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Engineer estimate places Whitingham highway garage project at $4.74 million; board plans August design work and November bond vote
Summary
A DEW estimate put the highway garage project cost at $4,743,448 (including $560,000 for a culvert and roughly $500,000 contingency). The board directed meetings with Stevens & Associates and DEW for potential cost savings and set milestones toward an anticipated November bond vote.
Gordon Bristol reported a DEW cost estimate of $4,743,448 for the proposed highway garage. The estimate includes $560,000 allocated to replace a culvert and a contingency line item of about $500,000; Bristol said contingency may fall as the design is finalized. The board had previously chosen sprinkler protection after the Division of Fire Safety adjusted requirements.
Stevens & Associates (S&A) and DEW will meet to identify potential design cost savings; S&A is slated to perform design changes in August, prepare construction documents in November, and work on site design and permitting in July. The Selectboard continues to target a bond vote in November; no bond question or formal tax impact was approved at the meeting.
