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Council approves CMAR guaranteed maximum price for Hanville Branch Library under budget
Summary
The council approved a construction-manager-at-risk contract with Woodward Design & Build LLC for the Hanville Branch Library at a guaranteed maximum price of $9,040,000.97, which the library board said came in under the $9.2M budget; the CMAR process included independent cost estimates and oversight steps.
Council considered a construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) guaranteed maximum price for the Hanville Branch Library and approved a contract with Woodward Design & Build LLC for $9,040,000.97. The library board of control reviewed and approved the 100% pricing, and staff said the figure is under the parish—s original $9.2 million budget.
"It is under budget," the library presenter said, noting the CMAR process included staged pricing (30/60/90/100%) and an independent third-party cost estimator (ICE) to validate costs. Public commenters raised questions about bypassing the traditional low-bid process and potential conflicts of interest, and councilmembers explained the CMAR safeguards (independent estimates, opportunity to go to public bid if the guaranteed maximum price is out of line). The council voted to approve the CMAR contract; the record shows the item passed with Miss Skiba absent.
