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District Updates Fieldhouse, Athletic Safety and HVAC Plans; Board Warned Costs Are Preliminary
Summary
Staff updated trustees on the Walkoff Fieldhouse permitting and procurement, Carver's Bay athletic safety fixes and multiple HVAC and building projects; officials cautioned cost estimates are preliminary and OSF and county reviews remain pending.
District facilities staff told the Georgetown County School District Board on April 21 that the Walkoff Fieldhouse project is progressing through state fire marshal and county stormwater reviews and that the district is soliciting construction managers at risk to help advance the project once documents are finalized.
Officials said civil engineering and hydraulic analyses have been submitted and that a meeting with the Office of School Facilities (OSF) engineer was scheduled to review code compliance. Staff warned there is no final cost projection until procurement and final construction documents are complete and flagged ‘‘day‑to‑day’’ market variability as a risk.
Trustees pressed the timeline and whether local firms would be used; staff said architects and engineers on the project are local and that CMAR solicitation will allow several firms to compete. The district acknowledged a $23 million borrowing in the capital budget and that some general fund money was tentatively allocated but said final spending limits will depend on procurement results.
On athletics, the board discussed a windscreen/sunscreen installed at Carver's Bay as an interim fix for balls leaving the field and sun glare; staff said the device operates as intended but acknowledged limitations at certain times of day and stressed the long‑term fix may require reorientation of the field. The board also received a storage‑building update: footers have been poured and a pre‑engineered metal building is expected after the concrete cure period and manufacture timelines.
Additional capital items reported included door and hardware upgrades at Georgetown High (supported by a $500,000 state grant with a district match), summer fencing and parking‑lot work, HVAC needs at several schools and progress on Pleasant Hill’s agricultural equipment approvals which required vendor‑specific engineered drawings for OSF review.
No final contracts were awarded at the meeting; staff said the next steps will be final design submissions, CMAR selection and then firm cost proposals.
