February 24, 2025 > Board authorization to solicit proposals for a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
Administration believes that leveraging a CMAR can offer substantial benefits by identifying additional value engineering opportunities and expediting project readiness for student occupation. The CMAR model would complement the efforts of our architects and engineers, focusing on efficient planning, design, and administrative oversight for construction, without duplicating existing roles. A collaborative approach ensures that the projects remain cost-effective by maximizing value engineering opportunities with a second expert opinion and timely delivery of large projects, helping address the current and future space needs of the district.
February 24, 2025 > Board approval of a design services proposal from YHR Partners.
The proposal from YHR was to provide architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering services for the design and construction of additions to complete Heritage Middle School. The scope of the additions is as follows: academic additions for extra general education classroom pods, with additional expansion for CTE, Art, and FACS rooms, addition of athletics spaces, consisting of an additional gym, lockers rooms, fitness rooms and support spaces, addition to the music area for additional music rooms and support spaces and associated site work.
April 14, 2025 > Board authorization to select Gehrtz Construction as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
The administration received proposals from 10 firms and the selection committee scored these proposals based on the criteria contained in N.D.C.C. 48-01.2-20, including experience, current workload, personnel, safety record, familiarity with our market, fees, and compliance with the law. With a maximum possible score of 200 (50-point scale x 4 committee members), Gehrtz Construction received the highest score for both projects, with 170 points for Heritage Middle School and 173 points for South Elementary School.
July 14, 2025 > Authorization to establish a guaranteed maximum price of $15,076,585.61 for construction costs associated with completion of Heritage Middle School, with a total project estimate of $17,152,120.61, which is $5.46 million less than the referendum estimate
