Task Force on Mandate Waivers

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Task Force on Mandate Waivers

• Thursday, October 16, 2008
• 1030 a.m. to Noon
• Honors Suite
• Department of Education
• 333 Market Street
• RA-PDEMandateWaiver_at_state.pa.us

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Single Prime/Multiple Prime Comparisons

• Primary Comparison points
• Bid Year
• Building Type
• Type of Work
• Secondary Comparison Points
• Region
• Full Time Equivalent
• Expenditures/ADM
• Structure Costs
• Architectural Area
• Cost Per Square Foot

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Spring-Ford Area SD (single) Garnet Valley SD
(multiple)

• Spring-Ford
• 2001
• Elementary
• New Build
• Montgomery County
• 725 FTE
• 10,693.82/ADM
• 9,764,455 structural cost
• 83,230 Architectural Area
• 117.32 cost/sq. ft.

• Garnet Valley
• 2001
• Elementary
• New Build
• Delaware County
• 800 FTE
• 9,932.10/ADM
• 10,987,038 structural cost
• 92,000 Architectural Area
• 119.42 cost/sq. ft.

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Spring-Ford Area SD Garnet Valley SD

• Spring-Ford Area (Single Prime)
• The project used a general contractor and a
  separate contract for technology
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 12,787,250
• Actual cost (Part J) 14,626,868
• Increase in cost of 1,869,618 (14.4)

• Garnet Valley (Multiple Prime)
• 4 primes, plus a 5th for technology that was bid
  during construction
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 12,749,130
• Actual cost (Part J) 13,970,994
• Increase in cost of 1,221,864 (9.6)

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Spring-Ford Area SDOther Comparable Projects

• Ambridge Area, Beaver County
• Daniel Boone Area, Berks County
• Derry Township, Dauphin County
• Exeter Township, Berks County
• Greater Nanticoke Area, Luzerne County
• Hanover Public, York County
• Methacton, Montgomery County
• Middletown Area, Dauphin County

• Mount Union Area, Huntingdon County
• Norwin, Westmoreland County
• Pittston Area, Luzerne County
• Shikellamy, Northumberland County
• South Allegheny, Allegheny County
• Spring Grove, York County
• State College, Centre County
• West Allegheny, Allegheny County

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Canon-McMillan SD (single) Pittsburgh SD
(multiple)

• Canon-McMillan
• 2002
• Elementary
• New Build
• Washington County
• 467 FTE
• 9,164.31/ADM
• 9,653,902 structural cost
• 76,167 Architectural Area
• 126.75 cost/sq. ft.

• Pittsburgh
• 2002
• Elementary
• New Build
• Allegheny County
• 470 FTE
• 12,710.67/ADM
• 9,175,119 structural cost
• 74,615 Architectural Area
• 122.97 cost/sq. ft.

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Canon-McMillan SDPittsburgh SD

• Canon-McMillan (Single Prime)
• 1 single prime
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 11,013,909
• Actual cost (Part J) 11,226,517
• Increase in cost of 212,608(1.9)

• Pittsburgh (Multiple Prime)
• 4 primes, plus a 5th for demolition
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 12,208,976
• Actual cost (Part J) 14,291,400
• Increase in cost of 2,082,424 (17.1)

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Canon-McMillan Area SDOther Comparable Projects

• Apollo-Ridge, Armstrong County
• Clearfield Area, Clearfield County
• Hempfield, Lancaster County (2 projects)
• Mifflin County SD
• Norwin, Westmoreland County
• Perkiomen Valley, Montgomery County
• Souderton Area, Montgomery County
• Wayne Highlands, Wayne County

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Central Bucks SD (single) Central Dauphin SD
(multiple)

• Central Bucks
• 2002
• High School
• New Build
• Bucks County
• 2,289 FTE
• 9,112.93/ADM
• 66,312,396 structural cost
• 368,329 Architectural Area
• 180.04 cost/sq. ft.

