Redmond School District staff reported construction progress and cost-management work on bond-funded projects, including turf field base work, track resurfacing at middle schools, roof replacement planning, and schematic design revisions that cut the projected Redmond High School overrun substantially.

Why it matters: the updates describe how bond proceeds will be used to repair and upgrade aging facilities and add new features; staff said deliberate design changes reduced the Redmond High School projected over-budget estimate to roughly a $5 million delta at schematic-design phase.

What staff reported: Chad (district construction lead) said athletic fields are under heavy site work; irrigation was removed where turf is installed, base rock and piping are in place, and turf rolls (roughly 10 feet wide by 80–100 feet long) will arrive in about four weeks for seam installation. Middle-school tracks were torn up and prepared for new surfacing; Gregory’s track requires crack repairs.

On Redmond High School, staff described an early conceptual estimate that was far above the bond allowance; after design-team work with architects and contractors the projected overrun has been reduced to about $5 million in the schematic-design phase. The team identified scope and layout changes (for example, reconfiguring locker-room access and shared team-room circulation) that preserve program goals while cutting cost. Tumalo is in schematic design with a rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimate reported around $3 million for construction cost, with a total project budget near $13.4 million (including soft costs). Staff also reported a preconstruction meeting for Vern Patrick’s roof replacement and that several smaller site and paving projects are scheduled for summer work.

Bond proceeds and timing: staff noted bond sale proceeds were received (par value and premium reported together at roughly $105.6 million) and that the board appropriated about $4.5 million to reimburse recent expenditures and cover project costs incurred before the fiscal year ended. Staff said they will continue investigative work this summer while campuses are lightly occupied and aim to bid some projects in November–December to secure better contractor pricing.

Next steps: twice-weekly drone and time-lapse documentation of progress, continued design-value engineering to align RHHS scope with budget, Tumalo cost refinement, and work-order scheduling for 2026 projects such as roofing and paving.