Sports authority approves roughly $37 million guaranteed maximum price, caps fire‑marshal changes at $350,000

The Crossville Sports Authority on Monday approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the main recreation building plus an auxiliary gym alternate, a move authority members said keeps the project under prior budget estimates. The motion approved the combined figure reported by the contractor and design team at roughly $37,000,000 and set a not‑to‑exceed allowance for fire‑marshal modifications at $350,000.

The vote followed a presentation from Chad, representing American Constructors, who reviewed the competitive bid results and recommended subcontractors. “We had roughly a 178 bidders that bid on the different trades,” Chad said, calling participation “remarkable” for Crossville. He said competition and a reduced design contingency lowered the main building estimate from about $38,000,000 at the 50% construction document stage to the…