Board awards contracts for upgrades

The Upper St. Clair school board on Monday awarded contracts totaling $22.65 millionfor several capital projects, including a new aquatics center and stadium complex and completionof the field facilities atBoyceMiddleSchool.

Contracts were awarded for general construction, Mucci Construction, $16.15 million; HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning), East West Manufacturing & Supply, $2.46 million; plumbing, Tedesco Plumbing, $1.57 million; and electrical, A-1 Electric,$2.47 million.

Pittsburgh-based PJ Dick serves as construction manager.

The vote was 8-0, with board member Jennifer Bowen abstaining.

The projects include a new aquatics center at the high school with an eight-lane pool and separate special use pool; a new multi-use complex at the stadium that includes district offices; and a single structure at Boyce Middle School with restrooms/changing area, concession area and announcingbooth.

The pool will be used by the district’s swim team and provide for expanded community use. Kept at a warmer temperature, the special use pool can be used for swim lessons for young children and for special needs students.

“We will be replacing an aging swimming pool with a new, larger facility that will have greater access and healthier air quality for our students,” Superintendent Patrick O’Toole said.

The district’s central offices, which now are located in the municipal building, will be moved into the new multi-use complex. Stadium seating, restrooms, the press box and concessions area also will be refurbished.

Through a recent bond issuance, the district secured $8.6 million for the project, with another bond issuance expectedthis year or in 2019.

Construction is expected to begin within the next few weeks, with completion in August 2019.