capital improvement projects and the Glenbard West High School science classroom addition. These large projects came in $307,799 under budget.

"Strong project focus and collaboration led to summer project work completion on time and under budget by more than $300,000," said Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations/CSBO Chris McClain. "Our facility director, assistant principals for operations, along with our key vendors and contractors made this summer project work extremely successful."

Glenbard District 87 continues to make capital improvements to its buildings as part of its 10-year master facility plan. Glenbard appreciates voters' support of its March 2014 referendum, which was key to making funding available for our comprehensive master facility plan. Projects completed over the summer include:

Glenbard East

• Replaced driveway on Main Street side of school (top of the hill)

• Replaced roof on north wing

• Replaced doors 24 and 26

Glenbard North

• Replaced parking lot and perimeter lighting in east and south lots

• Renovated two student restrooms

• Summer 2017: Glenbard North is scheduled to have significant mechanical systems improvements, including a chiller, two low-pressure steam boilers and air handling units throughout the building.

Glenbard South

• Replaced two 40-year-old boilers

• Refurbished 40-year-old theatre seats

• Installed new domestic hot water system

• Upgraded air handling damper system in gymnasium

• Replaced press box

Glenbard West

• Completed new wing, including eight science classrooms, two green roofs, solar panels, receiving dock, photography lab and science department office

• Added air conditioning throughout the building

• Added energy efficient LED lighting in most areas of the building

• Renovated six science classrooms into eight larger regular classrooms

• Created a writing lab

• Repaired four tennis courts

In the next few years, Glenbard District 87 will continue to make renovations and repairs consistent with its 10-year master facility plan.

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