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District seeks special‑facilities funding gap for LaBelle High School as GMP nears
Summary
Superintendent told the board the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for LaBelle High School is expected in the coming weeks and asked the board to adopt a single legislative priority seeking the funding difference (district estimate about $32 million) to complete the project.
Superintendent (unnamed) updated the board on LaBelle High School construction: plans are complete, bid packages will be opened within roughly three weeks, and once the district receives a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) it will return to the board for approval and permit subcontractor contracting and construction to begin. The superintendent said the district expects the additional funding need to be in the roughly $32 million range.
The superintendent asked the board to endorse a single legislative priority: seek the difference between what special facilities funding the district has been granted and the final GMP for LaBelle High School. He said the district’s lobbyists are already working with Department of Education staff and legislative offices, and the board voted to support making the construction gap the district’s single ask.
Board members discussed possible delegation trips to Tallahassee during committee week and asked about involving senior senators and local delegation members. The superintendent said staff will finalize the GMP calculations and return with a single numeric ask at the next meeting.
Administrators projected construction could begin in October, with a tentative groundbreaking ceremony around October 20 if schedules permit. The board approved the superintendent’s request to make the funding gap the district’s legislative priority and directed staff and lobbyists to pursue the ask.
