Board advances RDC and Baker renovation plans, selects construction manager path and site surveyor

The Clark County Board of Education approved schematic design documents and directed staff to proceed with next procurement steps for the RDC and Baker renovation projects.

District staff reported that only one letter of interest was received in response to the request for construction management services and recommended pursuing that respondent, identified in the meeting record as Cordell Construction. The board accepted the recommendation to move forward; staff clarified that no dollar award was approved at that stage and that construction management fees will be set later per KDE percentages tied to final project cost.

Project staff reviewed multiple BG‑1 packages and outlined core components (roof replacements, MEP/HVAC upgrades, building systems), optional alternates (fire alarm replacement, H‑wing windows, media center ceiling/lighting), and athletic site improvements including a turf field expansion and a 40‑yard practice turf area. Staff presented estimated construction and total project costs in ranges based on scope choices: a roof replacement package with a construction cost cited as roughly $4.296 million and total project cost near $4.9 million for that package, larger campus scopes that had been near $16.17 million were pared back to an estimated $11–12 million depending on alternates and actual bid results. Staff cautioned that these are estimates and final costs will be established through bid results and subsequent BG‑2/BG‑3 forms.

On the athletics scope, staff said the proposed turf layout would create a 55‑yard multiuse field to accommodate soccer and football and would consume a portion of an existing parking row, with preliminary grading and retaining‑wall work included in estimates. Staff also identified the existing fire alarm system as a large‑ticket item (presented as approximately $445,000) that could be bid as an alternate.

The board approved the schematic design documents to advance to the construction‑document phase and authorized staff to proceed with BG‑2/BG‑3 development and bidding steps. Separately, the board approved a site survey contract with Thoroughbred (lowest proposal at $21,000 and a four‑week turnaround) to support final design and drainage work for the turf field. The board’s recorded votes for the schematic designs and the site survey were affirmative.

Staff said they will return to the board with BG‑2 and BG‑3 materials and with more precise cost and contract figures after bids and additional design work are complete.