Administration building renovation: administration recommends one-story boardroom addition and IT consolidation; estimated cost rises to $6.5M–$7.5M dependingon

District staff presented a revised scope and budget for a planned HVAC and space renovation of the administration building and recommended a one-story boardroom addition with conversion of the existing boardroom into consolidated IT space.

The administration said the project’s original budget was $4.6 million. An initial probable cost estimate for the originally intended scope (HVAC renovation and fitting out attic space on the third floor for a consolidated IT/server room) returned at roughly $6.8 million, driven in part by construction cost escalation. Staff presented three options: - Option 1 (original scope): HVAC renovation and third-floor IT fit-out — estimated $6.8 million. - Option 2 (recommended): HVAC renovation in existing footprint plus a one-story boardroom addition; use the current…