School board approves athletics concept, reviews soil-mitigation plan and tentative GMP for Treasure Mountain complex

The Park City School District Board of Education voted to approve the concept design for athletic improvements at Dozier and to tentatively accept a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $23,100,000 for the Treasure Mountain Sports Complex, while staff briefed the board on soil mitigation and demolition planning required before construction.

District staff member JD briefed the board on environmental work for the sites, saying, “The district hired R and R Environmental in December,” and that the firm “will also be on-site during the construction” to take tests and submit results to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality for review and acceptance.

The board was told the work includes a written soil-management plan and a set of work orders that define procedures for working within the environmental covenant area. JD said the construction zones will be controlled and fenced, and that personnel without proper training will need escorts to enter the site.

Consultant Scott, with the project team, told the board the district is pursuing conditional use approval from the city for Dozier and is refining the layout so it can fit within existing easements and a 100-foot buffer created by a 1986 ordinance on the north side of the site. “Our attention has really shifted over to Dozier at this point,” Scott said, and the team is evaluating site grading, building placement under spectator bleachers, plaza and circulation improvements, lighting, and security fencing.

The conceptual Dozier plan envisions reconfigured bleachers and a plaza with visitor/team support spaces, new bleacher concourses and a relocated track and field elements; the presentation identified a target seating range of about 1,700–1,900 seats and described efforts to maintain a 28-foot height restriction required by zoning.

The board also considered the Treasure Mountain GMP for the sports complex scope. District staff described the $23.1 million figure as a tentative amount subject to final bid reconciliation and potential value engineering; staff asked the board to approve the tentative GMP so work can proceed administratively and avoid further delays. The board approved the tentative GMP by motion and voice vote.

Parents and community members who attended urged the district to move projects forward quickly. Josh Gordon, who identified himself as a parent and athletics advocate, said, “every day, week, month is another season that our kids don't get to play on these fields,” asking the district to minimize delays.

Board members and staff emphasized the environmental review steps. JD said asbestos identified in demolition surveys will be removed prior to major demolition work and that the district continues coordination with Park City soils management and Utah DEQ reviewers. The district will submit schedules of initial activities to DEQ for early approval and expects DEQ to provide comments on the larger soil-management document.

Next procedural steps include submitting Dozier materials to the city planning commission for conditional use review and finalizing bid documents for both sites; the board approved the conceptual plan and authorized staff to proceed toward design, permitting, and bid phases while retaining the option to value-engineer to stay within budget.

The board’s approvals were unanimous; the GMP was described as tentative and subject to administrative adjustments following final bids and value-engineering, and the district will report back to the board before requesting additional funds if necessary.