By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
A contract has been awarded to the Spiezle Architectural Group by the Princeton Public School District’s Board of Education for architectural services in connection with plans to place two trailers on the Princeton High School campus., The school board awarded a $16,400 contract to the Trenton-based architectural firm Tuesday night. The Spiezle Architectural Group was one of three bidders for the job. One firm pulled out, and the other firm – Lan Associates – offered a bid of $31,200., The Spiezle Architectural Group’s services for the project includes site survey work, developing design details, developing technical specifications for the scope of work – including required submissions to the state Department of Education and other regulatory agencies – and preparing and soliciting bids for the trailers., When school board member Debbie Bronfeld asked why the architectural firm was needed, Business Administrator Stephanie Kennedy replied that it’s not like rolling up the trailers and parking them on the grounds., There is the matter of preparing a foundation for the trailers, plus the plumbing and electrical work that is needed to make them functional, Kennedy said., The trailers are needed to free up space in Princeton High School that is currently being used by teachers for office space, Superintendent of Schools Steve Cochrane said. The trailers will be used for office space, freeing up classrooms for educational purposes., Enrollment at Princeton High School is expected to increase from 1,583 students now to 1,650 students in the fall, and more classrooms are needed. Teachers’ desks will be moved out of the classrooms and into the trailers, which are expected to be in place in time for the 2017-18 school year.
