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Board flags state review process after Castaldi report; construction change orders raise costs for renovation projects
Summary
Board members raised concerns about the state review process (Castaldi) that can require keeping older building shells and increase renovation costs; separately the board examined change orders tied to an auditorium and field‑house renovation where hidden conditions added expense.
Duval County School Board members on Nov. 4 pressed district staff about the state review process used to approve changes to school buildings and about recent construction change orders that drove up project costs.
The board is seeking approval to submit a Castaldi analysis of Buildings 5 and 6 at the former Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School to the Florida Department of Education. Board members and staff discussed the implications of the state review: if the state requires retention of specific portions of older buildings, marrying old and new construction can substantially increase renovation costs.
Board members described…
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