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CPM Texas presents $11 million preliminary estimate and April 2026 target for Gonzales County annex renovation
Summary
CPM Texas told Gonzales County commissioners a preliminary $11 million budget and an April 2026 target for reopening the county annex, recommended Clean Environments for a Phase I hazardous-material survey and agreed to return with a new‑building cost comparison in January.
CPM Texas told Gonzales County commissioners on Dec. 16 that a preliminary budget for the Gonzales County Annex renovation is approximately $11 million, with a goal to open the renovated annex in April 2026.
The firm’s owner’s representative, John Duke, said the estimate—about $439 per square foot—is based on historical costs rather than market bids and will likely be refined. “There’s a 0% chance this is right, but we believe it is close,” Duke said, emphasizing contingencies built into the plan including roughly $1 million in owner contingencies and an estimated $381,000 contractor contingency to cover bid‑day anomalies.
Duke walked commissioners through major construction buckets: selective demolition (just over $500,000…
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