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Bennington Public Schools awards nearly $11.5 million in early contracts for second high school
Summary
The school board approved early bid packages for the district’s second high school, awarding multiple contracts that total just under $11.5 million — about $900,000 over the preconstruction estimate — and heard that the district expects a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) in early October.
Bennington Public Schools board members voted to award eight early bid packages for the district’s second high school, awarding work to foundations, steel, concrete/floor systems, elevators, site utilities and geothermal contractors.
A project representative from Hausman (presenting the bids) told the board the packages cover early work — foundations, structural components and site utilities — intended to keep the project moving through winter. The district received bids for eight packages and recommended awards that together total just under $11,500,000, about $900,000 over the preconstruction estimate of $10,588,896.
Why it matters
The early packages move critical site and structural work forward for the second high…
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