GILROY – Changes to Ascencion Solorsano Middle School
construction plans are costing approximately roughly $1.6 million,
after school board trustees approved another $437,000 in cost
overruns.
GILROY – Changes to Ascencion Solorsano Middle School construction plans are costing approximately roughly $1.6 million, after school board trustees approved another $437,000 in cost overruns.
The $1.6 million figure is $200,000 shy of the overrun limit Gilroy Unified School District and the City of Gilroy imposed on the project. But school district officials say the project will likely come in under when completed this summer.
Construction and the installation of furniture and equipment is about 85 percent done, but other change orders are expected.
“We’re absolutely OK,” said Charlie Van Meter, the district’s facilities director. “(The overrun limit) is an arbitrary number we put in there, and we only have a couple minor changes that still need to be covered.”
Building the GUSD’s newest campus is an $18 million exercise. Another $8 million was needed to purchase the Santa Teresa Boulevard property where the campus will sit.
Five percent of the construction project was dedicated to contingency funds – a pot of money used to cover unforeseen changes and expenses. Another 5 percent of the project covers unexpected costs related to furniture and equipment.
