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Board approves Mercer supplemental report to add secured vestibule at Jackson Hole High School
Summary
Trustees approved a Mercer "most cost-effective remedy" supplemental report recommending a two-door secured vestibule at Jackson Hole High School; MGT estimated a roughly 600 sq ft vestibule at $612,000 and the district will forward the Mercer to the School Facilities Commission for approval.
The Teton County School District #1 board on July 16 approved a Mercer supplemental study recommending construction of a secured vestibule at Jackson Hole High School to meet state adequacy standards for access control.
Rob Tanner, vice president of the Education Solutions Group at MGT, presented the study and said the high school currently "does not have a secured vestibule and therefore is deficient as far as the adequacy standard for access control is concerned." He outlined two remedies: a lower-cost staff-security station (a temporary measure) or building a two-door secured vestibule with a waiting area and a small conference room. Tanner said the estimate for the recommended vestibule was about 600 square feet at roughly $850 per square foot, for a construction estimate near $612,000.
Director Gilbert McComley, who identified himself as director for the state construction department, told the board that if it approves the Mercer, the department would take the report to the School Facilities Commission at its meeting on July 24. "Funding is currently available upon the commissions approval, and then the district could start the design and processes immediately," McComley said.
Trustees asked about size, consistency with prior plans and whether additional costs beyond the estimate could be absorbed; staff responded that the estimate is preliminary and that there is approximately $21.8 million in the overall project funding pot that could cover increases but would reduce funds available for other projects.
The board approved the Mercer supplemental report by voice vote and directed staff to move the project forward with the state process. The approval allows the district to seek the School Facilities Commissions adoption and then commence design and procurement steps if the commission concurs.
Next steps: The Mercer will be submitted to the School Facilities Commission on July 24 and, if accepted, the district will prepare project agreements and a design contract to begin work.
