The Charles County Board of Education unanimously approved hiring Scheibel Construction as the construction manager at risk for the planned La Plata High School renovation at its Dec. 9 meeting.

Nicole Kramer, vice chairperson, said the operations team recommended a CMAR approach to help manage schedule and control costs. The operations presentation, led by Mr. Heim, outlined the rationale for selecting a construction manager at risk rather than a traditional delivery method.

The board voted to accept the recommendation to hire Scheibel Construction. The motion and the unanimous outcome were recorded in the board's recap; mover and seconder were not specified in the meeting transcript.

The district said the CMAR is intended to improve timeliness and help contain project costs during pre-construction and construction phases. No contract value or implementation timeline was provided in the transcript; those details were not specified.