PORT ANGELES — After nearly four decades of continual use, flooring in several classrooms and hallways at Roosevelt Elementary School will be replaced.
The carpet in the hallways and the classrooms at the school at 106 Monroe Road, was installed when the building was constructed in 1978 and has been determined to be past its useful life, said Nolan Duce, the Port Angeles School District director of maintenance.
The replacement entails adding rubber tiles in the hallways and carpeting in 10 classrooms — Rooms 18 through 26 and the band room, Duce said.
Summer work
Flooring replacement at the school is scheduled to take place during summer break, which begins June 16, Duce said.
The Charles H. Beresford Co. will serve as the contractor for the removal of the old flooring and installation of the new carpet and rubber tiles.
The project has an estimated cost of $76,728, Duce said, with funding coming from the capital budget.
The Port Angeles School Board approved the request for funding at its May 19 meeting.
Other improvements
During the 2015 summer break, carpet in other areas — Roosevelt’s front entry, eastside hallways and nine classrooms — were torn out and replaced.
The cost was about $59,400. It was completed by the Charles H. Beresford Co.
Additionally, the pavement entry road to Roosevelt was repaired at a cost of about $84,220.
Also completed was a plan to stabilize a hillside at Roosevelt.
The district worked with Zenovic & Associates of Port Angeles at a cost of about $50,000.
Funding for these projects also came from the capital project budget.
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