The Springfield school board approved a contract for renovation and construction related to the Sunshine Elementary School project during its Aug. 20 meeting. Bids were received from five contractors. The contract was awarded to Carson-Mitchell Inc., which was the lowest bidder at $11,089,600, slightly less than the original construction cost estimate of $11,571,000. SPS hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 29.
When completed in August 2020, the school will serve up to 350 students and will address accessibility and security challenges as well as providing a safe room.
The new construction for the expansion of Sunshine Elementary will occur while students are onsite in the current building. Renovation of the current Sunshine facility will be scheduled during student breaks (spring, winter, and summer breaks) to minimize disruption to learning.
The Sunshine attendance boundary will be adjusted, upon completion of construction, resulting in:
- Moving entire Portland Elementary population to Sunshine location (effective 2020-2021 school year).
- Moving 80-100 current Sunshine students to the new Delaware facility (effective 2020-2021 school year.
