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Janesville School District outlines phased plan to implement $151.9 million referendum work
Summary
District staff and contractors presented a three‑phase design and construction schedule for $151.9 million in referendum projects, describing how work will be grouped into bid packages, the design timeline and district engagement plans.
Janesville School District officials and their contractors presented the board with a staged plan to design and build work financed through the district’s recent capital referendum, saying the projects will be delivered in three phases and grouped into three bid packages.
At the Jan. 14 board meeting, Tory Schultz of Upside Yoon and Mike Johnson of JP Collin described a schedule that begins with design documentation for an initial group of six buildings in 2025, bidding in January 2026 and construction for that first group extending roughly through the summer of 2027. "We're here to give you an update on where we're at with the overall referendum process," Schultz told the board.
The presentation emphasized an iterative design process—schematic design (SD), design development (DD) and construction documents (CD)—with the district, architects and contractor working through details at each stage. Schultz and Johnson said the core team…
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