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Naperville Central switch won't hurt timetable
By Melissa Jenco | Daily Herald Staff
Naperville Central High School is switching construction managers to oversee its $87.7 million renovation, but officials say it will have little effect on the project timetable.
Naperville Unit District 203 is now negotiating with IHC Construction Co. to manage the renovation after talks with Gilbane Building Co. fell through.
"After working for several weeks now with Gilbane and talking with them and having some very productive discussions, we both were coming to the same conclusion and that is we're not going to be able to reach a satisfactory contract agreement to move forward with the construction manager project at Central," Superintendent Alan Leis said.
The district is now negotiating with IHC, the second-highest bidder. Leis said the company is already looking at ways to compress the construction schedule.
The change in construction managers might affect preconstruction timelines, he said, but should not affect the groundbreaking scheduled for summer of 2009.
Roughly 75 percent of the school will be affected by the renovation. The plans include a mix of new construction and remodeling of the three-story wing to house all major subject areas. The district will also move and update the learning resource center, add physical education and music spaces, reduce building entrances and put synthetic turf on the football field so it could be used more often.
The Central renovation is part of $114.9 million in projects around the district. In February, voters approved a $43 million tax increase to help fund the facility projects.
The district will break ground on its first project, Mill Street Elementary School, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the school, 1300 N. Mill St.
Mill's $7.3 million in enhancements will include a new gymnasium, improved learning resource center and additional office and classroom space.
The first bid package for work at Mill came in about 10 percent, or $70,000, over what was anticipated. Craig Williams, chief information officer, said $50,000 of that is contingency, and there is potential for $27,000 in savings if the contractor is able to use clay from the site for the foundation. In addition, the district pre-bid some of the work so it expects to save money later in the process.
Naperville Central switch won't hurt timetable
By Melissa Jenco | Daily Herald Staff
Naperville Central High School is switching construction managers to oversee its $87.7 million renovation, but officials say it will have little effect on the project timetable.
Naperville Unit District 203 is now negotiating with IHC Construction Co. to manage the renovation after talks with Gilbane Building Co. fell through.
"After working for several weeks now with Gilbane and talking with them and having some very productive discussions, we both were coming to the same conclusion and that is we're not going to be able to reach a satisfactory contract agreement to move forward with the construction manager project at Central," Superintendent Alan Leis said.
The district is now negotiating with IHC, the second-highest bidder. Leis said the company is already looking at ways to compress the construction schedule.
The change in construction managers might affect preconstruction timelines, he said, but should not affect the groundbreaking scheduled for summer of 2009.
Roughly 75 percent of the school will be affected by the renovation. The plans include a mix of new construction and remodeling of the three-story wing to house all major subject areas. The district will also move and update the learning resource center, add physical education and music spaces, reduce building entrances and put synthetic turf on the football field so it could be used more often.
The Central renovation is part of $114.9 million in projects around the district. In February, voters approved a $43 million tax increase to help fund the facility projects.
The district will break ground on its first project, Mill Street Elementary School, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the school, 1300 N. Mill St.
Mill's $7.3 million in enhancements will include a new gymnasium, improved learning resource center and additional office and classroom space.
The first bid package for work at Mill came in about 10 percent, or $70,000, over what was anticipated. Craig Williams, chief information officer, said $50,000 of that is contingency, and there is potential for $27,000 in savings if the contractor is able to use clay from the site for the foundation. In addition, the district pre-bid some of the work so it expects to save money later in the process.
