Committee grapples with tight predesign budget; consultants detail cost‑estimation approach
Summary
The committee recorded roughly $50,000 for predesign work with $30,000–$35,000 remaining and heard consultants recommend detailed takeoffs, bid alternates, contingencies, and sensitivity to 4–5% annual escalation when estimating project costs.
Committee members and consultants reviewed predesign funding and strategies to manage costs. The minutes state approximately $50,000 was allocated for predesign with $30,000–$35,000 remaining; consultants recommended detailed takeoffs (counting doors, windows and specialty equipment), use of bid alternates, and building contingencies into the budget to limit overruns.
Consultants also noted lessons from other towns, including the benefit of keeping the same team through design and construction to avoid scope creep and the importance of accounting for escalation—recent projects showed 4–5% annual cost increases. Committee members discussed staying within the current predesign budget while preparing reliable cost information for voters.
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