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30 <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 /> off drainage; 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 Start up 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 />