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12 <br /> In advance of tonight's work session, the CHCCS district received questions from County <br /> Commissioners related to the bond priorities. A brief response follows each question along <br /> with two supporting documents. <br /> 1. What were the square foot costs for Carrboro High, the total cost, and some coefficient for <br /> inflation in construction costs since the building was completed? <br /> • Carrboro High was bid in 2005, pre-recession. <br /> • It cost $190 per square foot for a total cost of$36 million. <br /> • It was initially constructed without an auditorium/arts wing (added in 2011 @ $4 million) <br /> and without a concession/bathroom building (added in 2012 at $900K) <br /> Calculating construction cost inflation is difficult due to the recession and since 11 years <br /> have passed since the bid opening. We have included a more recent cost analysis based <br /> on DPI reports of new school project costs. Please find it attached. <br /> 2. For CHCCS, how many mobile classrooms will be retired by executing each project, and <br /> what percentage of the total mobile classrooms does that represent? <br /> • The need for 24 mobile classrooms will be eliminated with our Phase 1 projects. 3 <br /> mobiles are at Lincoln Center, 14 mobiles are at Chapel Hill High School, and 7 mobiles <br /> are occupied by pre-K students at other schools across the district. Phase 2 projects <br /> would eliminate the need for an additional 8 mobile classrooms. A total of 32 mobiles <br /> would be eliminated through all 10 projects, of which 24 (or 75% of the total eliminated) <br /> would occur in Phase 1. <br /> • Furthermore, 12-14 additional classroom spaces would be vacated across all elementary <br /> schools by the pre-K consolidation, assisting with Phase 2 swing space needs. <br /> 3. Do the existing school construction standards add significant costs to typical school <br /> construction? If so, how much? <br /> • We do not feel the school construction standards significantly increase the cost of typical <br /> school construction. Local approval/permitting and significant regional demand (Wake <br /> $800 million bond, recently passed state bond, recently passed Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Bond) are much bigger factors. <br /> 4. Can we get a breakdown of costs for the Chapel Hill High project? What is the cost of <br /> deconstructing building A and rebuilding it vs. the amount of money going to upgrading the <br /> rest of the buildings? <br /> • We have broken down the details for our initial estimate for Chapel Hill High School. <br /> Please find it attached. <br /> 5. What components are included in the overall project costs? Can those be itemized to isolate <br /> construction from architectural fees, equipment, etc. for each of the major projects? <br /> • Yes, see the Chapel Hill High School estimate sheet for an example. <br /> 6. In the 20th Annual School Construction Report <br /> http://www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us/Attachments/AnnualSchoolConstructionReport2015.pdf and <br />