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Tolleson Union board approves construction-manager-at-risk for High School No. 8, 5-0
Summary
The Tolleson Union High School District governing board voted unanimously to award a construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) contract for High School No. 8 after hearing staff warnings that delaying the award could raise costs and worsen student overcrowding.
The Tolleson Union High School District Governing Board voted 5-0 to award the construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) contract (CMAR No. 251927 / referred in motion as CMAR 02/1927) for High School No. 8, approving the committee’s recommendation and allowing the recommended contractor to join the preconstruction design process immediately.
Board members and district staff said timing is critical: district staff told the board that delaying the award by restarting procurement would likely push the contractor’s start into July, threaten the district’s target building turnover date and could materially increase construction costs.
Ken Hicks, the district’s chief financial officer, presented the committee’s recommendation and traced the timeline stakeholders have been following. He said approval would allow the contractor to begin preconstruction work by May 7, 2025. Hicks said the district’s architects estimate that restarting the process and delaying construction could increase…
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