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Committee approves integrated delivery for St. James Elementary replacement; public meeting May 27 announced
Summary
The Facilities Committee approved using an integrated project delivery model for St. James Elementary’s phased replacement, citing the method’s ability to reduce change orders and manage costs; staff scheduled a public meeting May 27 in the school media center.
The Horry County Schools Facilities Committee voted to approve the use of the integrated project delivery (IPD) model for the phased replacement of St. James Elementary and scheduled a public meeting for May 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the school media center.
Staff said the IPD model combines design and construction early in a project to reduce or eliminate potential change orders, allow for value-engineering during design, and provide ongoing budget tracking. Facilities staff described IPD as particularly useful for large renovation or replacement projects where unknown conditions in older buildings can create cost uncertainty.
Facilities staff listed examples of projects previously delivered under this model, including Soar Academy, Winmore Park, Conway High renovations and the recently discussed Pine Island and 10 Oaks elementary projects. Staff also presented conceptual phased drawings for St. James that reuse the Pine Island/10 Oaks floor plan with site-specific adaptations. Soil borings have been ordered and staff said they will wait for testing to complete before beginning major excavation work.
When board member Howard Barnard asked why the district did not use the school bus facility as the replacement school site, staff said the bus facility will continue to be used for St. James bussing but that the district has repurposed a small area formerly used for propane tanks into a bus drop-off area in the conceptual plan. Staff said using the same floor plan as Pine Island and 10 Oaks is cost-effective but that additional site work is required because another school on the campus must be demolished.
The committee approved the facilities staff recommendation to use IPD and forward the recommendation to the full board for consideration. Staff announced a public meeting on May 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the St. James media center to discuss the model, receive public feedback and present conceptual drawings.
The decision was recorded as a motion and second at the meeting; the committee voted in favor and the motion passed. Staff said further design work, testing and public engagement would follow the committee’s approval.
