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High‑school schematic budget rises to about $58–59M; athletics lobby presented as $2.8M alternate
Summary
District staff said the schematic design produced a new budget estimate of roughly $58–59 million — driven by an increase in addition square footage from roughly 60,000 to 75,000 square feet — and that an athletics lobby alternate is estimated at about $2.8 million.
District staff and the design team told the board that a budget prepared from the schematic design came in higher than earlier feasibility numbers.
Rob, a senior project presenter on the team, explained the change: "In July, August, my team put together a budget based on that schematic design set, and that budget came in at 58, almost 59,000,000 complete." He said the primary driver was increased square footage in the schematic (from about 60,000 sf in earlier work to nearly 75,000 sf) and more interior renovation than originally programmed.
Board members asked whether the athletics lobby would be part of the base project and about safety and crowd separation. Presenters described the athletics lobby as an add/alternate — "the ad alternate for the athletic athletics lobby is about 2,800,000," they said — meaning it is not included in the base $58–59M estimate unless the board selects that alternate. The board was told the alternate would allow a separate game‑day entry and isolate the cafeteria during events.
Board members also discussed potential longer‑term cost escalation if the alternate is deferred; the presenters noted typical annual escalation assumptions (about 4%) and that returning to the alternate later could be costlier.
Provenance: Budget estimate presented during the design update and discussed during Q&A and cost‑alternate explanation.
