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~~ <br />archeological, environmental, suitability, and legal fees associated with purchase <br />and recording the property. <br />For purposes of this update, it is recommended that the per acre price be <br />consistent with the fair market value of land at the time of purchase. The School <br />Capital Review Team would review market value of land each year during the <br />process outlined earlier in this report. <br />b) Site Development <br />Site development should be broken out into two sub-categories: <br />i) Hard Construction - Site ~ Vertical Tasks <br />Costs included in this category cover the "usual" costs of all construction <br />activities associated with preparing a school site for construction (both <br />"horizontal" [dirt] and "vertical" [building] construction). Examples of items to <br />budget in this category include pre-grading and final grading of the site to <br />include playing fields and playgrounds, installation of storm water run-off <br />drainage, testing for soil suitability (rock), extension and/or installation of <br />utilities, building structure and systems (includes General Contractor and all <br />Sub-Contractors; satisfying municipal requirements such as storm water run- <br />offdrainage; and landscaping to include, when feasible, xeriscaping. <br />ii) Hard Construction -Off-Site <br />This category includes construction activities for the surrounding area (costs <br />of "horizontal" construction). It does not include hard construction costs <br />associated directly with the building and direct site (see Section 2 a above). <br />Historically, these costs have been high in cost and are unique to individual <br />projects. Examples of off-site development costs include water and sewer <br />installations/extensions to the site, off-site road intersection improvements <br />including, roundabouts, turn lanes and traffic signals or other traffic control <br />devices, sidewalks, off-site environmental mitigation, construction of trails <br />and/or greenway systems and other municipal or state requirements. All <br />design work associated with these costs outlined in this section would be <br />considered "Hard Construction -Off-Site" costs. <br />c) Moveable Equipment <br />Examples of readily moveable equipment include office furniture (desks, chairs, <br />files, bookcases), cafeteria equipment (tables, seating, ovens, stoves, <br />dishwashers), conference room furniture, gymnasium bleachers and athletic field <br />bleachers. <br />d) One-Time Startup Costs <br />Examples of one-time start up costs may include media center collections, <br />classroom textbooks and & supplies, musical instruments, science lab materials, <br />art materials, playground equipment, cafeteria utensils and trays, athletic <br />17 <br />