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Board approves A&E awards, roof design contract and fee increases after revised GMPs and SCDOT mandates
Summary
The Berkeley County Board approved increases to architectural fees tied to revised guaranteed maximum prices and South Carolina Department of Transportation-mandated off-site roadwork, and awarded architectural and roof design contracts for several schools including Goose Creek High, Berkeley High, Hanahan Middle and Sangaree Elementary.
The Berkeley County Board of Education approved a series of capital-project decisions on Feb. 18 that included increases to architectural fees tied to updated guaranteed maximum prices and required off-site roadwork, and awarded architectural and roof-design contracts for multiple schools.
District staff, represented in the meeting by Dr. Karen Whitley, said the final guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for Hanahan Middle School is $43,010,285, exceeding the original project estimate of $30,000,000. Dr. Whitley said the firm F.W. Architects’ fee was calculated at 5.25% of the…
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