• Central Dauphin
• 2002
• High School
• New Build
• Dauphin County
• 2,077 FTE
• 8,767.77/ADM
• 36,175,849 structural cost
• 330,000 Architectural Area
• 109.62 cost/sq. ft.

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Central Bucks SD Central Dauphin SD

• Central Bucks (Single Prime)
• 1 single prime
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 71,068,610
• Actual cost (Part J) 74,573,052
• Increase in cost of 3,504,442 (4.9)

• Central Dauphin (Multiple Prime)
• 20 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 39,558,845
• Actual cost (Part J) 38,554,328
• Decrease in cost of 1,004,517 (2.5)

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Central Bucks SDOther Comparable Projects

• Catasauqua Area, Lehigh County
• Oxford Area, Chester County
• South Park, Allegheny County

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Canon-McMillan SD (single) Upper Saint Clair SD
(multiple)

• Canon-McMillan
• 2002
• Elementary
• Addition/Alteration
• Washington County
• 513 FTE
• 9,164.31/ADM
• 7,840,043 structural cost
• 79,291 Architectural Area
• 98.88 cost/sq. ft.

• Upper Saint Clair
• 2002
• Elementary
• Addition/Alteration
• Allegheny County
• 546 FTE
• 14,740.18/ADM
• 6,933,568 structural cost
• 77,997 Architectural Area
• 88.90 cost/sq. ft.

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Canon McMillan SD Upper Saint Clair SD

• Canon McMillan (Single Prime)
• 1 single prime
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 7,452,739
• Actual cost (Part J) 7,331,307
• Decrease in cost of 121,432 (1.6)

• Upper Saint Clair (Multiple Prime)
• 7 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 6,874,130
• Actual cost (Part J) 7,375,596
• Increase in cost of 501,466 (7.3)

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Great Valley SD (single) Unionville-Chadds Ford
SD (multiple)

• Great Valley
• 2002
• Elementary
• Addition/Alteration
• Chester County
• 466 FTE
• 13,249.55/ADM
• 7,963,741 structural cost
• 64,921 Architectural Area
• 122.67 cost/sq. ft.

• Unionville-Chadds Ford
• 2002
• Elementary
• Addition/Alteration
• Chester County
• 489 FTE
• 10,661.00/ADM
• 9,129,220 structural cost
• 68,400 Architectural Area
• 133.47 cost/sq. ft.

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Great Valley SD Unionville Chadds-Ford SD

• Great Valley (Single Prime)
• 1 single prime
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 9,060,312
• Actual cost (Part J) 10,858,755
• Increase in cost of 1,798,443 (19.8)

• Unionville Chadds-Ford (Multiple Prime)
• 11 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 9,808,989
• Actual cost (Part J) 9,778,714
• Decrease in cost of 30,275 (0.3)

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Canon-McMillan and Great ValleyOther Comparable
Projects

• Athens Area, Bradford
• Big Beaver Falls, Beaver
• Bloomsburg (2 projects) Columbia
• Coatesville, Chester
• Eastern Lancaster County, Lancaster
• Ephrata Area, Lancaster
• Fort Leboeuf, Erie
• Harrisburg, Dauphin
• Lower Dauphin (3 projects), Dauphin
• Moniteau, Butler
• Muncy, Lycoming
• North Star, Somerset
• Norwin, Westmoreland
• Palisades, Bucks

• Penn Manor, Lancaster
• Pennsbury, Bucks
• Riverside, Lackawanna
• Riverview, Allegheny
• Schuylkill Haven Area, Schuylkill
• Seneca Valley, Butler
• Shade-Central City, Somerset
• South Eastern, York
• Troy Area, Bradford
• Uniontown Area, Fayette
• Wallingford-Swarthmore, Delaware
• Warwick (2 projects), Lancaster
• Wilson (2 projects), Northampton

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Kiski Area SD (single) Brookville Area SD
(multiple)

• Kiski Area
• 2003
• Secondary
• Addition/Alteration
• Westmoreland County
• 1,819 FTE
• 8,020.27/ADM
• 33,064,873 structural cost
• 350,452 Architectural Area
• 94.35 cost/sq. ft.

