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Victor CSD hears capital‑project progress report; phase 1 over budget largely due to learning‑center work
Summary
Architects and facilities staff described a three‑phase campus capital project, reported schematic estimates, and told the board phase 1 is roughly $2.25 million over budget — driven primarily by unexpected work at the newly acquired Victor Learning Center.
Architects and district facilities staff on Thursday gave the Victor Central School District Board of Education an update on a multi‑phase capital project, showing scope, schedule, and schematic cost estimates for work across the campus.
Allison Shannon, an architect with SWBR, reviewed the three phases: safety and security and building system repairs in phase 1; larger building additions, HVAC and site work in phase 2; and remaining items in phase 3. "Phase 1 will include PA and clock upgrades," Shannon said, and she summarized air‑conditioning, cafeteria and gym scope planned for phase 2.
Budget details and overrun: George (facilities/budget lead) told the board the phase‑1 schematic design estimate is roughly $14.6 million and is about $2,250,000 over the current budget. "Phase 1 is over budget," he said. He attributed most of the overrun to the Victor Learning Center acquisition: "Learning Center came in at about $1,270,000 over budget," he told board members, saying the district elected to do a fuller upgrade of the building shell, windows, insulation and site work "because you have one shot to make this facility right."
Phase 2 schematic work is larger: the board was shown a schematic estimate near $47 million for the classroom additions, major renovations and added HVAC scope. George said the phase‑2 schematic estimate is about $3.58 million (roughly 8%) over the preliminary budget, and emphasized the team will refine costs in design‑development and seek alternates to protect the budget.
Schedule: district staff said the phase‑1 drawings were submitted May 30 to State Education Department facilities planning; a bid opening for phase 1 is planned for October 2025, and the district expects to break ground in summer 2026. Design‑development documents for phase 2 were due in late June 2025, with construction documents scheduled for December 2025.
Why it matters: the project includes roof restoration across campus, new turf and ADA access for an athletic field, classroom additions to accommodate growth, a new on‑campus CTE/autoshop space at the operations center, and upgrades to the former bus garage. The learning center facade and accessibility work were cited as priorities because the building sits at the campus entry and had insufficient insulation and worn exterior systems.
Board discussion and stakeholder input: trustees asked why the learning center drove the overrun; George replied that unknowns in the building shell and the decision to upgrade windows, boilers and parking were the primary drivers. Trustees pressed for continuing stakeholder engagement. "We are actively engaging the principals at each of the schools who are bringing together teams of people who need to be in participation in these spaces," Allison Shannon said, describing sessions with building principals and CTE stakeholders.
Next steps: the district will complete design‑development estimates, pursue bid alternates and continue the working group process to refine program details and costs. Administrators said they will keep the board updated as design development estimates arrive and as the team identifies options to reduce cost without sacrificing critical needs.
Quoted passages above are taken from the June 12 capital project presentation by Allison Shannon (SWBR) and the district facilities representative identified in the meeting as George.
