Saugus district to discuss construction

The Saugus Union School District is set to discuss contracts for two new construction projects taking place at two school sites during the district’s regular meeting of the governing board today.

SUSD could see two new construction projects beginning in 2022: one being a new flex classroom at Cedarcreek Elementary and the other being a new building to house six classrooms and a library at Skyblue Mesa Elementary.

“The classroom is expected to be used as a science lab, among other uses,” Superintendent Colleen Hawkins said.

At Skyblue, the additions are expected to upgrade the reading resources for students, according to officials

“Skyblue Mesa never had a permanent library,” said Nick Heinlein, assistant superintendent of business services at SUSD.

Funds for the library and classroom building will be allocated from MelloRoos Community Facilities Districts, which is a portion of homeowner’s property taxes set aside for school infrastructure, and will total $7.4 million.

Nine companies submitted bids to the district, with the lowest coming from The Nazerian Group. The district is recommending the board approve the bid. Once approved, construction is scheduled to begin Sept. 29, 2022, and is expected to be completed Nov. 11, 2022.

The 1,900-square-foot Cedarcreek flex classroom will be modified from the existing building by SGH Architects.

The funds for the flex classroom will be paid from Measure EE and will amount to $210,600. The project is tentatively set to begin September 2022 with no completion date set yet.

The board meeting will be at 6 p.m. today and can be viewed via Zoom https://bit.ly/2OcJIHe with the Zoom ID 839 6641 5481.