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8 <br /> Current Major Capital Projects <br /> • Glenwood Elementary School has been completed <br /> • 2016 Bond Projects <br /> o Lincoln Center/Pre K/Phoenix <br /> o Reconstruction and Renovations to CHHS <br /> Construction Cost Escalation <br /> • 2013 Facilities Assessment construction cost estimate for 10 schools - $161 Million <br /> • 5% annual increase in construction costs = 15% cost escalation through 2016 <br /> • Additional cost escalation included in our Capital Investment Plan (4% annually) <br /> UNFUNDED PLAN <br /> 7 Remaining Schools from Facilities Assessment <br /> Initial 2013 Projected Revised Cost <br /> School Cost Estimate Bid Year Estimate <br /> Ephesus Elm 15.5M 2020 20.7M <br /> Phillips MS 9.4M 2021 13.3M <br /> Seawell Elm 15.8M 2021 21.7M <br /> Estes Hills Elm 16.7M 2021 23.9M <br /> Carrboro Elm 13.5M 2023 20.0M <br /> FP Graham Elm 5.5M 2024 9.0M <br /> Culbreth MS 5.8M 2025 9.6M <br /> 82.2M 118.2M <br /> 2017 SAPFO Projections <br /> • Need for a new elementary school is beyond 10 year window <br /> o capacity increase by centralizing Pre K <br /> o remaining older elementary schools renovations would delay the need for <br /> decades <br /> • Need for a new middle school is beyond the 10 year CIP window <br /> • High school addition is beyond 10 year window <br /> o Increased capacity at CHHS and Phoenix <br /> • Class size legislation <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there is a cost estimate to build a new elementary school. <br /> Todd LoFrese said $27-33 million to build a new elementary school; a middle school is <br /> $50 million; and a high school is $85-100 million. <br /> Long Term (Sept 2015 Joint Meeting) <br /> • A bond will help us begin to catch up. <br /> • Additional ongoing maintenance funding will be needed for older and newer facilities <br /> moving forward. <br /> • Continued community support <br /> National Institute of Building Sciences <br /> 2016 State of Our Schools: K-12 Facilities <br /> Funding to Properly Maintain School Facilities <br /> Recommended annual amount to "regularly upgrade existing facilities' systems, components, <br /> fixtures, equipment, and finishes as they reach the end of their anticipated life expectancy; <br />