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Contractor: electrical scope and PV tie‑ins drove Phase 3 GMP increase, board told
Summary
At a Jan. 13 Milpitas Unified study session, Black Construction briefed trustees on the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for Bond Phase 3, saying electrical scope growth—driven by PV (solar) combiner‑box work, trenching and conduit rerouting—pushed several line items higher than earlier estimates.
Black Construction representatives told the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education at a Jan. 13 study session that the primary drivers of higher costs in the Phase 3 Guaranteed Maximum Price are electrical work and added solar system tie‑ins.
Brad Fannon and Nick Wilcotts, who introduced renderings of the Early Childhood Education Center and the Workforce Development Center, said the difference between their estimate and the GMP stemmed largely from scope added between the 50% construction documents and the 100% bid set. "Our electrical estimate was 3 millionish and it ended up being five somewhere around 5 million when it was bid with five…
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