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Board hears recommendation to award $143.6M construction contract for North Springs High replacement
Summary
Staff recommended Carol Daniel Construction for phase‑2 of the North Springs High School replacement; the construction approval request is $143,637,486 and staff said the total project budget will be about $177 million including FF&E, IT and contingency.
Fulton County Schools staff recommended awarding RFP #406‑25 to Carol Daniel Construction for the phase‑2 construction of the North Springs High School replacement project and requested board approval for $143,637,486 on April 17.
Noah Malouf summarized the scope: construction of a new high‑school building, associated parking and drives, running track, football and softball fields, tennis courts, site hardscape, storm systems and utilities, and demolition of the existing building once the new facility is operational. The recommended base offer from the contractor was listed at $136,073,646 with alternates (about $723,960) and a contingency held outside the contract of $6,839,880.30; Malouf said the combined construction approval amount requested is $143,637,486.
Board members asked whether that number included FF&E and IT; Malouf and Dr. Looney clarified it does not. Malouf said when architecture/engineering, soft costs, FF&E and IT are added the total project budget will be approximately $177,000,000. He said the district already approved about $15,000,000 in an earlier phase and expects another ~$20,000,000 for FF&E and IT, producing the estimated total. Malouf said target dates include opening the new building for students in August 2027 and project completion in December 2028.
Board members also asked how the district will use the additional FTE capacity (the new design capacity is 1,500 FTE while the current enrollment is just under 1,200). Dr. Looney said the school has begun a soft launch of career‑technical programming (a version of Promise Career Institute coursework) that staff expect to help attract students across the county to the campus. Malouf said the board will receive running totals for the project in monthly reports as the work proceeds.
Ending: The item was discussed and staff will bring the formal contract award and final budget figures to the board for approval as part of the contracting and consent process.
