A Chattanooga roofing firm will put a new roof on Cleveland Middle School.
The Cleveland School Board, at a brief special called meeting on Friday morning, approved the bid of JDH Roofing.
The bid price was $601,125.
School officials said that due to that bid being lower than estimated two alternates were included.
One provides a 30-year warranty. Also, the firm will replace all the existing prefinished edge metal (coping, gutter, gravel stop and downspouts).
School officials said JDH "has an excellent reputation for performing their work in a timely manner using quality workmanship and materials. Since they are close in location they should be able to service the warranty quicker if needed, compared to a company who is located several hours away."
The work is set to start as early as next week. Officials said it will likely run through August.
There were 10 interested bidders, and six turned in proposals.
Board members said it was surprising that the current roof did not last any longer than it did, but said it was the result of "value engineering."
The roof was original to the building, which was built in 2000.