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Why it matters: The committee must submit a Stage 2 CIP package to the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) by mid-September. Consultants said current estimates, escalation and phasing premiums mean the district cannot afford every item on the existing wish list and will have to prioritize work before the submission.

Michael Bavares, senior principal with BBVW (project architect), summarized the assessment results and said many schools are \"quite tired\" and would require more than the originally envisioned work. \"So it's not only the interior work, but it's also other things that have to happen around the perimeter,\" Bavares said, describing extensive stripping back to structure when creating individual classrooms in formerly open-plan spaces.

Consultants gave several high-level figures: subcontractor roofing work across the district was estimated at about $11,600,000 in current dollars, and rough-order-of-magnitude interior renovation costs for three elementary schools (Quannessett/Kwannesset, Stony Lane and Fishing Cove) totaled about $25,750,000. After adding allowances for general conditions, insurance, bonds and profit (consultants suggested roughly 15 percent), a phasing premium (about 5 percent) and acknowledging annual escalation of roughly 3.5 to 4.5 percent, the consultants said the aggregated hard-cost need for the items shown could exceed the district's available RIDE hard-cost figure.

Sam Bradner, project executive with Peregrine Group (project management), cautioned that the numbers presented were order-of-magnitude estimates, not full estimates: \"These numbers are still just order of magnitude,\" he said, noting they would be refined when the team completes formal estimating work.

Consultants also described code-related impacts that inflate scope and cost. Converting open classrooms to individual classrooms typically triggers requirements around fire separation, egress, door hardware, glazing, accessible restroom clearances and, commonly, the requirement to provide building sprinklers. Bavares explained that adding sprinklers is often the most economical way to avoid creating extensive 1-hour-rated corridors and walls, but that introducing a sprinkler system can itself require water-service upgrades and, in some cases, a fire pump and generator.

Faced with the gap between the current CIP scope and the RIDE hard-cost ceiling, the subcommittee took two formal steps:
- The committee voted unanimously to ask the OPM to modify the CIP list to include additional deficiencies and updated scope items identified by the consultant teams and to prepare a prioritized package for the Stage 2 submission. The motion passed without recorded dissent.
- Separately (see related article), the committee recommended that the School Committee ask the superintendent to produce a 30-year infrastructure and teaching-and-learning vision (including explicit recognition of one high school and two middle schools) to guide long-range CIP priorities.

Committee members repeatedly emphasized roofs and Davisville Middle School (DMS) as near-term priorities. One subcommittee member said roofs are the obvious first priority: \"The roofs are number one,\" the member said during the discussion.

Consultants suggested a pragmatic path forward: prioritize life-safety and envelope work (for example, roofs and accessibility issues), identify a small set of educational enhancements (for example, targeted media-center or learning-space improvements), and reserve larger-scale classroom enclosure projects for later phases once a clear district vision and additional funding are established. Several members encouraged the team to use quick, high-impact measures (painting, flexible furniture, targeted media-center upgrades) where possible to improve learning environments while more costly work is planned.

What happens next: The OPM and consultant team will return with a modified CIP and refined cost guidance in advance of the Stage 2 submission window. Consultants emphasized they must receive direction on priorities soon because cost estimators need information several weeks before RIDE submission printing deadlines.

Ending: The subcommittee also scheduled follow-up working sessions and placed an updated CIP on the near-term workplan so the district can balance urgent roof and code work against longer-term educational improvements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","NKSD Building Advisory SubCommittee Meeting, July 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Consultants reported at the July 16 Building Advisory Subcommittee meeting that preliminary cost estimates for roofing and interior renovations across several schools exceed the district's available hard-cost allocation under RIDE Stage 2, forcing a near-term re-prioritization of work.","taxTitle","North Kingstown, School Districts, Rhode Island","taxId",73306,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6167050,"Whitford Middle School design moves forward; historic and archaeological reviews required",880,4780000,5660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412692-ec26d84d16b89a09f4210771659ec24f&start=4780&end=5660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5412692-ec26d84d16b89a09f4210771659ec24f/thumbnail_4780000.jpg","/articles/6167050/North-Kingstown/School-Districts/Rhode-Island/Whitford-Middle-School-design-moves-forward-historic-and-archaeological-reviews-required","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6167050-cc8c7f5969d31716570d4e28efbb0345/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169839&Signature=FAL9xC8m95x3c0EFbfki8ATVpOMM0GNE3AN6dRRL~RNkwXk~J41h1PTU39D~w4pgF9Z5Gz3QdAgWYBN7rF6kWCiBbHQGUapeSheLD4pth1cP432EZphupLzKvGrtxk~To0rzYjx4jyr3Y2q8Oc1VlMMs1yxqj~uliLSEI4MJiNVVRAbW-wpJhRCnt0KRucXf85QUTKKADDusYUji4z4oPIpsjyOTTwx9xA2i5xh8~hvq8X09wHWJDDIuiYDUtZ1PD4J6NyMHdpYkbpHofHNRAyJLnAaqkAxR-YQO1PmRxZuY6w1eh1nV2u~IZC6y94Az2bnXPmY-KUrTfv--ql6Z9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Design and historic-preservation consultants updated the Building Advisory Subcommittee on July 16 about historic and archaeological requirements and site investigations for the Whitford (Woodford) Middle School replacement project.

