This update includes:

• Building Committee Meeting Update
• Special Board of Education Meeting Update
• Project Update to the Board of Education
• Resources
• Sign Up for Email Notifications

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Building Committee – June 4 | Meeting Video

• Traffic Review
  • Prior to the meeting, traffic engineer Rebecca Brown reviewed alternative traffic plans proposed by community members. She presented the additional alternative plans to the committee and reviewed the benefits and challenges for each.
  • The district met with the city’s Traffic Operations Committee in May and reviewed the proposed plan and discussed alternatives. The committee agreed the proposed plan is the safest alternative.
  • No changes were made to the plan.
• Harvey Construction and HMFH Architects presented construction cost estimates based on 60% completed construction documents.
• The next Building Committee has not been scheduled.

 

Special Board Meeting – June 8 | Meeting Video

Note: Middle school project-related items only

• Traffic
  • Members of the public shared their concerns with the proposed plan for bus and staff traffic to access the middle school via Noyes and Cypress Street.
  • The proposed traffic plan and alternatives from community members have been reviewed by multiple traffic engineers – paid and volunteer. The alternative plans are not feasible when accounting for current code requirements. There is consensus among traffic engineers the proposed plan is the safest option.
• Construction Update
  • Mobilization is continuing this week. A six-foot fence is erected around the perimeter for safety. All week, the first few layers of soil have been removed while site fill brought in over the next three weeks.
• Value Engineering Recommendations
  • The original approved construction budget of $141,331,360 has been reduced to $134,330,615 through design development, the early bid package savings, and the 60% construction documents phase. Harvey Construction and HMFH presented a value engineering list that identified accepted reductions totaling $1,361,794, with additional gold-highlighted items still pending pricing and committee sign-off. Key accepted savings include simplified courtyard exterior design, asphalt sidewalks in applicable areas and hydro seeding of the lawns. The metal roof with radiant snow melt was retained as the better long-term investment given solar panel compatibility. The board unanimously approved the $1,361,794 in value engineering reductions. Remaining gold items will be brought back with pricing before the GMP bid goes out after July 4.
• LEED Certification
  • The Board discussed LEED certification and the value to the project. The Sustainability Working Group and Building Committee recommended LEED certification. A motion to remove LEED certification from the project failed.

 

Project Update to the Board of Education – May 2026

Building size: projected: 206,799 sf Mechanical enclosures: 8,498 sf (additional) Enrollment capacity: 900 Total project approved budget $155,718,801              (not to exceed cost after rebates & credits)

Location: 146 South Street Construction starts: June 2026 School opens: December 2028 Project status: On Schedule

  

May 2026 – Project Milestones

Project Milestone	Date
Early bid packages back to CM	Complete
Storm Water Work Plan (SWWP)	Complete
Reconciliation of bids (Harvey) and (HMFH)	In progress
Updated Traffic Report submitted	May 18
Planning Board – discussion of 20 Conant Drive	May 20
Foundation/site permit	In progress
Harvey Construction – Site supervisor onsite	May 27
Conant Street building – occupy building for field office	May 28
Owner/Architect/Contractor (OAC) weekly meetings start	May 28
Notice of Intent submitted to City of Concord  (Submitted by Nobis after SWWP approval + 14 days).	In progress
Pre-construction meeting with City (once site contractor selected)	In progress
Harvey - Order materials (long lead time products)	May-June

 

Upcoming Milestones

Upcoming Milestone	Date
Brush/tree removal, site fence	June 1
Building Committee Meeting Preliminary cost estimates presented	June 4
Special Board Meeting – review of cost estimates	June 8
Clerk of Works starts	June 15
Structural fill and surface monitoring	Mid June
Site improvements (rammed aggregate piers)	July/August
Groundbreaking ceremony	TBD
Naming	TBD

 

Financials

DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
TOTAL PROJECT COST BUDGET	168,777,480.00
ESTIMATED TAX CREDIT & REBATES
Tax Credit Geothermal (estimated)	(8,378,715.00)
Tax Credit Rooftop Solar (estimated)	(453,795.00)
Tax Credit Solar Canopy (estimated) - to get to Net Zero (only with add solar canopies)	(1,566,899.00)
Utility Rebate 25kBTU/sf/yr EUI (estimated)	(539,750.00)
ESTIMATED NET TAX CREDITS & REBATES	(10,939,159.00)
OTHER CREDITS
Early Bid Package - Ground Improvements, Foundation & Steel - 60% Drawings, 5/15/26 (confirm savings for early start)	(2,119,520.00)
SUB-TOTAL TAX CREDITS, REBATES, AND OTHER CREDITS	(13,058,679.00)
NET PROJECTED PROJECT COST BUDGET	155,718,801.00

 

Note – Once the project starts, future reports will include costs incurred to date and additional financials details

 

Project Team

• Architect: HMFH Architects
• Construction Manager: Harvey Construction
• Concord School District
  • Pamela Walsh – President, Board of Education/Chair, Building Committee
  • Elizabeth Boucher – Chair, Capital Facilities Committee
  • Timothy Herbert – Superintendent
  • Matt Cashman – Owner's Project Manager
  • Jack Dunn – Business Administrator
  • Jay Richard – Principal, Rundlett Middle School
  • Terry Wolf – Director of Communication

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Resources

Middle School Project webpage: Concord School District - Middle School Project Home

This page includes several years of presentations and documents.

 

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