Kings Local approves $5.22 million GMP for Columbia Intermediate; PTO to fund courtyard shade

The Kings Local Board of Education on the district's work session approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $5,220,100 for the Columbia Intermediate School addition and accepted several bid alternates, including courtyard hardscape work and interior learning-area upgrades.

The board heard a presentation from Bill Bromback of HGC, the district's construction manager, who said bid results were “very positive” and “we actually were under budget, by $100,000 compared to what the design development phase was.” Bromback told the board the team received robust contractor interest — “on average 4 bids per package” and as many as eight for major trades such as masonry — which he said produced competitive pricing.

Superintendent Sears described the alternates the board approved and how the Columbia PTO will contribute $19,000 toward a sunshade for a new courtyard learning area. “That part of that…