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Sheboygan Area School District board selects Quasha CD Smith Group as construction manager for referendum projects
Summary
The Sheboygan Area School District Board approved Quasha CD Smith Group as construction manager for the district’s referendum-funded building work; board members cited capacity, experience on large occupied-site projects, and high insurance levels as reasons for the selection. Construction is targeted to begin in spring 2026.
The Sheboygan Area School District Board approved the Quasha CD Smith Group as construction manager for projects funded by the district’s referendum. The approval was made by motion and passed by voice vote; the motion specified the terms discussed in closed session.
District staff told the board they began soliciting construction-manager qualifications in November 2023, received submissions from five firms, shortlisted two local companies (including a firm identified as Joseph Schmidt) and interviewed teams. The district recommended the Quasha CD Smith partnership based on the larger organization’s capacity, proposed on-site project management staff, and prior experience managing complex, occupied-site work.
Staff noted the Quasha–CD Smith team’s fee and general conditions proposal is under the referendum budget. District presenters also cited the partnership’s recent role on a large Milwaukee project (described on the record as the Baird Center at about $450 million) as evidence of its experience with large, complex jobs. Board members emphasized a goal of maximizing local subcontractor participation; staff said there remain roughly $120,000,000 in subcontractor bids to be solicited and awarded.
Board members asked about timing and were told the district expects to finish design and bidding through the remainder of the calendar year, go out to subcontractor bids, and begin visible work on sites in spring 2026. Staff said students would remain in their current schools for the 2025–26 year. One board member explicitly noted the firm’s insurance levels as a factor that increased confidence in the recommendation.
A motion to approve Quasha CD Smith Group as construction manager upon the terms discussed in closed session was moved and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote and recorded the motion as carried. The mover and seconder were not identified on the public record.
The selection authorizes the district to proceed with the construction-management contract process under the terms discussed in closed session; the on-the-ground sequencing, subcontract awards, and any site-specific phasing remain subject to later bids and staff recommendations.
