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Trustees get detailed construction and finance update on Carbondale Aquatic Center; fundraising gap remains
Summary
The town’s owner’s representative presented a detailed construction update and budget reconciliation for the Carbondale Aquatic Center project. Trustees were told the pool is largely out of the ground, contingencies remain, and the town is about $866,000 short of a $2.5 million fundraising goal that staff hope to close this summer.
Town trustees received a multi-page construction and finance briefing on the Carbondale Aquatic Center project, where contractors have completed major earthwork and much of the in‑ground piping but the project budget has increased beyond early estimates.
An owner’s‑representative presentation summarized how the project reached its current budget. Staff described three phases of contracting — preconstruction services, a partial GMP (guaranteed maximum price) for heavy underground work, and a final GMP that captured pool house and other amenities. The presenter said the initial GMP and later approved change orders brought the direct construction budget above earlier estimates.
The presentation included the project’s direct…
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