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Board authorizes facilities director to sign agreement with Plan 1 Architects pending state approval
Summary
Trustees authorized Director of Facilities Dan Salaroli to sign a project agreement with Plan 1 Architects for the new Rock Springs High School design, contingent on a state bid-exception approval; the board cited a roughly $1.5 million savings and a 12‑month design timeline if approved.
The Sweetwater County School District No. 1 board authorized Director of Facilities Dan Salaroli to sign a project agreement with Plan 1 Architects for design work on the new Rock Springs High School, contingent on the state of Wyoming approving a bid-exception request.
Why it matters: Salaroli told trustees the district could save about $1.5 million compared with typical market pricing because Plan 1 previously produced design work and a comparable hard-cost baseline for another recent school project. The district intends to request a state exception to use the architect of record so it can proceed more quickly; state approval begins a 12‑month design timeline the architects must meet.
Salaroli explained the state requires districts to justify exceptions by demonstrating significant savings. He said Plan 1 is familiar with the existing building, which reduces design time and the need to ‘recreate the wheel.’ Trustees also discussed what enhancements — including a swimming facility and auxiliary athletics spaces — the community might prioritize if the base design proceeds. Board members said decisions on enhancements and bonding would be part of a later public process.
The board moved and approved a resolution allowing Salaroli to sign the project agreement pending the state’s exception-of-bid approval. The board took the action by unanimous voice vote.
