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Board authorizes GMP for new elementary school; staff flag $3M cost pressure and site logistics
Summary
The board approved authorization for a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) package totaling $56,430,261 for a new elementary school. Staff said soft costs are excluded, estimated roughly $3 million in cost pressure from tariffs and subcontractor rates, and described immediate site logistics including tree removal before bat season and a campus fiber connectivity issue.
District staff presented design-development materials and asked the board to authorize guaranteed maximum price (GMP) packages that will move the new elementary school toward construction.
Superintendent Sawyers and project staff said construction manager Resili submitted an aggregate GMP cap of $56,430,261 covering GMP 1.1 (early site work and utilities) and GMP 1.2 (building construction). Staff emphasized the GMP number excludes soft costs such as owner contingencies and architecture/CM fees. They told the board they are seeing approximately $3,000,000 of upward pressure relative to the…
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