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Ogden board advances elementary-school design, moves project toward July bidding with $3.1M estimate
Summary
The Ogden Community School District board approved design development for an elementary-school renovation, setting a July pre-bid schedule and an estimated project total of about $3.1 million (not including an HVAC alternate). The board agreed to advance on a 90% approval track pending final construction documents and a public hearing.
The Ogden Community School District board voted to advance the elementary-school renovation from design development into the construction-document phase and set key bid milestones for July.
Architects told the board the core design changes keep the main- and lower-level program largely as discussed previously but add flexibility: two “flex” classrooms instead of a single instructional-coach office, small collaboration “think-tank” rooms, an expanded media center with a presentation stair, a multi-use learning lab with operable windows into the media center, and improved storage and acoustics in arts and music spaces. "So you can see our total here, not including the alternate, is about $3,104,000," the architect said, presenting the updated estimate and the recommended schedule for pre-bid and bidding in July.
Why it matters: moving to construction documents now keeps the project on a schedule so substantial work can occur before students return next year. The board chose to accept a 90% approval pathway at the June meeting — avoiding an extra June meeting to require a 100% package — with the intent to set the required public hearing before final contract approval.
Key details: the team said pre-bid work and contractor site visits will take place in July (pre-bid July 1; contractor visits July 21) and contracts were targeted for July 27. The architect noted design contingency has been reduced from 25% to 15% as project details firmed up; an HVAC alternate to replace a second unit was estimated at roughly $95,000 and would be added only if bids allow.
Board members asked about contract structure and market conditions; the architect said a single-prime general-contractor procurement is planned and observed that the roughly $1–5 million size attracts multiple bidders in comparable local markets. The board also discussed phasing to put the noisiest demolition and concrete work prior to student occupancy.
What’s next: administrators said the project will return for construction-document approval at a future meeting and the board will set a public hearing at the June meeting before final contract award. The board’s motion to proceed with the design-development approval moved the project into the next procurement phase.
