October 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM - Facilities and Operations Committee Monthly Meeting
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1. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Committee Chairperson
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2. Approval of minutes from the September 22nd, 2026 Facilities and Operations Committee Meeting
Speaker(s):
Committee Chairperson
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3. Items Recommended for Worksession/Action Meeting
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities and Operations
Description:
The following items are recommended to be moved to Board Action Meeting for approval.
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3.A. BP-2 Change Order #07 - Furnish and installation of Greenhouse C-Pod
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the above formal change order to the GC contract for BP-2. The amount of this change order is $273,405.58. This change order does increase the contract amount to this vendor, but this item was to be owner supplied and was budgeted, so does not increase the overall project budget.
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3.B. BP-2: GC Change Order #08
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the above zero-dollar change order to the GC contract for BP-2. This credit amount ($94,497.53), will be applied to the allowances of the contract, leaving an increased balance of $1,453,081.11. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall project budget.
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3.C. BP-2: EC Change Order #04
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
The following Change Order Requests were discussed and negotiated to create the below zero-dollar change order to the EC contract for BP-2. This amount $5,768.13, will be applied to the allowances of the contract, leaving a balance of $280,744.34. This change order does not increase the contract amount to this vendor, nor does it increase the overall project budget.
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3.D. Retroactive Approval of Electricity Contract as recommended by Provident Energy
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
Recommend to seek board approval of the retroactive electricity purchasing contract as recommended by Provident Energy. This agreement locks in electricity costs for the district from July 2027 through June 30, 2030 for all buildings with the exception of buildings within Lansdale Boro. The contract low provider was WGL Energy at $0.06493 ($/kWh) for 36 month term.
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4. Informational Items
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
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4.A. High School Construction Update Video Presentation
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
Video update presentation by Mr. Robert Gillmer.
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4.B. High School Construction Update by CHA
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
Mr. Jamie Lynch and Mr. Bill Hambly from CHA, will present a construction update presentation.
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4.C. Facilities Department Update
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
Mr. Shawn Ryan and Mr. Dan Linski will provide an update on Facilities and Operations Department Activities
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4.D. Facility Use Fee Discussion
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
The fees charged to outside organizations for facility rentals and for the respective custodial, security, audio-visual and food services have not increased since 2019. Currently, the fees do not cover the district's costs for providing these services. The administration would like to open a dialogue regarding incremental fee increases to cover NPSD's costs over the next few years.
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5. Student Representative Update
Speaker(s):
Director of Facilities & Operations
Description:
Student representatives will comment on meeting agenda items and/or provide an update on student activities or opinions.
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6. Public Comments
Description:
The public is hereby advised that this meeting is being recorded. Any residents or taxpayers who speak, must state their name and municipality. The comment opportunity is limited to three minutes. As a reminder, the Audience of Citizens portion of the meeting is not designed for debate or discussion. When appropriate, individual school directors may choose to respond to public comments that have been made once the Audience of Citizens period has concluded or request that a member of the Administration follow up with the speakers after the meeting. Members of the audience are asked to limit their questions or comments to matters being discussed at tonight's meeting, or matters that may come before the Facilities & Operations Committee.
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7. Summary of Items Recommended for Work session and/or Action Meeting
Speaker(s):
Committee Chairperson
Description:
If the committee is recommending items be moved to the work session and/or action meeting, we will summarize those items at this time.
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8. Next Meeting Dates
Speaker(s):
Committee Chairperson
Description:
The next Facilities & Operations Meeting will be held on November 24, 2026 immediately following the Safe Schools Committee at 5:45 P.M. and will be held in a virtual format.
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9. Adjournment
Speaker(s):
Committee Chairperson
Description:
Adjourn Meeting
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