Prairie South School Division issued over $300,000 in tenders last month, with projects ranging from parking lot upgrades at the division office to new flooring for an Assiniboia high school.
The division issued $307,579.97 in tenders from Feb. 1 to March 1, a board report shows. Those projects included:
- Paving at the division office by C&S Builders for $129,995.97
- Flooring updates at Assiniboia Composite High School by Leeville Construction for $126,117
- Pile repairs at Avonlea School by C&S Builders for $51,467
Prairie South carried over roughly $1 million in preventative maintenance and renewal (PMR) funding from last year, money used to upgrade school buildings, business superintendent Ron Purdy said during the recent board meeting.
The division will use that money and other budgeted funding to complete as many projects as possible this year and hopefully not carry over anything into 2023-24, he added. There’s no guarantee that won’t happen, but the organization is currently looking good to complete everything by August.
“I’m happy to hear we’ll get everything done this year and that we’re going to get back on track after the pandemic,” said trustee Crystal Froese. “… everyone’s had to endure the supply issues and delays, so it’s good that we’re going to get a lot of work done in the school division this year.”
The next PSSD board meeting is Tuesday, April 4.
