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Consultant flags Hutto site soils as a major foundation cost driver for Justice Center
Summary
Design consultant warned Hutto’s site has costly soils that make foundation selection a key early decision; consultants said early contractor involvement through CMAR can surface more cost‑effective foundation options.
Jessica, the design consultant, told councilors that soils at the Hutto site present notable cost risk for foundations and that early contractor input can produce more cost‑effective options. As she put it bluntly during the briefing, “we know Hutto has some crazy expensive play soils,” and that CMAR firms can “start that very early” to evaluate foundation system alternatives.
Consultants explained that foundation choices can materially affect overall project cost and that engaging a construction manager during design helps test alternatives with subcontractor specialists (for example glazing or foundation specialty subs) and evaluate tradeoffs. The discussion reinforced that geotechnical investigation and early procurement of long‑lead foundation components will be important next steps.
