Provo district outlines Tempe View rebuild timeline and recommends GMP for next phase

Provo City School District officials on Jan. 13 gave the school board a detailed update on the Tempe View campus rebuild and presented a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the next construction phase that the board will vote on during the business meeting.

Superintendent Wendy Dow turned the phased presentation over to project staff, who described near‑term finishes in the cafeteria and kitchen — commissioned freezers and coolers, completed tile and painted framing — and said major mechanical pieces, including an air‑handler unit, are installed. "The unit itself, they've just got to hook the duct up to it and then that will service the entire cafeteria area," a project presenter said during the meeting.

Staff outlined the district's multi‑phase schedule: Phase 1 includes the new auditorium and CTE spaces with the district aiming to relocate audio equipment in December 2027, bring CTE spaces online in June 2028, and achieve full Phase‑1 occupancy by July 2028. Phase 2 will reconfigure bus and parent drop‑off routes on the north end of campus, and Phase 3 will include demolition of the old CTE and site work through December 2029.

Business Administrator Devin Daley said the recommended GMP figure is included in the board packet for the business meeting and will be on that evening's consent or action agenda. The packet figure was read aloud in the study session (staff read the line as "$68.05 88" when announcing the GMP); Daley said staff had also identified value‑engineering opportunities and was working with subcontractors to hold costs. He told the board the district's current owner contingency stands at $1.3 million and that he would feel more comfortable as that contingency approaches $2 million as work proceeds.

Daley described line items still being value‑engineered — for example, a water‑meter line item of about $46,000 that staff expect the city to require — and said the total remaining build cost, including architect fees, is being managed using a mix of bond proceeds, capital fund balance and potential future bonds. Project leaders emphasized that most disruptive work is scheduled for summer windows and that the district has coordinated with the city on signal timing and alternate venue options for events during the period when the auditorium is unavailable.

Board members pressed staff on construction integrity and the value‑engineering process. Project representatives said subcontractor review eliminated redundant helical‑pier work under auditorium slabs and found other savings (foam under auditorium slabs, vendor substitutions) without compromising structural integrity. "We didn't change the square footage either," a project engineer said, adding that current per‑square‑foot costs compare favorably with recent regional builds.

The board was notified that the contract/price will be voted in the business meeting that followed the study session. If approved, staff said the district will begin ordering long‑lead items and move forward with the next phase of construction.

The board did not take the final GMP vote during the study session; approval or rejection will be reflected in the business‑meeting minutes and vote record.