Wallingford‑Swarthmore reviews $80 million high‑school renovation concept, board to consider design contract

Superintendent Russell Johnston opened the facilities committee meeting and introduced KCBA architects and CHA to present a concept design and budget for the proposed high‑school renovation. The design team framed the work around a "warm, safe and dry" priority and a base‑bid that focuses on MEP, roof and safety upgrades while proposing academic additions and program‑area renovations.

The concept budget presented by CHA lists construction costs at about $80,000,000 and an overall project total near $99,000,000, with roughly $34–35 million allocated to MEP and basic envelope upgrades and another $9–10 million for large program areas (gym, auditorium, natatorium). "Construction costs are totaling $80,000,000," CHA representative Henry Mariano told the committee, and he described the figures as an early, order‑of‑magnitude…