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CESA 10 assessment finds $27.5 million in elementary deferred maintenance; roofing and HVAC top priorities
Summary
CESA 10 told the committee that a facilities assessment of 13 elementary schools identified about $27.5 million of deferred maintenance in the 1–10 year horizon, with roughly 60% of that total tied to roofing and major HVAC work; the report is intended to inform referendum and planning discussions.
Representatives from CESA 10 presented a facilities assessment to the Education Operations Committee on Dec. 16 that inventories condition issues and estimates construction costs for 13 elementary schools.
Tony Manard (facility adviser), Nate Carell (project manager) and John Berget (facilities lead) said the assessment organizes work into one-to-two, three-to-five and five-to-ten year plans and provides construction cost estimates for facility improvement measures (FIMs). The team estimated about $27.5 million in deferred maintenance for the elementary portfolio within their 1–10 year horizon and said roughly 60% of that total — about $17 million — is roofing or major HVAC work concentrated at about five or six schools.
CESA 10 emphasized that the figures are construction cost estimates and do not include additional fees (design, permitting, construction management). The presenters recommended adding a contingency for such soft costs; they suggested that 15% would be low and 25% high and recommended planning on about 20% for design and related fees. The firm also noted site-specific items not included in the base totals — for example, a road at Hawthorne estimated at roughly $3.1 million — which would enlarge a particular school's cost if added.
Board members asked about priorities within the one-to-two year bucket and how to sort the spreadsheet the district received; CESA 10 said the district can re-sort the provided spreadsheets by cost or by individual FIMs and that the district should coordinate with maintenance staff to decide which projects staff can manage internally. Presenters and board members discussed equity and learning-environment impacts from uneven HVAC conditions and cited Riverview as a building with roof penetrations and an inefficient mechanical layout that may require removing rooftop equipment before a roof replacement.
CESA 10's presenters urged the committee to use the assessment holistically — to inform the elementary task force, maintenance planning and potential referendum messaging — and said the full report is available via the agenda link for public review.
Next steps: The report will inform ongoing elementary-footprint and referendum discussions and can be used by staff to prioritize maintenance work.
