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Board approves Osceola Middle School canopy by using project contingency and liquidated-damage funds

5693927 · August 27, 2025
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After questions about cost and contract language, the board approved a change order to restore a bus canopy at Osceola Middle School using project contingency plus assessed liquidated damages; one member recused.

The Marion County School Board on Aug. 26 approved a change order to add a bus canopy to the new gymnasium project at Osceola Middle School, using funds from the project contingency and assessed liquidated damages.

Interim Superintendent Dr. Danielle Brewer and project manager Ms. Usher told the board the canopy was part of the original concept for the gym but had been removed during value engineering for cost reasons. The gym project’s original guaranteed maximum price (GMP) was stated as $9,800,000.0. Because the pre-engineered building arrived late, district staff assessed…

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