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School construction budgets and costs approved

CheshireMay 28, 20262 min read

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The committee unanimously approved transfers of $562,796.77 to Barnum School’s owner contingency and $554,094.91 to Norton School’s owner contingency. It also approved construction, technology, equipment, and service payments, along with multiple change orders and purchase orders for the two school projects.

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Next Generation School Building Committee

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The budget transfers move projected unused or encumbered funds and bid savings into reserve accounts for remaining work at Barnum and Norton. Reported contingency balances were approximately $13 million for Barnum, including GMP contingency, and $6.1 million for Norton. The committee also reviewed a recovery plan because Barnum’s construction schedule was running later than expected, but the provided minutes excerpt does not include the full revised completion schedule.

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Approved unanimously a $562,796.77 transfer to the Barnum School owner contingency.
Approved unanimously a $554,094.91 transfer to the Norton School owner contingency.
Approved invoices for construction management, architectural, owner representative, technology, testing, and related services for the New North End School and New Norton School.
Approved multiple change orders, including a $5,765 exterior roof access ladder at the New North End School, which passed 6-1.
Approved a $13,978 change order for a concrete pad and electrical work for the New Norton School, which passed 4-3.
Approved purchase order increases of $36,480.62 for the New North End School and $27,020.78 for the New Norton School.
Approved furniture, fixtures, and equipment purchase orders of $34,249.26 for the New North End School and $33,624.61 for the New Norton School.
Approved $4,500 for book bins at each of the New Norton School and New North End School, funded from owner contingency.

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