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Gilbane says Columbia County elementary work completed; company reports $29.23 million final cost and returned savings
Summary
Gilbane told the Columbia County School Board the reconstruction work that included Eastside Elementary is complete; the firm reported a final project cost of $29,225,939 and said owner-direct purchasing produced roughly $372,000 (plus a recently discovered $515) in returned savings.
The Columbia County School Board on Oct. 28 heard a final project update from Gilbane, which said reconstruction work that included Eastside Elementary is complete and is being closed out pending the board’s approval of final pay requests.
Gilbane representative Todd Wittegren told the board the combined final cost for the projects is $29,225,939, near earlier estimates and under some projections that ranged from roughly $30 million to $35 million. He credited tight coordination among the contractor, the district and the architect for the on-time, under-budget delivery.
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