Central Falls committee approves Stage 3 submission for PreK–8 dual‑language school, with condition on dining/servery

The Central Falls School Building Committee voted to approve the Stage 3 schematic design submission for the proposed PreK–8 dual‑language school, contingent on removing the First Floor dining room and the Third Floor servery from the alternate list by the design‑development submission, the committee decided at its meeting.

The project team told the committee that the current schematic design estimate puts construction costs at about $51.6 million, with demolition and abatement priced separately at roughly $3.9 million, leaving the plan approximately $6.0 million over the district's target. Justin, the design consultant presenting the estimate, said, "when you take everything and you compile all of this, we're looking at a total construction cost of $51,600,000 for this project as currently designed." Eric, the Owner's Project Manager, outlined schedule and occupancy steps and explained the near‑term milestones:…