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Upper Dublin officials show schematic plans, $60 million cap for new Jarrettown elementary
Summary
Designers presented a two‑story, roughly 84,000‑square‑foot Jarrettown Elementary School concept, a November neighbor meeting and a timeline that aims for construction documents in August 2026 and bidding later that year; officials said schematic design will be finished this month and the project will stay within a $60 million budget cap.
Designers and district officials gave the Upper Dublin School District Finance Committee a schematic‑design update Oct. 15 on plans to replace Jarrettown Elementary School with a new two‑story building and committed to a $60 million budget cap.
Tim Geider of construction manager ICS said the team completed a comprehensive study last year of renovation and new‑build options and that the board in June approved initiating design for a new, approximately 84,000‑square‑foot facility. "The total budget of the project, dollars 60,000,000. We set that budget and we don't intend on moving off of that budget," Geider told the committee.
Architect Jamie Bortz of Alloy 5 presented the current concept site plan: a central community bar housing the gym, cafeteria and…
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