$9.3M In Bids Approved By District 200 For Summer Projects

WHEATON, IL — The Community Unit School District 200 board of education recently gave the go-ahead to $9.3 million in bids for projects that are slated for summer 2023.

During the November board meeting, the following projects were discussed as priorities:

• Flooring for Hawthorne and Longfellow Elementary Schools
• Roofing projects for Hawthorne Elementary and Wheaton North High School
• Paving and concrete projects for Wheaton-Warrenville South and Wheaton North High Schools
• Replacements of ceilings, lightings and mechanical items at Lowell Elementary School
• Lighting and ceiling replacements at Washington Elementary School
• Renovations to the Library Learning Centers at Johnson and Whittier Elementary Schools

These initiatives were identified as capital projects for District 200's master facilities plan. In the summer of 2016, the board of education outlined its capital projects. Since then, more than $37 million has been used to fund roofing, flooring, plumbing and other high-priority projects.