Box Elder board approves architects, CMGCs for school additions and hears plan to seek up to $145M

The Box Elder School District Board of Education on Nov. 12 approved recommended architecture and construction teams for several upcoming school projects and received an informational briefing on a proposed municipal-building-authority borrowing plan to fund the work.

What the board approved

- Design West: The board voted to approve Design West for architectural services on the Discovery Elementary addition and granted district delegates authority to negotiate fees.

- Hughes Construction: The board approved Hughes Construction as construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) for the Discovery Elementary project and granted negotiation authority for fees.

- DWA (Davis/West/Architects): The board approved DWA as CMGC for the new Tremonton elementary project and granted the administration authority to negotiate fees.

Motions were made and approved by voice vote; the transcript records the motions and the chair's call for "aye" but does not include a recorded roll-call tally for those votes.

Project scope, costs and timing

Facilities director Corey Thompson (presentation beginning at SEG 597) walked the board through the Discovery Elementary addition plus two larger projects already in planning: additions and new Health &…