Lyndonville school approves bids for roofing, new track

Rendering by Wendel: The Lyndonville Board of Education has approved a bid to replace the district’s track with a new one with synthetic lanes.

LYNDONVIILE – The Board of Education has approved two construction to replace some of the roofs on the school and also for site work that includes a new track with synthetic lanes.

The Board last week accepted the low roofing bid of $498,000 from Weaver Metal & Roofing Company of Buffalo. It was the lowest of four bids, with the others at $506,850, $589,300 and $952,000. The new roofs do not include recent emergency roof projects.

The board also approved a site work contract for $2,047,700 to DiFiore Construction of Rochester. It was the lowest of six bids, with others ranging from $2,050,000 to $2,673,215.

The DiFiore bid just edged the $2,050,000 bid from Ingall’s Site Development.

The site work contract includes replacing the track with a new one with synthetic lanes.

Lyndonville hasn’t been able to host a home track meet for about 15 years due to the subpar state of the current facility, superintendent Sharon Smith said.

The new synthetic track will have a natural grass regulation soccer field in the middle and better drainage added for the site. The track will be able to be used by the community. The work is expected to get started in the spring.

The bids approved last week are phase one of an overall capital project totaling $19,505,384. The project was approved in a public vote on Dec. 14, 2023 with 97 yes and 36 no.

Phase two includes demolition of a wing known as the “metal building.” It will be replaced on the same footprint of four new classrooms. School officials say the metal building has outlived its expiration date, and it is not cost-effective to renovate.

The metal building was constructed in the 1970s as temporary classrooms and was expected to only last about eight years, Smith said.

The new classrooms will have bathrooms and will be multipurpose space that could be used by elementary grade levels or by high schoolers.

Phase two is expected to start in the spring 2026.

Lyndonville’s capital project also includes upgrades to the entrances of both school buildings for improved security and safety. There also will be heating and cooling (HVAC) improvements.