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Board approves $85,000 pre-bond planning contract for Forks Middle School replacement
Summary
The board voted to approve Hampton Architecture's $85,000 pre-bond planning services to develop education specifications, conceptual drawings, and OSPI D-form help for a Forks Middle School replacement; board discussed deferring schematic design to control state architectural fees.
The board approved a pre-bond planning services contract with Hampton Architecture, authorizing up to $85,000 for education specifications, conceptual renderings, preliminary site work and OSPI D-form assistance to advance the Forks Middle School replacement. A board member moved to approve the contract and the motion carried on a voice vote.
Administrators urged a phased approach to avoid triggering state-level architectural fees associated with schematic design, citing a later potential fee of about $675,000 for that stage. Board members discussed the GCCM procurement route (bringing contractors in during design) as a way to control construction costs and noted consultant fees for similar services commonly range from roughly $75,000 to $150,000.
