Bus garage requires $59,000 to upgrade
Sewell Report determined state of SAD #15 buildings

Gray--The State of Maine requires all School Departments to create a 10-year Capital Asset Renewal plan and submit it to the State. In order to complete the renewal plan, the SAD 15 needed to learn the current condition of their buildings.

They hired the James W. Sewell Company, an engineering firm, to evaluate all SAD 15 buildings in terms of condition and what work will be required in order to keep them in good functioning condition. Each facility, building, or asset is ranked in terms of deficiencies and necessary improvements on a priority scale.

Bus Garage, bus maintenance administration, and tech shop need $58,994 for updates

Excerpted from the Sewell Report

The SAD15 bus garage was built in 1985, is 6,000 square feet in area, and has a current replacement value of $305,700. The bus maintenance administration portable was built in 1974, is 896 square feet in area, and has a current replacement value of $65,139. The tech shop portable was built in 1974, is 896 square feet, and has a current replacement value of $65,139.
The five most expensive repairs listed are:

$14,699 for hydraulic lift (garage)
$6,399 for ADA ramps (maint admin)
$6,399 for ADA ramps (tech shop)
$5,332 for roofing (maint admin)
$5,332 for roofing (tech shop)
All repairs and upgrades were categorized by level of urgency:
$19,429 currently critical
$0 potentially critical
$6,169 necessary but not yet critical
$2,795 recommended
$30,601 does not meet code

The Monument has presented a synopsis of all other buildings and facilities from the Sewell Report in previous issues. The SAD is developing a warrant article to be presented to voters in November asking for as yet undetermined amount of money to begin attending to the most critical of capital needs within the District as outlined by the Sewell Report. The Report is available at Central office at 14 Shaker Road, Gray. FMI call 657-3335.