TITLE
Title
GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (GCS) CAPITAL PROJECTS PRESENTATION
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Dr. Whitley Oakley, GCS Superintendent (Tara Trexler, GCS Chief Financial Officer)
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BACKGROUND
Background
Guilford County Schools (GCS) will provide a presentation on revisions to existing project ordinances and seek approval of twelve (12) new project ordinances totaling $92,000,000. GCS will provide a presentation to explain increases in project ordinances for the following projects previously approved by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners on April 15, 2021:
• Kiser Middle School +$26,188,759
• Claxton Elementary School +$19,043,631
• Brooks Global Studies +$16,850,630
• Peck Expeditionary Learning School +$37,783,245
• Foust Gaming & Robotics School +$28,603,392
• Hampton/Peeler K-5 VPA +$35,870,365
The presentation will provide additional information on how the following factors influencing increases in project costs, including:
• Increase in construction costs due to inflation/supply chain/labor
• Increases in construction costs due to additional square footage in project design
• Implementation of 21st century school design elements
• Additional increases in contingencies
Current project revisions are based on cost estimates provided by Guilford County School’s contracted architectural/engineering firms. Actual costs will be available once the Construction Manager at Risk firms (CMARS) finalize the bid process and issue Guaranteed Maximum Prices (GMP) over the next four (4) months, which will provide more precise cost estimates. Approving ordinance revisions now will provide more flexibility to GCS to enter into contracts as GMPs are received. Staff will provide an update on received GMPs and may need additional revisions if GMPs exceed funding available in the project ordinance.
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Receive an update from Guilford County Schools on capital project ordinance requests.
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