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William Penn SD committee reviews Ninth Grade Academy change orders; district says budget covers wage and abatement costs
Summary
The district’s construction committee discussed prevailing-wage increases, an $88,410 reallocation for abatement, a $22,382.05 HVAC air-purification add-on and a $2.16 million contingency balance; staff said federal DOE grant reimbursement applies and motions will be forwarded to the full board.
The William Penn School District construction committee reviewed change orders for the Ninth Grade Academy project on matters staff said are already covered in the current budget and eligible for DOE grant reimbursement.
Committee member Mr. Deans told the panel the change orders respond in part to a state prevailing-wage increase that took effect after the project’s RFP award but before contract ratification. "This is the total amount of the wage increase across all the respective trades," Deans said, clarifying that the example $71,000 figure represents the…
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