Local Contractor Awarded Ireland Elementary Project

By: Corbin Lingenfelter, News Director

Jasper- The October School Board Meeting for Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools moved forward with renovations to Ireland Elementary.

Krempp Construction will be handling the bid, with the acceptance of their bid of $7,418,800. This bid includes alternative items that will improve the facilities outside of the base renovations.

The alternatives include:

• Milling/Surfacing the West Parking Lot
• Paint and Replace portions of the metal roof
• Addition of a Concrete Drive from County Road 500 to the Mechanical Room with bollards that close off the drive
• Replace corridor carpeting
• Replace lighting in the building with true LEDs
• Install Power operated Bleachers
• Install a manually operated accordion door at the stage
• Sheet Metal/Duct work cleaning

Krempp was given the notice on Tuesday morning.