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District says high‑school design development package submitted to MSBA and cost estimates are on track
Summary
The district submitted its design development package to the Massachusetts School Building Authority and sent the package to two independent estimators; district staff said reconciling the estimates showed the project remains within the approved budget and scope.
A committee member provided a brief update on the high‑school building project, announcing the district has "officially submitted the design development package to MSBA," describing the submission as a major milestone and saying the district had sent the package to two independent estimators (one hired by the designer and one by the construction manager) to develop cost estimates.
The speaker reported the estimators and the project team will reconcile estimates and said the current reconciliation places the project "within budget" and preserves the proposed scope. The committee member described this outcome as a "huge relief" given the potential need for value engineering if estimates had come back higher than the approved budget.
Why it matters: the MSBA review and independent estimates are required milestones for district building approvals and for confirming that the scope and budget remain aligned before advancing to later construction documents.
Next steps: the estimator reconciliation will continue; staff will report further outcomes to the committee as the MSBA review proceeds.
