Building committee approves PCOs including $1.2 million Tollgate demolition change; members warned of further costs

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The school building committee approved multiple change orders and payments for the Pilgrim and Tollgate projects, including a $1.2 million contract change for Tollgate demolition and abatement; presenters told the committee contingency remains but flagged tariffs, technology upgrades and contaminated‑soil investigations as near‑term risks.

The building committee voted to approve a series of project change orders and payments Tuesday, including a recommended award for Tollgate demolition and abatement that will require about a $1.2 million change to the construction contract.

Chair (S1) opened the meeting and moved the agenda items through routine votes before presenters reviewed multiple PCOs for Pilgrim High School and Tollgate High School. Project presenter (S5) said Pilgrim work captured by post‑bid design bulletins is mostly minor — landscaping, electrical clarifications and added piping — and that the final agreed Pilgrim PCO came to $95,247 after a detailed review. The committee approved that PCO and several smaller Pilgrim items by voice vote.

The most significant vote involved Tollgate demolition and abatement. S5 told the committee the low bidder for the demolition work was American Environmental with a recommended bid of "$4,100,000," and that additional abatement scope and second‑shift work pushed the recommended change order to roughly a $1,200,000 increase to the contract. "If we were…

Building committee approves PCOs including $1.2 million Tollgate demolition change; members warned of further costs

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