Bloomington council approves $82.16 million guaranteed maximum price for Community Health and Wellness Center

Bloomington City Council on Monday approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $82,157,823 with construction manager-at-risk JE Dunn for the city's Community Health and Wellness Center and authorized a city-held contingency equal to 5% of that GMP, clearing the way for construction to begin this fall.

The council voted 5–0 to accept the GMP and to allow city leaders to execute related documents; the total project budget figure presented to council after adding the 5% contingency was $86,265,714. City staff said the GMP covers the contractor’s estimated materials and labor to build the facility; items procured separately by the city — including furniture, fitness equipment and artwork — are outside the JE Dunn GMP amendment.

The vote followed a 100% design-development presentation from HGA architects and project managers, who described site layout, two gymnasiums, a community auditorium, public-health clinic space and sustainability elements such as geothermal and on-site…