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Cheshire school building committee approves GMPs for North End (Barnum) and Norton; defers tariff language
Summary
The Town of Cheshire school building committee approved guaranteed maximum prices for the two new elementary-school projects — $68,630,850 for North End (to be called Barnum Elementary School) and $63,304,112 for Norton — while excluding a proposed tariff-protection clause for later legal review.
The Town of Cheshire school building committee on Feb. 21 approved guaranteed maximum prices (GMPs) for two school construction projects while pausing action on proposed language to address post-bid tariff assessments.
The committee approved a GMP of $68,630,850 for the New North End Elementary School (to be named Barnum Elementary School) and a GMP of $63,304,112 for Norton Elementary School. Both approvals exclude proposed paragraph 37 in each GMP — a provision addressing post-bid tariff impacts — which the committee deferred for further review after the town attorney flagged concerns about the wording.
The committee chair moved and members seconded both motions; both votes were recorded as unanimous. Committee members said the dollar totals reflect trade-contractor awards, accepted alternates and listed allowances and that the MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) on-site coordination staffing was included in the GMPs.
Why it matters: the GMPs set the contract ceilings that…
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