TCS getting new board of education office
The Trussville City Board of Education announced it has awarded Blalock Building Company the bid to construct a new board of education office building.
The building, located on U.S. 11, will provide a centralized space for Trussville City Schools’ (TCS) Central Office team, which currently work in three separate buildings throughout the city of Trussville. The project budget was $6,000,000. The winning bid came in under budget with the low bid from Blalock of $5,189,000. Alternate 1 was also awarded with a bid of $164,900 for a turn lane off U.S. 11 to the new building.
“Our school system is committed to providing board members, faculty and staff the tools necessary to ensure our students continue to receive an award-winning education,” TCS Superintendent Pattie Neill said. “The board of education’s new office building will serve as an important step toward our continued achievement of that goal, as it further will enhance our teams’ ability to communicate and collaborate — especially during a time of unprecedented challenges.”
Blalock Building Company, located in Trussville, was one of 11 contractors to bid for the project, which was designed by Lathan Architects. Construction will be financed through the state’s Public Schools and Colleges Authority (PSCA) bond, which allocated TCS approximately $5.9 million from the bond sale in October.
State Rep. Danny Garrett, who represents Trussville and serves as vice chair of the Alabama House of Representatives Education Ways and Means Committee, commented, “Trussville City Schools will be one of the first systems in the state to utilize funds from the bond issue approved by the Legislature this past session. TCS is recognized as a top system in the state and is once again leading and setting a standard with this needed capital improvement. It is also great news that Blalock Building, a local contractor who has built previous projects for TCS and the city of Trussville, will be constructing this new facility that will become a central part of the downtown area.”
Construction of the office building will take approximately one year to complete. TCS soon will announce details of a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the official start of the project.
Submitted by Trussville City Schools.