The Columbia Public Schools Board approved bids on Aug. 2 for the $75 million construction of a new high school on St. Charles Road in northeast Columbia. The board followed the recommendations of JE Dunn Construction, the project manager, to bring the project within its budget by planting grass seed rather than sod and eliminating proposed tennis courts, a softball field, culinary arts equipment, theatrical rigging and visitor-side bleachers. The winning bids* were:
Site Concrete………………………….. George J. Shaw, Kansas City ……………………………………. $5,550,000
Precast…………………………………… Coreslab Structures, Marshall …………………………………… $1,282,044
Masonry…………………………………. Heitkamp Masonry, Ellisville …………………………………….. $7,987,680
Steel………………………………………. Doing Steel, Springfield …………………………………………… $4,727,000
Carpentry……………………………….. Enterprise Interiors, Blue Springs …………………………….. $3,343,400
Waterproofing………………………… DH Restoration, Pleasant Hill ………………………………………. $808,146
Metal Wall Panels…………………… IWR Building Systems, St. Louis………………………………… $1,911,487
Fireproofing…………………………… Rolling Plains, Tulsa, OK…………………………………………….. $559,000
Firestopping………………………….. Firestoppers, Belleville, IL……………………………………………… $99,882
Coiling Doors………………………… Overhead Door Company, Kansas City …………………………. $79,400
Fire Doors……………………………… Won-Door, Westwood, KS…………………………………………… $156,425
Aluminum Framing………………….. Central Missouri Glass and More, Boonville ………………… $890,000
Tile & Terrazzo……………………….. Interior Surfaces, Olathe, KS………………………………………… $169,334
Wood Flooring………………………. Sportscon, St. Louis ……………………………………………………. $197,490
Carpet Flooring……………………… Flooring Systems Inc., St. Louis ……………………………….. $1,095,515
Resinous Flooring…………………. Missouri Terrazzo, St. Louis…………………………………………. $260,000
Painting…………………………………. Cass County Coatings, Kansas City ……………………………. $627,950
Finish Carpentry…………………….. Springfield Builders Inc., Springfield…………………………. $2,041,352
Operable Partitions…………………. Ravensberg Inc., St. Louis……………………………………………… $91,000
Metal Lockers…………………………. List Industries, St. Louis……………………………………………….. $217,300
Theatrical Equip…………………….. Sound Concepts, Columbia………………………………………… $185,900
Lab Casework…………………………. Ravensberg Inc., St. Louis……………………………………………. $785,850
Theater Seating………………………. R.L. Jackson, St. Charles…………………………………………….. $109,607
Telescoping Stands……………….. Interkal, Kalamazoo, MI………………………………………………… $181,194
Bleachers……………………………….. Outdoor Aluminum, Geneva, AL……………………………………. $855,100
Elevators………………………………… Thyssen Krupp Elevator, Kansas City, …………………………. $394,697
Fire Suppression……………………. Aegis Fire Protection, Olathe, KS…………………………………. $528,000
Plumbing & HVAC………………….. Questec Construction, Columbia,…………………………… $9,489,000
Electrical Systems…………………… Bart’s Electric, Pleasant Valley ………………………………….. $4,287,000
Field Electrical……………………….. Barton Electric, Trenton, IL…………………………………………… $978,122
Communications…………………….. Lan-Tel Communications, Independence ……………………. $284,208
Audio/Visual…………………………… Theatrical Media Services, Omaha, NE…………………………. $287,740
Security…………………………………. Alarm Communications Center, Columbia………………….. $177,000
Asphalt…………………………………… Christensen Construction, Kingdom City…………………… $1,948,375
Turf/Athletic Equip………………….. Mid America Golf and Landscape……………………………… $1,073,807
Rubber Turf…………………………….. Fieldturf, Montreal, QC…………………………………………………. $668,329
Fencing…………………………………. Collins & Hermann Inc, Kansas City, KS……………………….. $243,379
Landscaping………………………….. All Around Landscape, Springdale, AR………………………… $699,800
*companies located in Missouri unless designated otherwise
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