MONTVALE—Sealed bids for major physical improvements to Pascack Valley’s two high schools — including restroom renovations, roof replacements, and HVAC upgrades — are due soon, with construction to likely commence by July 1, said the district’s business administrator.
Pascack Valley Regional High School District Business Administrator Yas Usami told Pascack Press that the funding for all proposed projects, at Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley high schools, will come exclusively from reserve account funds budgeted in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
Usami said that though the bid notices for roof replacements and heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades mention grant funding from the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, “there are no SDA funds available at this time. The notice is standard and is required. It’s all vetted by the board attorney.”
He said construction projects also face “delays from the state with approvals and Covid has raised concerns of having materials available.”
“We hope to have construction begin during this fiscal year, before July 1,” said Usami.
Bid packages are due in from contractors starting Jan. 28 for toilet renovations at both high schools; on Feb. 9 for specific roof replacements at both; and on Feb. 15 for heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades at both schools.
Solutions Architecture Group of Verona, prepared the bid documents for restroom renovations at both regional high schools and the group conducted pre-bid conferences at both schools “for the purpose of reviewing the project scope and any possible clarifications on the intent of the contract documents,” states the public notice published Jan. 5.
The roof replacement bids due Feb. 9 are over replacing an “A” wing roof at Pascack Hills; a “C” wing roof replacement at Pascack Hills; a “200” wing roof replacement at Pascack Valley and a lecture hall roof replacement at Pascack Valley.
The HVAC upgrade project bids included both Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley.