Contractor reports Kings High School project $3.5 million under budget; turnover targeted for Dec. 2027
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HTC, the general contractor for the new Kings High School, told the board the project is on schedule with structural steel planned for January and a December 2027 turnover; the contractor said the current contracts total about $104 million and the project is approximately $3.5 million under budget.
HTC general contractor representatives updated the Kings Local Board of Education on the new high school construction project and introduced the final GMP (guaranteed maximum price) package the board will consider.
Bill Braback of HTC told the board the project reached a major milestone when crews poured the concrete core that will top out the building. "We started masonry at the arena side of the building...the first masonry foundation walls have started as of today," Braback said. He said exterior foundation work on the academic wing is roughly 50% complete and structural steel is scheduled to begin in January.
Braback presented the GMP details and cost update: "To date, all contracts, pending the approval of this one tonight will be right around a $104,000,000," he said, and added the project was "under budget by 3 and a half million dollars." He suggested that the savings could be used for other program needs within the project. The team projected a turnover for the building in December 2027.
Board members asked technical questions about the GMP revision process, including a line-item described as "partial foundation for areas A, C, and D." HTC and the district's project staff explained that GMP documents go through revisions to track clarifications, assumptions, and how contract drawings were interpreted; revisions are part of the process to align ownership, MCS and design teams before finalizing the GMP.
On the schedule and weather risk, HTC said the "critical path" — the longest-duration work — continues until building enclosure; the contractor expects the critical path to move inside the building about a year from now, at which point weather will be less of a schedule factor, though unexpected weather could still affect progress. The contractor said schedule contingencies and weather days are built into the plan.
District administrators publicly thanked the HTC team and emphasized fiscal oversight. "You guys have worked so hard to get subcontractors in, get estimates done...we're very budget conscious," one administrator said, praising the partnership. The board discussed approving the GMP later in the meeting as part of routine business.
What happens next: the GMP package (GMP 7) was presented and discussed; the board had agenda items later in the meeting to consider business items that included the GMP. Any formal approval or further actions will be reflected in the board's official minutes and contract documents.