Since March 12, 2025 the following have occurred:
- SD59 internal project team met to discuss next steps and delay in receipt of modular costing.
- SD59 internal project team met with architect to discuss concerns with receipt of modular costing, timelines and delayed reports to the Board of Education, BLT (Building Learning Society) and the Dawson Creek Child Care Task Force.
- Architect provided a refined costing for modulars and updated costing for stick build.
Stick Build or Modular Option Decision
Staff presented a recommendation to proceed with advancing the stick build option, unless otherwise directed by the Board, for the following reasons:
- Streamlined process with 1 contractor, 1 tender, 1 building permit
- Schedule
- Class D Refined Modular will only become more expensive as the costing (Class C, B, A) is more refined thus shrinking the variances of cost of stick build to modular (4.5%-2.1%)
- Recent challenging experience with Crescent Park Elementary Expansion: 2 tenders, 2 contractors, 3 building permits (third is sprinklers)
- Increased cost will be requested and assumed funded from Ministry of Education and Child Care
- Ministry does not have a preference between stick build or modular
A second configuration option is being explored as when the funding applications were made in 2023 and approved in 2024, the Dawson Creek child care request did not include before and after school care in the new structure. The Tumbler Ridge facility did include before and after school care in the request.
When the request for increased funding goes to the Ministry, the project team would like to present two options: one as the project application was approved (child care) and one modified project (child care and before and after school care) for the Ministry’s consideration. If the Ministry does not approve the increased funding request, an update will be provided to the Board before proceeding with either project.
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