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Finalist firms pitch CMR approach to Colman‑Egan board, highlighting open‑book budgets and local subcontractors
Summary
Three finalist firms (Pitts Design Build, Hough Construction and Mills Construction) presented CMR approaches emphasizing open‑book estimating, contingency planning, local subcontractor solicitation and community engagement during a Colman‑Egan School District meeting.
Three finalist construction teams presented their qualifications and CMR delivery approaches to the Colman‑Egan School District board. Each firm stressed early cost opinions, value engineering and local subcontractor engagement as tools to control cost and improve community buy‑in.
Pitts Design Build (Jim Weber and his team) emphasized an open‑book estimating approach and regular design‑stage cost opinions. "Everything is completely open book," one Pitts presenter said during the presentation, describing frequent reporting and the ability to reprice packages or modify design to meet budget. Hough Construction’s Cody Nesbeth focused on communications and community outreach, saying the firm seeks to "make the process organized and predictable to align with all of your goals" and to support fundraising and bond efforts. Mills Construction’s Randy Hanson and Jacob Hansen stressed local presence: "We are your local contractor" and repeated that local subcontractor engagement and value engineering help reduce overall cost.
Across presentations, firms described breaking the project into multiple bid packages to increase competition, providing cost opinions at schematic and design development milestones, and using project-management tools to maintain transparency. The transcript does not record final guaranteed maximum price (GMP) figures; the board later moved into executive session to review confidential proposals and negotiations.