• Brookville Area
• 2003
• Secondary
• Addition/Alteration
• Jefferson County
• 1,255 FTE
• 8,761.67/ADM
• 12,978,524 structural cost
• 182,196 Architectural Area
• 71.23 cost/sq. ft.

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Kiski Area SD Brookville Area SD

• Kiski Area (Single Prime)
• 1 single prime
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 32,046,370
• Actual cost (Part J) 33,123,185
• Increase in cost of 1,076,815 (3.3)

• Brookville Area (Multiple Prime)
• 14 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 12,385,406
• Actual cost (Part J) 12,964,481
• Increase in cost of 579,075 (4.5)

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Kiski Area Other Comparable Projects

• Athens Area, Bradford
• Claysburg-Kimmel, Blair
• Conneaut, Crawford
• East Penn, Lehigh
• Exeter Township, Berks
• Huntingdon Area, Huntingdon
• Indiana Area, Indiana
• Jamestown Area, Mercer
• Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster
• Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery
• McKeesport Area, Allegheny
• Schuylkill Haven Area, Schuylkill
• Wellsboro Area, Tioga
• West Chester Area, Chester
• York City, York

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Spring-Ford Area SD (single) Quakertown
Community SD (multiple)

• Spring-Ford Area
• 2004
• Secondary
• Addition/Alteration
• Montgomery County
• 830 FTE
• 11,782.01/ADM
• 18,748,810 structural cost
• 148,098 Architectural Area
• 126.60 cost/sq. ft.

• Quakertown Community
• 2004
• Secondary
• Addition/Alteration
• Bucks County
• 625 FTE
• 10,402.41/ADM
• 9,081,233 structural cost
• 86,322 Architectural Area
• 105.20 cost/sq. ft.

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Spring-Ford Area SD Quakertown Community SD

• Spring-Ford Area (Single Prime)
• 2 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 21,345,610
• Actual cost (Part J) 21,227,168
• Decrease in cost of 118,442 (0.6)

• Quakertown Community (Multiple Prime)
• 5 primes
• Estimated cost at bid time (Part G) 8,721,953
• Actual cost (Part J) 8,558,181
• Decrease in cost of 163,772 (1.9)

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Spring-Ford Area Other Comparable Projects

• Boyerstown Area, Berks
• Conestoga Valley, Lancaster
• Conneaut, Crawford
• East Lycoming, Lycoming
• Gateway, Allegheny
• Harrisburg City, Dauphin
• Pennsbury, Bucks
• Perkiomen Valley, Montgomery
• Pleasant Valley, Monroe
• Shikellamy, Northumberland
• Trinity Area, Montgomery
• Wattsburg Area, Erie

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Summary
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Construction Thresholds
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Construction Thresholds

• Recommendations made by the Task Force on School
  Cost Reduction
• Work done by school personnel should increase
  from 4,000 to 25,000
• Any project not done by school personnel and
  costing between 10,000 and 25,000 can only be
  completed after the district obtains three
  competitive quotes
• Projects costing 25,000 or more should require
  school districts to advertise and solicit bids
• Each of the three thresholds noted above should
  be automatically updated annually based on the
• Building Cost Index (which is used to update the
  Act 34 thresholds).

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Case Studies Potential Districts

• Canon-McMillan
• Central Bucks
• Forest Area
• Great Valley
• Kennett Consolidated
• Lower Merion
• Kiski Area
• West Perry
• Spring-Ford Area
• Other suggestions

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Case Studies Protocols and Information Gathering

• Staff will contact districts, collect data, and
  interview staff
• Focus on personnel (superintendents, business
  managers, solicitors) who have experience with
  single- and multi-prime projects
• Questions to ask

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Next Steps

• November Presentations of Case Studies
• December Review Final Recommendations
• January Final Recommendations due to General
  Assembly and Governors Office