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East Greenwich council approves $127.2M GMP for school construction; $160M project budget explained
Summary
After detailed review and a unanimous SEC recommendation, the council approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $127,217,666 with Consigli Construction for the high school and two elementary schools and adopted a change-order advisory task force; the total project budget remains at $160 million including contingencies and non-construction costs.
The Town Council voted to authorize a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) not to exceed $127,217,666 for the East Greenwich school construction project — covering the high school renovation and two new elementary schools — and adopted a change-order advisory task force to streamline lower-cost approvals.
Andrew Nada and the School Construction Committee presented the SEC’s 90% GMP recommendation from Consigli Construction; the project team explained the funding strategy for the full $160,000,000 program (construction, furniture/fixtures/equipment, professional services, and owner contingencies). Project executive Corey Panaro told the council the construction contract is “technically under budget, $1,200” relative to the construction line, and that the buyout process with subcontractors will determine final savings available to fund added priorities.
The SEC recommended two procedural changes: create an advisory five-member change-order task force to review change orders under $250,000 and authorize the town manager and superintendent to approve change orders up to $250,000 (with the ability to refer disagreements to the SEC); change orders above $250,000 would return to the full SEC and council for decision. Council adopted that structure.
Council also discussed Meadowbrook (conversion to a pre-K/early-learning center), an add-alternate with an estimated cost near $3 million. Staff said Meadowbrook could be funded from buyout savings, additional value-engineering, and the owner contingency if the final buyouts produce sufficient savings. Council recorded the GMP vote as 4 in favor with 1 abstention; the resolution authorizes the town manager to execute a contract subject to final legal review.
The approval shifts construction risk to Consigli under the GMP while preserving mechanisms for the committee and council to review significant changes and to allocate contingency and buyout savings toward program priorities.
