Carbondale Reporter

Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education met Sept. 10.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The special meeting of the Board of Education of School District 165 was held in the cafeteria of Carbondale Community High School, 1301 East Walnut Street, Carbondale, Illinois, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Upon roll call, the following members were present:

Linda Flowers          Neophansya Robinson

Lana Galan              Christopher Swims

Wendell Pohlman     Julie VanWinkle

Also present were:

Daniel Booth Stacey Massie

President VanWinkle declared a quorum present and the special meeting September 10, 2025, was called to order.

Public Comments—None

Rescission of Board Prior Approval of a Construction Contract Related to the Science Wing Addition at the High School:

Value-Engineered Voluntary Alternate Combined General Contractor; Structural Steel Contractor; Plumbing Contractor, & Mechanical Contractor Provisions Contract: Motion by Swims, seconded by Robinson, to rescind its prior approval of the following construction contract related to the science wing addition at the high school that was awarded to J3 Contracting, L.L.C. of Carbondale, Illinois, for a Value Engineered amount of $1,898,000.00, following the Bid Opening that occurred on June 26, 2025. Roll call: Flowers, Galan, Pohlman, Robinson, Swims and VanWinkle voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Approval of New Construction Contracts Related to the Science Wing Addition at the High School:

General Contractor Provisions Contract: Motion by Flowers, seconded by Pohlman, to approve the following construction contract related to the science wing addition at the high school and further find that the following contractor was the lowest responsible bidder at the Bid Opening that occurred on June 26, 2025, and the Board is awarding the contract to J3 Contracting, LLC, of Carbondale, Illinois, for a base bid amount of $491,000.00. Roll call: Galan, Pohlman, Robinson, Swims, VanWinkle and Flowers voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Structural Steel Contractor Provisions Contract: Motion by Galan, seconded by Robinson, to approve the following construction contract related to the science wing addition at the high school and further find that the following contractor was the lowest responsible bidder at the Bid Opening that occurred on June 26, 2025, and the Board is awarding the contract to J3 Contracting, LLC, of Carbondale, Illinois, for the base bid amount of $452,330.00. Roll call: Pohlman, Robinson, Swims, VanWinkle, Flowers and Galan voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Plumbing Contractor Provisions Contract: Motion by Pohlman, seconded by Swims, to approve the following construction contract related to the science wing addition at the high school and further find that the following contractor was the lowest responsible bidder at the Bid Opening that occurred on June 26, 2025, and the Board is awarding the contract to Heartland Mechanical Contractors, of Murphysboro, Illinois, in the base bid amount of $397,500.00. Roll call: Robinson, Swims, VanWinkle, Flowers, Galan and Pohlman voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Mechanical Contractor Provisions Contract: Motion by Robinson, seconded by Flowers, to approve the following construction contract related to the science wing addition at the High School and further find that the following contractor was the lowest responsible bidder at the Bid Opening that occurred on June 26, 2025, and the Board is awarding the contract to Heartland Mechanical Contractors, of Murphysboro, Illinois in the base bid amount of $599,000.00. Roll call: Swims, VanWinkle, Flowers, Galan, Pohlman and Robinson voted yes. Nay, none. Motion carried.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:08 p.m.

https://www.cchs165.jacksn.k12.il.us/board-of-education/september-2025