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Summer 2026 Construction Schedule
Summer 2026 Construction Schedule
The projects below are currently in progress or set to begin work over the summer:
Bloomingdale Avenue School
Installation of air conditioning in All Purpose Room
Larger, modernized media center with air conditioning, and renovation of current media center into art or music classroom
Four new kindergarten classrooms with bathrooms and furniture/furnishings
Gymnasium window replacements
Electrical service upgrade
Brookside Place School
Installation of air conditioning in All Purpose Room
Larger, modernized media center with air conditioning, and renovation of current media center into art or music classroom
Four new kindergarten classrooms with bathrooms and furniture/furnishings
Gymnasium window replacements
Electrical service upgrade
Cranford High School
Elevator upgrades
Hillside Avenue School
Installation of air conditioning in auditorium and media center
Media center renovations to provide zones for collaboration and new forms of media
Four new kindergarten classrooms with bathrooms and furniture/furnishings
STEAM Room upgrades
Culinary lab upgrades
Electrical service upgrades, including service for future air conditioning
Milling and repaving of driveway and parking lots
Lincoln School
Electrical service upgrade
Livingston Avenue School
Installation of air conditioning in All Purpose Room
Larger, modernized media center with air conditioning, and renovation of current media center into art or music classroom
Restroom renovations
Electrical service upgrade
Unit ventilator/piping upgrades
Gymnasium window replacements
Orange Avenue School
Media center renovations to provide zones for collaboration and new forms of media
STEAM Room upgrades
Culinary lab upgrades
Electrical service upgrades, including service for future air conditioning
Walnut Avenue School
Installation of air conditioning in All Purpose Room
Larger, modernized media center with air conditioning, and renovation of current media center into art or music classroom
Four new kindergarten classrooms with bathrooms and furniture/furnishings
Gymnasium window replacements
Kindergarten Addition Construction Progress
Kindergarten Addition Construction Progress
Construction on the classroom additions began in the summer of 2025. Currently, construction is continuing on schedule and you can see the building additions coming to fruition.
The tuition-free, full-day kindergarten program for all students is on track to begin at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
Hillside Avenue School
Walnut Avenue School
Brookside Place School
Bloomingdale Avenue School
COMPLETED PROJECTS
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Cranford High School
Replacement of bleachers in main gymnasium
Bathroom renovations
Window replacements
Hillside Avenue School
Restroom renovations
Lincoln School
Restroom renovations
Window replacements
Orange Avenue School
Restroom renovations
New Windows at Lincoln School
New Windows at Lincoln School
New Windows at Cranford High School
New Windows at Cranford High School
New Bathrooms Across the District
New Bathrooms Across the District
Bid Updates
Bid Updates
The awarding of bids is part of the plan to improve infrastructure in the schools. The state requires school districts that pass a referendum to award contracts through a competitive bidding process; the district is required to use the lowest-qualified bidder. This protects the community’s interest in ensuring that projects are completed in the most cost-effective way possible.
The district received bids on January 13, 2026 for the following:
The Board awarded a contract for interior renovations at Hillside Avenue School (STEAM classroom renovations, Culinary Arts classroom renovations) to Pharos Enterprises of Cliffwood, N.J.
The Board awarded a contract for interior renovations at Orange Avenue School (STEAM classroom renovations, Culinary Arts classroom renovations) to Grove Contracting of Verona, N.J.
The Board awarded a contract for interior renovations at Livingston Avenue School (Media center renovation, Music room renovation, Multi-purpose room air conditioning replacement, Window replacement, Unit ventilator upgrades) to Pharos Enterprises of Cliffwood, N.J.
The district went out to bid in the fall of 2024 for the following:
Electrical service upgrades
Elevator replacement
Bathroom renovations
Window replacements
The Board awarded a contract for elevator upgrades at Cranford High School to Drill Construction Company of West Orange. They also awarded bids for window replacement at Cranford High School and Lincoln School to D & E Window and Door LLC and Panoramic Window and Door Systems. Four schools will also undergo bathroom renovations, including Lincoln School, Cranford High School, Orange Avenue and Hillside Avenue School. The board awarded two bids to Drill Construction Company of West Orange to complete this work.
The district went out to bid in December 2024 for the following:
Full-day kindergarten and interior renovations (construction management)
The Board awarded a contract for on-site construction management services to Epic Management, Inc. for the projects associated with the 2024 bond referendum. This includes the kindergarten additions and interior renovations at Bloomingdale Avenue School, Brookside Place School, Hillside Avenue School and Walnut Avenue School.
The district went out to bid in February 2025 for the following:
Full-day kindergarten and interior renovations
The Board of Education awarded a contract to The Bennett Company to complete the kindergarten classroom additions and interior renovations needed at Brookside Place, Bloomingdale Avenue, Walnut Avenue and Hillside Avenue schools. With construction set to begin this spring, the district is on track to complete the work in time for the 2026-27 school year.
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