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Facilities Committee flags high finishing costs for Douglas Avenue, readies Young Explorer Center shelving move and trailer repairs
Summary
At a Nov. 15 Facilities Committee meeting with no quorum, staff said schematic-design cost estimates for the Douglas Avenue renovation include an unexpectedly high ~$400,000 finishing line; Patterson Pope will remove compact shelving Dec. 8 using endowment interest revenue; SPEBCO found significant chassis damage to the mobile science trailer and proposed scoped repairs.
Speaker 1, a board member, opened the Facilities Committee meeting on Nov. 15 and said the committee lacked a quorum so formal approvals were deferred; the group proceeded with informational updates on several facilities projects.
The committee’s most detailed discussion focused on the Douglas Avenue renovation. Speaker 2, a facilities staff member, said schematic-design documents were posted and the architecture/engineering firm’s first cost estimate arrived the day before. Staff flagged a finishing line item of about $400,000 as unexpectedly high and said they will meet the architect for a room-by-room review to identify where finishing costs can be pared back. “This number is a little hot for us,” Speaker 2 said. Committee members noted the entire project was discussed in the transcript as roughly “$7.25” to “$7.43” million; staff characterized those totals as approximate and said they would reconcile the budget during the next design review.
Speaker 3, another committee member, described ongoing mechanical work:…
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