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Bond Oversight Committee

September 19, 2024

Brittany Vandermark, Chair

Loren Barnes, Vice Chair

Michael McCullar, Chief Operating Officer

Nikki Schmidt, Chief Financial Officer

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AGENDA

Bond Finance

20 min.

Staff will present updated financial information

Project Updates

45 min

Administrators with each entity will present information about projects included in the Bond

Approved Oversight Project Statuses

25 min.

Discussions around additional projects approved by the Oversight Committee

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Bond Finance Update - Nikki Schmidt

  • Interest Earnings, net of fees and $441,731 arbitrage liability = $18.4 Million

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Bond Finance Update - Nikki Schmidt

  • Hollister Lake
    • Total Budget $40,000,000

Potential Savings:

Construction Contingency $265,477

Moving $10,000

Furniture $110,806

Architect Reimbursable $24,175

Technology and Infrastructure $55,923

Project Contingency $620,537

Total: $1,086,918

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Bond Finance Update - Nikki Schmidt

  • Orchard Hill
    • Total Budget $40,000,000

Potential Savings:

Construction Contingency $319,536

Furniture $56,980

Architect Reimbursable $14,514

Technology and Infrastructure $19,395

Total: $ 410,425

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Bond Finance Update - Nikki Schmidt

Tozer Kitchen:

Potential Savings $289,032

Safety and Security (PA systems and Controls/Surveillance) – ALL savings to be held for Security related projects

Potential Savings $1,798,712

WHS Turf and stadium:

Potential Savings $436,183

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Windsor Charter Academy

Brett Brown, Brown Property Services

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

• Substantial Completion 9/24

• Punchlist Winding Down

• Deferred Work:

• Bleachers – November ‘24

• Solar – Summer ‘25

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FIREBIRD FACILITY

Project Cost Statistics:

Project Budget: $17,999,972.43

Total Billed to Date: $15,803,186.33 or 88%

$13,586,046.00 or 95% of Construction Costs

$ 2,217,140.33 or 60% of Soft Costs & Solar

Project Contingency: $75,000, we plan to increase or shrink the solar array as needed to fully use the contingency.

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Weld RE4 School District

Michael McCullar, COO

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CR15 Middle School

  • Total Budget: $92,500,000
  • Construction Budget: $76,520,000
  • FGMP: $73,851,465
  • Original Contingency: $2,422,301
  • Remaining Contingency: $2,484,523
  • Substantial Completion: Spring 2025

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SHS Classroom Expansion

  • Total Budget: $22,000,000
  • Construction Budget: $18,014,750
  • FGMP: $18,829,329
  • Original Contingency: $551,050
  • Remaining Contingency: $497,819
  • Substantial Completion: March 2025

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SHS CTE

  • Total Budget: $13,500,000
  • Construction Budget: $11,051,723
  • FGMP: $12,387,097
  • Original Contingency: $513,171
  • Remaining Contingency: $392,614
  • Substantial Completion: November 2024

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SMS Classroom Expansion

  • Total Budget: $26,500,000
  • Construction Budget: $21,738,281
  • Added Roof Scope: $2,700,000
  • FGMP: $24,770,251
  • Original Contingency: $589,587
  • Remaining Contingency: $810,490
  • Substantial Completion: August 2025

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Bond Oversight & Remaining Bond Projects

  • Design Phase
    • Windsor HS HVAC*: Summer 2025
    • Window Security Film: Ongoing
    • Windsor MS HVAC*: Summer 2025
    • Windsor MS Roofing*: Summer 2025
    • Windsor MS Modernization: Summer 2026
    • District Office Expansion: December 2025
    • Culinary Modular Move to Windsor HS: August 2025
    • SHS Construction Trades Lab: August 2025
    • WHS Stadium Entrance Apron: Summer 2025
    • SHS BB/SB Plaza: Summer 2025
  • In progress
    • Tozer Playground ADA Additions: Fall 2024

*named Bond 2022 project

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Priority 1 Projects - $20,600,000

  • Window Film $1,000,000
  • Grandview ES Mechanical $450,000
  • Tozer ES Mechanical* $2,000,000
  • Mountain View ES Mechanical $1,700,000
  • Skyview Mechanical* $750,000
  • Tozer ES Roofing* $750,000
  • Skyview ES Roofing* $75,000
  • Tozer ES Playground equipment - ADA $175,000
  • SHS Softball/Baseball Plaza Seating - ADA $2,000,000
  • WHS stadium entrance apron - ADA $250,000
  • Windsor MS Refresh $10,000,000
  • Culinary Modular move to WHS $950,000
  • Renovate SHS wood shop to construction trades lab $500,000

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Priority 2 Projects - $20,525,000

  • Site Fencing $2,000,000
  • Signage/Wayfinding $575,000
  • Skyview Parking Lot Replacement* $750,000
  • Mountain View Parking Lot Replacement $750,000
  • Grandview playgrounds - Refresh $750,000
  • SMS Modular move to WHS $700,000
  • District Office Expansion $15,000,000

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Priority 3 Projects - $7,100,000

  • Severance MS Track Replacement* $1,000,000
  • WHS stadium plaza $650,000
  • WHS Press Box $450,000
  • Campus Directed Projects $5,000,000

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Q&A

BOND 2022

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Priority Matrix

Priority 1 Criteria

  • Major system that has recurring failures and has reached the end of usable life
  • Issues related to ADA accessibility
  • Campus security initiatives

Priority 2 Criteria

  • System has failed and requires frequent maintenance
  • Athletic facility repairs or improvements
  • Growth needs in student or staff facilities

Priority 3 Criteria

  • Non-critical system in need of replacement and/or major repairs

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District Office Addition

  • March 07, 2024
    • Bond Oversight approved administration to proceed through SD phase.
  • March 18, 2024
    • Weld RE-4 Board of Education approved SD phase contract with HCM Architects
  • June 13, 2024
    • SD package and estimate received
    • Bond Oversight SD Phase review

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District Office Addition

What’s included?

  • Renovation of existing building 9,317 ft2
  • Additional new space 15,118 ft2
  • New board room
  • Meets existing needs plus intentionally planned space aligned with future growth
  • Completely new mechanical system to address ineffectiveness of existing units

SD Estimates

  • Construction Estimate - $11,442,475
  • Soft Cost 25% - $2,860,619
  • Total Budget - $14,303,094