NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 will name its Construction Manager At Risk for the upcoming $10.5 million bond project on Monday.
"We're hoping to identify which construction company that will be and then start moving forward with the selection of an architect," said superintendent Curtis Nightingale. "They'll help us start doing renderings and those types of things."
The CMAR process helps keep a bond project on time and on budget.
"Basically, we tell them a maximum amount of money that we're comfortable attempting to go to the community with," Nightingale said. They basically show us what all will fit in that basket."
The goal is to improve what the district has, not to build new, and capital outlay is being used for other purposes.
"Right now, we're spending a lot of time, kind of looking at our capital outlay and trying to take care of a lot of the deferred maintenance that's taken place over the last several years," Nightingale said. "Trying to get things like the rooftop units and some of that stuff taken care of, outside of a bond, and just being good stewards of the money available to us."
The Nickerson USD 309 school board will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the district offices.