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Amherst Central School District hears Phase 2 capital project update; board reviews costs, schedule and remaining referendum balance
Summary
Turner Construction updated the Amherst Central School District Board on Phase 2 construction progress at Windermere, Smallwood, middle and high schools and the new turf complex, reviewed a $37 million construction bid total, contingency and allowances, and noted a roughly $7.5 million remaining referendum balance for Phase 3.
Turner Construction presented a Phase 2 capital project update to the Amherst Central School District Board of Education, outlining summer completions, work under way, upcoming 2026 scopes and the project’s budgetary status.
Madeline Murphy, project manager for Turner Construction, told the board the preconstruction process took about two years and construction ramped up in May. She said Phase 2 construction bids totaled about $37,000,000; allowances included roughly $400,000 and contingency was set at about 7.5% (about $2.7 million). Murphy described executed change orders and pending contingency items shown at approximately $1,700,000 and said the unallocated balance was “a little over $1,000,000” with remaining allowances around $300,000.
Murphy walked trustees through site-specific work. At Windermere she said crews completed slab-on-grade work for a UPK addition, upgraded PA and clock systems, renovated outdoor…
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