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Committee approves several trade awards for middle‑high school; GMP trending near $130.6M, soil testing shows limited contamination
Summary
The Billing Committee on July 16 voted to recommend awards for several trade packages at the middle‑high school and heard that the GMP is trending around $130,600,000.
The Billing Committee on July 16 voted to recommend awards for multiple trade packages at the middle‑high school and received program updates showing the project’s GMP trending in the low‑hundreds of millions.
Colliers and Gilbane recommended awarding the doors, frames and hardware package (RTA 08a) to Unified Door and Hardware for $1,037,529, which the presenter said was $396,264 under the 60% construction‑document budget; the committee moved and the motion carried. The tile package (RTA 09b) was recommended to Rogeri Brothers Incorporated for $425,000 (about $67,354 under the 60% budget) and carried a 42.35% WBE participation rate. The wood flooring package (RTA 09c) was recommended to Kenvo Floor Company for $561,060, which was $158,960 over the 60% estimate; the presenter said the difference was likely market driven and reflected higher prices for gym and stage flooring. The epoxy flooring package (RTA 09g) was recommended to Allegheny Contract Flooring for $291,612, which the presenter said was $123,110 over the 60% budget; that package received only one bid.
On program totals, staff reported the GMP trending around $130,600,000 and said a large share of the work has been contracted — staff estimated contract award progress in the range of roughly 80 percent. The project team listed remaining larger trade packages as demolition of the existing building, millwork/casework and landscaping.
On environmental work, staff said approximately 4,500 cubic yards of soil had been moved to a staging location (Hughendorn) and tested by GZA. Informal results indicated the piles were below Rhode Island residential exposure criteria; staff said only about 40 cubic yards initially tested above that criterion and would be trucked off to Johnson Landfill. The final lab report was pending.
The committee did not amend the GMP at the meeting; votes taken were recommendations to award trade packages and carried as presented.
Why it matters: Awarding trade packages advances construction procurement and locks in costs for key building components; soil testing results affect disposal costs and potential remediation work.
