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Issaquah board approves guaranteed maximum price, intent to construct new high school

Issaquah School District Board of Directors · March 12, 2026
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Summary

The Issaquah School District board adopted two resolutions March 11 approving a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the new high school construction contract and an intent‑to‑construct resolution required for state school construction assistance. The motions passed by voice vote.

The Issaquah School District board on March 11 approved a guaranteed maximum price and an intent‑to‑construct resolution for the district’s new high school, moving the project out of preconstruction and into active procurement.

Tom Mullins, the district’s director of capital projects, told the board the design‑build team (Skanska with Bassetti) proposed a construction GMP of $99,002,973; with Washington state sales tax that total is $108,807,012. Mullins said soft costs are about $44 million and contingency roughly $14.8 million, placing the total project budget at roughly $168…

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