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Board approves $239.8 million GMP and raises Be Well campus budget to $334 million
Summary
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of about $239.8 million for Scope 1 of the Be Well behavioral health campus and increased the South Campus project budget to $334 million, citing grant funding and opioid-settlement revenue. Officials said early buildings will open within months and the campus will add hundreds of beds and staff.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 4 approved a supplemental design-build contract and a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $239,759,760 for Scope 1 of the Be Well behavioral health campus, and voted to increase the South Campus project budget from $261.8 million to $334 million.
"The price we have negotiated with HMH is $239,800,000," said Josh Bronto, the county's senior deputy administrator, presenting the negotiated GMP and the line-by-line cost review the county team completed. County staff said the GMP covers Buildings B, C and D and associated site work; Building A is being treated in a separate scope.
County officials said the expanded budget includes approximately $30 million toward Building A design and construction and roughly $64 million in soft costs and allowances. Genevieve Valentine, health care services director, told the board the first temporary occupancy for Building B is expected in early April (calendar year 2027) to meet grant funding deadlines tied to a beachhead grant that provides $11.6 million for that building.
Staff described a mix of funding sources for the increase, including B-CHIP grants and opioid-settlement dollars. "For Scope 1, the grant funds are equal to about $168,000,000," Bronto said, adding that the county expects to use capital reserves as a last resort and to continue pursuing additional grants.
County projections presented to the board showed the first phase would expand behavioral health capacity by 210 beds and create a net operating margin after estimated revenues; staff said the campus would create a mix of county and partner positions (estimated ~161 county staff and additional community-based FTEs in scope 1).
The board approved the contracts and budget increases by a unanimous 5-0 vote. Supervisors praised staff and the project's pace; Bronto said Buildings B, C and D would be in visible construction within months.
