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Revere High School building project remains on budget, officials say
Summary
Senior project manager Brian Deakin told the council design development estimates reconciled with the construction manager and the project remains on schedule and on budget; site demolition will be bid in coming weeks and MSBA environmental review is pending.
Brian Deakin, senior project manager for the Revere High School rebuilding project, told the City Council on Monday that the design development package reconciled independent cost estimates and remains within the project’s target budget.
Deakin said two independent estimates — one from the construction manager Consigli and a design‑firm estimator — were reconciled and came in on budget, ‘‘slightly a fraction of a percent under the target budget,’’ allowing the project to proceed to the 60% construction document phase.
The 60% construction‑document phase will run through July, Deakin said, at which point the team will re‑estimate pricing before bidding foundations and the superstructure. He said demolition of site elements, including removal of old clubhouse foundations and utilities beneath the dog track, will be bid in the coming weeks with demolition anticipated to start no later than June.
Deakin said the total construction budget within the total project was $412,000,000 and that the total project value remains $493,000,000. He said the team holds a design and estimating contingency of about 6% of direct costs plus additional contingencies to cover potential change orders and tariff risk.
Councilors asked about ongoing operating and maintenance costs after the building is complete; Deakin said the facilities director and administration are working on those estimates and that the project team documents maintenance needs in design deliverables. On state reimbursement, Deakin said the project team met with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) and expects to submit eligible expenditures for a lump‑sum reimbursement once MSBA completes its review. He said reimbursements thereafter would occur monthly.
Council members also asked about flood mitigation design features for the new garage and basement‑level equipment. Deakin said drainage will rely on gravity where possible and will include pump systems for elevator pits and other low points, citing precedent from work done at the Garfield Garage.
Deakin said the draft environmental impact report under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) has been submitted and that MSBA comments are expected in the coming weeks. If the 60% documents verify the budget, the project will bid foundations and steel in August and begin major building construction in late summer or early fall, with final construction documents completed by year‑end.
