After the October bond referendum approving a $10 million capital plan, the District launched a reconstituted advisory committee on facilities, chaired by Board Vice President Jim Hudson. In October the Board of Education approved the roster, which includes architects, Board members, school officials, and public representatives. The committee is charged with monitoring the scope, schedule, and budget for the various projects. Links to the relevant materials, including the committee charge, the roster, and meeting summaries can be found on the District's
webpage devoted to the capital plan. This webpage will be updated periodically throughout the course of the project.
The district is now seeking professional construction management services and has issued a request for proposals. Once retained, a construction manager or owner's representative would provide an independent review of the estimated budget prepared by the architect. That work is expected to take place in January 2013.
The next phase of the process, design development, involves the preparation of construction documents. The design team has reviewed plans with the science faculty and auditorium users to clarify and confirm some of the systems and equipment that will be included. KG&D architects expect to submit drawings to the State Education Department this coming spring. The tentative schedule calls for the bidding process to be completed over the summer and construction to begin in the fall of 2013.
