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Project team briefs school committee on Brockton High School MSBA process and wide cost ranges
Summary
Owner's rep and architects told the committee Brockton is in MSBA PDP/PSR stages, with preferred schematic due after working-group sessions and a PSR submission targeted by April 30; options range from base repairs to new construction and presenters cited a baseline repair cost range stated in the meeting as "460 to 500,000,000" and noted phasing could take years.
Project director Kevin Sullivan and architects from KBA presented a status update on the Brockton High School MSBA process at the Feb. 10 school committee meeting.
Sullivan described work to date in the MSBA Preliminary Design Program (PDP), noting the team submitted PDP materials to the MSBA and is entering the Preferred Schematic Report (PSR) stage. He said working-group meetings will occur biweekly as the team narrows design options and develops a preferred schematic for submission by April 30.
Architect Craig Olsen summarized the educational visioning and an existing-conditions assessment, saying the building dates to the late 1960s/1970s and no longer meets modern codes and educational standards. The team presented a range of options: a base-repair scenario (bringing the existing building up to code without changing educational spaces), addition/renovation variants, and several new-construction options in different site orientations.
Presenters identified a high-level baseline cost range for a comprehensive code-upgrade-only approach that they described during the meeting as "460 to 500,000,000." They said a base-repair approach would likely require phased construction over multiple summers and could take as long as nine years, and that MSBA reimbursement rules affect which elements (for example, pools) the MSBA would fund under different project types.
Committee members pressed on specific program choices—whether to pursue two separate high schools, sizing for gyms and auditoriums under MSBA guidelines (MSBA baseline funding commonly assumes a 12,000-square-foot gym), and how CTE programming and pool renovation would be handled. Presenters said MSBA rules limit reimbursement for some elements under new construction, but renovation/addition options could allow pool preservation at district expense.
The project team said cost estimates remain preliminary and will be refined as the PSR work progresses and as the district and MSBA identify eligible versus ineligible scope. The committee encouraged public participation in forthcoming working-group meetings and asked the team to make PDP materials available online for stakeholders.
