By Amy Newsom
Correspondent
The Sibley East School Board, at its regular monthly meeting on Monday night, May 16, approved several value engineering savings at the Arlington school site as presented by Joe Cecko, project manager with RA Morton.

The value engineering savings items included delete new flag pole and repurpose existing for a savings of $2,500, brick type revision from modular to utility size saving $81,300, omitting the roof top mechanical screening saving $141,413, delete the 44 X 44 opening in gymnasium bar joist not required for duct routing saving $20,000, omit the gypsum board finish above false ceiling and sound sealant saving $8,585, vertical unit ventilator model change saving $42,000, and drop-in ceiling light fixture change saving $12,000.  

Cecko stated that the value engineering equals a total deduction of $307,798 which covers most of the base bid overage.

Find the complete story in the May 19, 2016 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.