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CHA Solutions updates North Penn SD on high‑school renovation; phase‑1 estimate approaches $28 million
Summary
CHA Solutions presented a detailed update on the district high‑school renovation: design development underway, hazardous‑materials and geotechnical work complete, phase‑1 estimated near $28 million, NPDS permit required for site work, and the schedule targets completing major work by 2030.
CHA Solutions lead designer Kyle Lynch told the North Penn School District Facilities & Operations Committee that design work on the district high‑school renovation is progressing and remains on the schedule discussed last month.
"The phase 1 design development documents were issued by the design team on 09/26," Lynch said, and staff returned a constructability review with several hundred comments. Lynch said geotechnical borings and utility surveys for the addition and transportation building locations have been completed and that hazardous‑materials testing continues; he confirmed the mastic under the gym floor is not hot.
Lynch said the district is coordinating with PECO for power and gas and with the North Penn Water Authority, which in concept agreed to convey certain on‑site water lines to the district to speed work on water‑line adjustments and allow purchase of new water meters and pits. "They are willing to work directly with the school district on the purchase of new water meters and pits," Lynch said.
Staff are finalizing phase‑1 bid alternates, and Lynch said an anticipated out‑to‑bid date for phase 1 is in May, with the overall schedule unchanged from last month and completion toward 2030. He told the committee the phase‑1 cost estimate is coming together and "is a number that approaches $28,000,000 right now." The design team is also preparing phase‑2 documents and a larger abatement bid that will accompany phase‑2 renovation work.
Lynch described efforts to reduce procurement risk for long‑lead electrical gear by identifying owner‑procured equipment and life‑safety panels early. "We're trying to do owner‑procured packages for all the long lead electrical items," he said, to avoid schedule uncertainty if equipment deliveries are delayed.
The update noted outstanding regulatory steps: preliminary zoning review is underway, and the district awaits written confirmation from the conservation district permitting removal of fuel‑oil tanks and relocation of a propane fueling station. Lynch said the project team is evaluating state contract pricing versus public bid options for the transportation building and expects solicitor guidance within about a week.
No board action was taken at the meeting because the committee lacked a quorum; staff said the package of recommended procurements and contract awards will be brought to the next action meeting for formal consideration.
Next steps: finalize pricing and scope items for the phase‑1 estimate, receive the design team's responses to constructability comments, complete permitting steps (including NPDS) and move phase‑1 documents toward the advertised bid period.