Why it matters: The district's replacement-design process must account for both above‑ground historic resources and below‑ground archaeological sensitivity; those reviews affect the project schedule, community engagement, and early site investigation work.

Tina Greco of Perkins Eastman said the Rhode Island historic review divides responsibilities: an above-ground reviewer will document the existing school fabric and advise on interpretive treatment of historic elements, while an archaeologist will evaluate the below-ground context. Greco said the consultants met with the state's historic reviewer and archaeologist and were told that the team will need to provide a photo-documentation package of the existing building and coordinate intermittent reviews with the historic office and RIDE as design progresses.

The archaeologist flagged the presence of previously reported Native American cultural materials south of Phillips Street; consultants said that discovery triggered a requirement for an archaeological survey in portions of the project area. The team also described other subgrade investigations needed for civil and structural design: geotechnical borings to verify bearing soils and groundwater elevation, and borings/tests specific to the proposed geothermal well field for the project's net-zero energy objectives.

On layout and program, Perkins Eastman described a compact three-story academic wing oriented east-west to help control solar glare and mechanical loads, with one-story \"big-box\" spaces (gym, music) sited off the academic wing. Consultants said that architecturally pulling band and chorus spaces out of the academic stack improved acoustics and educational adjacencies. The compact scheme also creates opportunities to eliminate or reduce an existing curb cut on Terra Haute Road, which could simplify traffic circulation and potentially reduce construction costs if retained site features do not require relocation.

Consultants noted phasing advantages to keeping field and athletic layout near the existing footprint so that demolition, temporary facilities and final grading can proceed in an efficient sequence. The team said more detailed coordination of geothermal well locations, shafts and mechanical routing is underway and will be refined with structural and mechanical engineering.

Ending: The design team will continue coordinating with RIDE and the state historic/archaeological reviewers, advance geotechnical and geothermal investigations, and integrate the historic documentation and interpretive elements into the design. The subcommittee discussed timing for the surveys and asked consultants to keep the committee informed as the archaeological scope and any mitigation measures are defined.","Design teams told the Building Advisory Subcommittee that RIDE and state historic reviewers will require both above-ground historic documentation and a below-ground archaeological survey for the Whitford Middle School project. Consultants also described geotechnical, groundwater and geothermal investigations needed to finalize site and foundation",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6167055,"Advisory subcommittee asks School Committee to task superintendent with a 30-year infrastructure and teaching-and-learning vision",895,2661000,3556000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412692-ec26d84d16b89a09f4210771659ec24f&start=2661&end=3556","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5412692-ec26d84d16b89a09f4210771659ec24f/thumbnail_2661000.jpg","/articles/6167055/North-Kingstown/School-Districts/Rhode-Island/Advisory-subcommittee-asks-School-Committee-to-task-superintendent-with-a-30-year-infrastructure-and-teaching-and-learning-vision","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6167055-36acb133f2b4908cc153e2c16b27d014/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169839&Signature=kRRY6-6nkl4~rgKoCtjslibAG6~g6ZjnTqmrbJhRa5-AG-4EpvUf3fHx4k78I-TGduGqXuK2BliPQ1N4WoFjO-W3SnigKT1d2Gje2SNl59vz6KhPpoqexVzNzfawDc6GlgfFFT0cDX6J7no~H0JkxH65wxgSr5zEqsqFj1LjsTbIXxzJnVfFKky7rOiZRcA8iXeS12rlVeT5D9soosuZN~jyO9POYip7~dIGYDKRoQygVbFuzyndUFHmQrI3lzHNgU4HJFEzkNskN6BPUGQ5XIMaLVW~wwzzwByO3zS0xdZboEu-7obfUh3BqmMrKpF5qfsx1GFdLRj1R1ueEiPLYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Building Advisory Subcommittee voted unanimously on July 16 to ask the School Committee to task the superintendent with producing a 30-year infrastructure and teaching-and-learning vision that explicitly includes one high school and two middle schools.

Why it matters: Committee members said a single long-range vision will help prioritize limited capital funds, guide redistricting and project sequencing, and reduce the risk of investing significant money in facilities that the district may not keep long term.

During the meeting a member described the task as \"the only way to move forward\" and urged that the superintendent be given a clear directive so vendors and staff can align design and capital planning. Several members emphasized that much of the long-term picture is already known: the high school is expected to remain and the community voted earlier to retain two middle schools. The motion as amended directed the School Committee to specify those elements (one high school, two middle schools) so the superintendent's guidance will match community decisions.

Committee discussion focused on how the directive will shape near-term CIP choices. One committee member said Davisville Middle School should be a near-term focus because the district is certain it will continue to operate as a middle school; other members argued for prioritizing roofs districtwide as an immediate safety and preservation action.

The motion passed by unanimous voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tally. Members discussed timelines for the superintendent's work; several participants proposed a preliminary report or checkpoint in roughly 6 months with milestone check-ins sooner. The subcommittee noted that consultants and the OPM need clear direction quickly because estimator and printing deadlines for the RIDE Stage 2 submission are imminent.

Ending: The subcommittee will forward the recommendation to the School Committee. The next subcommittee meetings are scheduled to report progress to the group in early August.
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District consultants say estimated school repairs exceed RIDE hard-cost allotment; committee orders updated CIP

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Advisory subcommittee asks School Committee to task superintendent with a 30-year infrastructure and teaching-and-learning vision