Nexus presents updated facilities plan and $49 million phase‑1 budget; board set to review in August

Nexus Solutions presented updated scope and budgets for Belvedere District 100’s facilities master plan and asked the board to consider authorizing detailed design work for the phase‑1 program at a future August meeting. Nexus officials said updated budgets reflect 2023 price bases adjusted for market inflation, inclusion of soft costs and a holistic re-scoping of interrelated building improvements.

Why it matters: Nexus said the district’s original 2023 estimates were construction-only. Reworking the estimates to include consultant (soft) costs, general conditions, sequencing, contingency and interactions between systems increased the total phase‑1 budget; Nexus cautioned the $49 million figure is a budget, not a bid price. Approving the phase‑1 plan would authorize detailed design and later public bid packages.

Key points from the Nexus presentation - Presenters and roles: Mike David, President of Nexus Solutions; Hans Knoll, Senior Project Development Engineer; and Lauren Warner, client executive, led the presentation and site validation work. - Current phase‑1 budget: Nexus reported a phase‑1 project budget of about $49,000,000 (reported in…