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State Construction Department updates dozens of K–12 projects; asbestos, demo and site costs slow schedules
Summary
State Construction Department project managers reported progress and delays across multiple K–12 replacement and renovation projects, citing asbestos discoveries, contractor availability for demolition and high site costs for transportation/bus facilities as primary drivers of schedule and budget variability.
State Construction Department staff briefed the Select Committee on School Facilities on the status of ongoing K–12 capital projects and the practical issues driving cost and schedule variability.
Director Del McComley, Shelby Carlson (school facilities administrator) and John Rex (project management supervisor) reviewed more than a dozen projects — including new school replacements, high-school auditorium work, transportation/bus facilities and demolition contracts — and identified recurring causes of delay and overrun: unidentified asbestos-containing materials, limited availability of demolition and abatement contractors, and large, site-related costs for bus-storage and pavement.
Key project updates and issues
- Tensleep K–12 replacement: funded across 2020 and 2022 sessions; building 92% complete and district occupied the new building January 2025, but additional asbestos-containing materials found during abatement pushed final demolition and site-remediation completion into the fall. Staff said they are working to secure abatement contractors to finish the work.
- Riverton High School…
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