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Board reviews $90M-plus plan for major renovation at South Oldham High School
Summary
District staff described BG-2/BG-3 design development documents for a major renovation and addition to South Oldham High School with an estimated construction cost in the neighborhood of $80–92 million and a likely 24–30 month construction timeline.
Board and staff discussed design-development documents for the South Oldham High School major renovation and addition, including preliminary cost estimates, phasing and next steps in the KDE BG approval process.
Grant and Mr. Bohannon, staff members responsible for the project, explained that the current submission includes BG-2 and BG-3 documents and a consolidated scope covering classroom additions, fine-arts additions, interior renovation, site work and demolition elements. "This would be the entirety of the construction project, which would include the classroom addition, the site work, the interior renovation of the entire school," Mr. Bohannon said while describing the BG package.
Staff described the estimate as a high-level, ‘‘round’’ number that will be refined as design work progresses and the project moves toward bid. The transcript records staff giving a hard-cost estimate in the neighborhood of $80 million and a soft-cost/total package approaching $91–92 million, and they compared that magnitude to a recent new high-school construction elsewhere that had a roughly $130 million price tag.
Board members asked about phasing, school coexistence during construction and schedule. Staff said most of the work will be solicited as a single contract to preserve construction integrity and to enable phased sequencing: for example, the classroom addition would be built first so students can be relocated into it while demolition and reconstruction occur in other parts of the facility. Staff estimated a realistic construction timeline in the 24- to 28-month range, possibly longer depending on phasing, permitting and coordination with the school year.
Board members also asked about historic capacity and current enrollment: staff said the original building was designed for about 1,000 students and the current enrollment is roughly 1,380–1,400 students.
Staff emphasized the scope will be more fully defined and cost estimates sharpened in later design phases; the BG-2/BG-3/design-development approvals being presented would allow the district to proceed to final design and eventual bidding.
