Program Status Report

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Value Engineering Recommendations
December School Board Workshop
December 4, 2007
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Value Engineering Recommendations
Agenda

• Process Overview
• Recommendations
• Summary

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Value Engineering Recommendations
Process Overview

• Team
• Parsons Architects and Engineers from our
• East Coast Design Center in Charlotte NC
• Schools
• Heritage Elementary School
• Oakley Elementary School
• Wilson Creek Elementary School
• Renaissance Middle School
• Woodland Middle School
• Northview High School
• Milton High School

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Value Engineering Report
Process Overview

• Objective
• To identify items or areas that do not add
  functional value to the project and where
  potential capital cost savings might be realized
  without impacting educational value and
  substantially affecting life cycle cost.
• Not the intent to alter or modify the standards
  established in the Fulton County Schools
  Educational Specifications or the Georgia
  Department of Education Guidelines

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Process Overview

• Contributions to Cost Increases (Many were
  identified by the Architects at the earlier
  roundtable)
• Increased cost of petroleum, steel, concrete,
  electrical cable or HVAC equip containing copper
• Market conditions impacted by natural disasters
  and economics (supply and demand)
• Maintaining or improving level of educational
  standards, resulting in sq footage increases and
  therefore higher costs.
• Costs associated with technology improvements and
  upgrades.
• Accelerated construction schedules.
• Cost to transport building materials impacted by
  higher petroleum costs.

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DIVISION 2 - SITEWORK

• Change black vinyl coated chain link fence to
  galvanized
• Potential Savings
• ES 9,900 / MS 14,850 / HS 20,300
• Not recommended due to increased maintenance and
  reduced life expectancy expected replacement
  period three times as often.

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DIVISION 4 - MASONRY

• Exterior
• Eliminate Brick Pedestal Cast Stone Cap at
  Canopy Columns
• Variations in brick types, sizes, color, texture
  orientation
• Interior
• Replace interior brickwork at corridor walls with
  painted CMU
• Eliminate arched window at Media Centers
• Potential Savings
• ES 151,932 / MS 223,160 / HS 268,000
• Recommend the district accept these suggestions.
  These features are purely aesthetic and do not
  impact the long term maintenance or operation of
  the facility may consider as alternate for
  pricing.

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DIVISION 5 7 ROOFING (cont.)

• Eliminate sloped roofs and mezzanines at
  classroom wings utilize alternate roofing
  systems
• Potential Savings
• ES 823,000 / MS 180,000 / HS 217,000
• Recommend the district modify the roofing system
  for the elementary schools to the low slope
  systems used for middle and high schools.
• Do not recommend the district use EPDM roofing
  systems for middle and high schools. These
  systems require greater care and are more
  susceptible to punctures.

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DIVISION 5 7 ROOFING (cont.)

• Eliminate clearstory, arched roof designs and
  skylights at media centers, gymnasiums and
  auditoriums
• Potential Savings
• ES 0 / MS 391,650 / HS 188,280
• Recommend the district accept these suggestions.
  These features are purely aesthetic and
  acceptance should improve the long term facility
  maintenance or operation.

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DIVISION 9 - FINISHES

• Reduce gypsum board fur-down soffits at ceilings
• Consider 2 x 4 suspended ceiling in lieu of 2
  x 2
• Eliminate walls to structure above ceilings
• Replace wood floor in gymnasium stage with
  seamless flooring
• Potential Savings
• ES 160,910 / MS 265,750 / HS 438,800
• Recommend reducing gypsum board fur-downs
  cosmetic issue that offers some acoustical value
  that can be incorporated into lay-in ceiling
  layout.

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DIVISION 9 FINISHES (cont.)

• Do not recommend 2 x 4 lay-in ceilings. During
  summer months, district HVAC operations would
  result in sagging ceiling tile. Increased
  utility costs to prevent this would greatly
  exceed savings.
• Do not recommend elimination of walls to
  structure this provides additional sound
  barrier between adjoining spaces and improves the
  HVAC operation.
• Do not recommend seamless floors potential
  savings is offset by quality / maintenance,
  replacement repair cost.

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DIVISION 15 - PLUMBING

• Change from ductile iron to PVC waste piping
• Potential Savings
• ES 69,600 / MS 113,400 / HS 204,000
• Recommend acceptance of this suggestion
  commonly used in commercial applications and
  should have little to no impact on maintenance
  operations.

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DIVISION 15 - HVAC

• Different HVAC Systems Multi-zone RTU system vs.
  individual water source heat pumps per classroom
• Potential Savings
• ES 197,780 / MS 292,252 / HS 613,459
• Do not recommend acceptance. The district has
  standardized on water source heat pumps as the
  preferred method of heating and cooling. The
  current system provides the greatest level of
  classroom control with the least potential
  disruption to overall school operations for
  scheduled maintenance and service.

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DIVISION 16 - ELECTRICAL

• Generator Reduce size by removing non-essential
  equipment served by generator
• Outlets Reduce the number of outlets per
  classroom
• Potential Savings
• ES 17,700 / MS 32,250 / HS 55,250
• Do not recommend acceptance of these suggestions
  value not commiserate with loss in overall
  service. Generator provides additional
  operational capabilities beyond life safety
  issues. Teachers and administrative staff
  commonly request additional outlets in classrooms.

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DIVISION 16 ELECTRICAL (cont.)

• Lighting Use standard 2 x 4 fluorescent lighting
  instead of 2 x 2, indirect, recessed or pendent
  light fixtures
• Telecommunication Systems Eliminate cable trays
• Potential Savings
• ES 40,200 / MS 61,800 / HS 83,000
• Recommend acceptance of suggestions.
  Standardized light fixtures will improve
  maintenance / service and school operations.
• Portion of low-voltage wiring is in j-hooks
  currently, so this should have minimal impact to
  maintenance or operations.

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Summary

• Standardize where costs savings can be recognized
  by negotiating annual fixed price contracts
• Architectural / Structural Roofing
• Eliminate architectural extras brickwork,
  floor patterns, gyp board fir downs soffits,
  arched windows
• Alternate roofing system at elementary schools
• Eliminate clerestory, skylights and arched roofs
• Mechanical
• Change plumbing to PVC
• Electrical
• Utilize standard 2 x 4 whenever possible
• Eliminate cable management trays

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Total Potential Savings

• Elementary Schools
• 1,147,642
• Middle Schools
• 879,510
• High Schools
• 883,280