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Lenoir County board approves E.B. Frank Middle School construction GMP, subject to final review
Summary
The Lenoir County Board of Education voted to approve a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the new E.B. Frank Middle School, allowing contractors to begin site work immediately; approval was conditioned on final legal/technical review and the district was told the project is under budget with robust contingencies.
The Lenoir County Board of Education approved moving forward with construction at E.B. Frank Middle School on June 2, voting to accept a construction manager’s guaranteed maximum price (GMP) and allow site work to begin subject to final review by the district’s outside reviewer. Board members amended the agenda and then approved the GMP recommendation so contracts can be issued and “start moving dirt” as soon as necessary paperwork is complete.
District and construction officials told the board the project is under budget and included higher-than-typical owner allowances and contingencies. Mike Konishka, vice president of Metcon, the construction manager, told the board: “We are under budget and you are gonna have a tremendous facility.” He said the…
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