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Easton board hears Phase 1 bid results for new high school; low bids under budget, teams recommend risk-mitigation alternates
Summary
Bids for Phase 1 of Easton Area SD's new high school came in below the project budget, the district's design and construction team told the board. Teams recommended accepting selected alternates—including engineered fill and a small schedule-flex charge—to reduce site risk and keep the overall program on track for a 2031 completion.
The Easton Area School District on Tuesday received competitive bids for Phase 1 of its long-planned high school project and the district's design team recommended accepting several alternates intended to reduce construction risk and protect the project schedule.
Design consultant Mike DePauwin and the district's construction advisers told the board that general-construction bids clustered between roughly $12 million and $14 million, with the apparent low bidder at $11,499,000. Electrical work drew two qualified bids; the low electrical bid was $2,975,000.
Those bids left room, the team said, to include a set of optional alternates without exceeding the Phase 1 budget. The board packet and the presentation identified several recommended additions…
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