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Pasco PFD approves $40.4 million guaranteed maximum price for aquatic center; work to begin
Summary
The Pasco Public Facilities District voted to approve Amendment No. 4 to its design‑build contract, locking in a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of about $40.4 million including sales tax and authorizing the design‑builder to proceed with ordering materials and mobilization toward a Memorial Day 2026 opening target.
The Pasco Public Facilities District Board on Tuesday approved Amendment No. 4 to its progressive design‑build contract — the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the new aquatic center — a package the board’s staff and consultants said totals about $40.4 million including sales tax.
The resolution directs the PFD executive director to negotiate and sign the amendment to the contract with Boughton Construction Company and NAC Architecture. The board voted in favor of the resolution by voice vote after receiving a presentation on final design renderings, budget breakdown and schedule.
Design lead Brooke Hanley of NAC walked board members through final renderings of the facility, describing circulation, lobby and party‑room layouts, accessible locker rooms and the natatorium with a 0‑entry pool, lazy river, lap lanes and a slide tower. “We’re excited to be here and show you, our final renderings of the project as close to what it might look like in real life as we can,” Hanley said during the presentation.
Construction manager Jordan (construction representative) summarized the competitive bid process behind the GMP, saying the design‑builder sent 31 bid packages to the market and received more than 85 proposals, “on average, about 3 competitive bids for each of those bid packages,” which the team used to compile a detailed estimate. “Based on all of this, we came in right at budget,” Jordan said.
Heath (owner’s representative) reviewed the GMP arithmetic and contingency. He told the board the project GMP being presented is “at 40,400,000.0. That is all in with taxes.” He also explained that the contract documents are presented without sales tax, so the contract base number is roughly $37 million before tax.
The GMP includes three “betterments” the design and construction committee recommended be made ready now (so future amenities can be added without major rework) and Public Utility District (PUD) work the project must complete. Betterments listed in the presentation include make‑ready infrastructure for an outdoor slide tower, translucent bands on a slide and conduit for a monument sign reader board. Heath said those items and PUD-related costs together account for part of the difference between the project target budget and the GMP.
Board and project staff discussed schedule and procurement risk in the current volatile materials market. Jordan explained that, if the GMP is approved, notices of intent to award will go out so subcontractors can begin shop drawings and procurement; “the onus really is on them to start procuring materials to meet our schedule,” he said. The team also described contract language that creates an allowance to address tariff‑related cost escalation and clarified the process for owner approval of any material substitutions.
Project documents presented to the board show a contingency tracker and forecast the PFD will retain roughly 6.7% of original construction budget in contingency after the recommended betterments and required PUD costs are added. Ballard King’s updated operating study, based on the final design, raised the projected cost recovery to about 83% versus earlier estimates, according to staff.
Heath said the contract schedule included in the amendment establishes a path to open the facility on Memorial Day 2026 and that the team is pursuing permits and early procurement to protect pricing and schedule. Permit comments were returned by the city and the design team responded; project staff said they expect the building permit soon.
After discussion the board adopted Resolution 2025‑02 approving the GMP amendment and authorizing the executive director to sign the amendment to the progressive design‑build contract with Boughton Construction Company and NAC Architecture. The motion passed on a voice vote.
What board members will see next are procurement notices, early orders for long‑lead materials, and continued monitoring of contingency and substitutions as the project moves from design into full construction.
