Contractor: site conditions and schedule explain $2.7 million cost gap between two elementary projects
A contractor told the Marion County school board that differing site conditions, demolition and sinkhole mitigation explain about $2.7 million in extra costs at Winding Oaks vs. Ross Prairie elementary projects; trustees asked follow-up questions about prior change orders and deductive adjustments.
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Michael Magamol, speaking for Aussie Construction, told the board that although the two elementary projects appeared similar on paper, Winding Oaks required substantial additional site work — clearing vegetation, demolition, sinkhole mitigation and removal of clay soils — and that those conditions, plus schedule compression that required weekend work, accounted for roughly $2.7 million in extra costs.
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