Construction Costs

Study initiated by Texas Comptroller Office 2010 FAST – Financial Allocation Study for

Texas October 2013 initial request Report release in April 2014 Surveyed 369 Districts 873 Campuses Campus data was not verified nor was data

uniform

Construction Costs

Raw Data was adjusted Data between Districts is uncomparable

Elementary - 499 New Campuses - $149 Middle School - 157 New Campus - $149 Secondary – 137 New Campuses - $164

Construction Costs

Lewisville ISD Raw DataAdjusted

Adjusted

District Campus NameDate Open

Campus Type

Construction Cost

Square Feet

Construction Cost %

Cost/SF

LEWISVILLE ISD LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Nov-2013 SECONDARY $51,980,496 334,685 $51,980,496 0% $155

LEWISVILLE ISD HEBRON 9TH GRADE CAMPUS Aug-2010 SECONDARY $29,938,918 179,249 $32,192,385 7% $180

LEWISVILLE ISD

LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - BEN HARMON CAMPUS Aug-2011 SECONDARY $29,425,500 212,748 $30,335,566 3% $143

LEWISVILLE ISD KILLIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Jun-2007 MIDDLE $25,612,870 179,581 $28,778,506 11% $160

LEWISVILLE ISD

LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jun-2008 ELEMENTARY $15,741,442 107,000 $16,926,282 7% $158

LEWISVILLE ISD

PETERS COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jun-2010 ELEMENTARY $14,851,857 108,560 $15,969,739 7% $147

LEWISVILLE ISD

INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jun-2008 ELEMENTARY $15,528,078 107,000 $16,696,858 7% $156

LEWISVILLE ISD

LEWISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jun-2010 ELEMENTARY $15,402,385 101,058 $16,561,704 7% $164

Template the Cost of Construction◦ No Furniture◦ No Existing Building Demolition◦ No Building Controls

Gathered information from other Districts to fit our template

How to Use the Data

Lewisville Elementary SchoolLewisville I.S.D.

Initial GMP $ 18,323,003.00

Paving earthwork $ 123,901.00 Site concrete $ 340,000.00 Site striping $ 12,094.00 Landscape/ Irrigation $ 256,181.00 Fencing $ 146,810.00

Commissioning $ 218,699.00 Material testing $ 67,944.00 Digital archiving $ 32,325.00 Bike racks $ 2,677.00 Blinds $ 7,724.00 Cameras $ 46,738.00 Camera licenses $ 9,131.00 T&BIAQ Testing $ 1,550.00 Outdoor furnishingsPlayground $ 141,635.00 Flagpoles $ 2,470.00 EMCS $ 260,367.00 Exterior Signage $ 24,603.00 Energy code inspection $ 670.00 School zone lights $ 8,000.00 CCTV $ 13,697.00 Preconstruction services $ 7,500.00 Ceiling lift $ 13,400.00

Deductive Change Order $ 821,867.00

Total Adjustments $ 2,559,983.00

Final Adjusted Cost $15,763,020.00

Lewisville ISD ComparisonLISD - Initial LISD Adjusted LISD - Final LISD

Campus NameConstruction

CostConstruction

Costs Square FeetSquare

FeetConstruction

Cost Adjusted %Construction

Cost Cost/SF Cost/SF

LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL $51,980,496 $53,777,298 334,685 334,685 $51,980,496 0% $51,980,496 $155 $155

HEBRON 9TH GRADE CAMPUS $29,938,918 $34,366,648 179,249 183,532 $32,192,385 7% $29,653,452 $180 $162

LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - BEN HARMON CAMPUS $29,425,500 $38,871,914 212,748 215,160 $30,335,566 3% $29,906,492 $143 $139

KILLIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL $25,612,870 $27,718,275 179,581 179,581 $28,778,506 11% $26,356,935 $160 $147

LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $15,741,442 $16,639,000 107,000 107,000 $16,926,282 7% $15,088,735 $158 $141

PETERS COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $14,851,857 $18,347,882 108,560 108,560 $15,969,739 7% $14,796,239 $147 $136

INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $15,528,078 $17,612,000 107,000 108,166 $16,696,858 7% $15,246,039 $156 $141

LEWISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $15,402,385 $18,323,003 101,058 107,000 $16,561,704 7% $15,763,020 $164 $147

District ComparisonsDistrict Campus Name Cost/SF

LISD LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL $155

LISD HEBRON 9TH GRADE CAMPUS $162

LISD LEWISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL - BEN HARMON CAMPUS $139

LISD KILLIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL $147

LISD LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $141

LISD PETERS COLONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $136

LISD INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $141

LISD LEWISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL $147

Frisco Scott ES $154

Frisco Newman ES $168

Frisco High School #8 $225

CFB Las Colinas ES $161

Mansfield Judy Miller ES $147

Mansfield Neal ES $135

Mansfield Perry ES $158

Rockwall ES #13 $190

Denton Elementary #20 $136

Denton Elementary #21 $153

Denton Elementary #22 $195

Plano Memorial ES $148

Roof HVAC Systems Lighting Interior Materials Main Structure Exterior Finishes Foundations Site

Major Parts of School Building Costs

Comparing Apples to Oranges No Two Regions or Districts are the Same 268,820 square miles 254 counties 1,024 public school districts Over 5,000,000 students 1300 different types of soils 10 climate zone

Conclusion

Students have different ways of learning Communities are different and choose

different ways to meet the unique needs of their students

Some communities will invest more up front to save costs later; others choose to save more up front and pay more to maintain the building over its lifecycle. Neither decision is bad. Neither decision is “wasteful”.

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