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<br /> OCS Schools Impact Fee Report(DRAFT)
<br /> SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
<br /> TischlerBise analyzed costs for school construction in the OCS system. Costs for completed and planned
<br /> school projects in OCS were provided by the Orange County Finance Office and OCS.TischlerBise adjusted
<br /> previous costs to current (2016 Q1) dollars, where appropriate, using the Turner Building Index, a well-
<br /> known and widely available construction price index. Current school costs represent the average costs to
<br /> construct elementary, middle, and high schools in the OCS System. As shown in Figure 9, construction
<br /> costs average between$202 and $252 per square foot. Specifically,the costs are as follows—elementary:
<br /> $202 per square foot; middle: $223 per square foot; and high: $219 per square foot.
<br /> Figure 9. School Project Costs
<br /> School Year Cost Index Factor I Adjusted Cost[11 Square Feet CostperSF Capacity
<br /> Elementary School Prototype(per seat)[2] - $27,678 - $27,678 136.80 $202 1 ,$27,678
<br /> Gravelly Hill Middle 2006 $22,369,811 122% $27,362,821 122,793 $223 700 $39,090
<br /> Cedar Ridge High 2003 $27,987,060 156% $43,715,698 206,900 $211 1,000 $43,716
<br /> Planned Cedar Ridge High Addition[3] 2017 $12,583,000 N/A $12,583,000 50,000 $252 Soo $25,166
<br /> High Subtotal $56,298,698 256,900 $219 1,500 $37,532
<br /> $62,967,549 $83,689,196 379,830 $220 2,201 1 $38,023
<br /> 111 Adjusted using the Turner Building Cost Index,2016 First Quarter Forecast
<br /> 121 Derived as a percentage of the CHCCS cost persq.ft.for elementary schools.TischlerBise defined a)the relationship between OCS and CHCCS of the average cost persq.ft.for all recent school projects and
<br /> b)the relationship between CHCCS's elementary school and its middle and high schools.These two percentages are then multiplied by CHCCS's cost persq.ft.for middle schools to derive the OCS cost.
<br /> 131 The cost estimate for this project is in 2015 dollars and was not index-adjusted.Adjusted cost subtotals and totals include this unadjusted cost.
<br /> PORTABLE L
<br /> Orange County currently uses portable classrooms for additional classroom capacity with a total of 6
<br /> classrooms in use currently.The cost for each portable classroom is$78,000, per Orange County staff.
<br /> SUPPORT FACILITIES
<br /> The impact fees also include costs to provide support facilities such as administrative office space,
<br /> maintenance facilities,and bus garages. For OCS,support facilities include Board of Education office space
<br /> and the Maintenance Shop.The joint-use Transportation Facility serves both school systems in the county
<br /> and, therefore, costs are allocated to current enrollment in both districts (see Appendix A). Costs were
<br /> confirmed with OCS staff.The following two figures reflect current LOS and cost factors for these facilities.
<br /> Figure 10. Support Facilities–OCS
<br /> Square cost Bldg
<br /> Facility Feet Per Sq Ft cost
<br /> Board of Education(OCS) 6,210 $200 $1,242,000
<br /> Maintenance Shop(OCS) 17,559 $200 $3,511,800
<br /> Current Total OCS Enrollment 7,526
<br /> Building LOS(sq.ft.per student) 3.16
<br /> Building Cost per Student $631.65
<br /> Source:Orange County Schools
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