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Answers to questions raised by the County Commissioners <br /> <br />How much land do we need for a High School? <br /> <br />The standards we have set for minimum acreage for each type of school are: <br /> <br />Elementary - 25 acres <br />Middle - 50 acres <br />High School -70 acres <br /> <br />These standards were developed in 1994 in conjunction with the Cabarrus County <br />parks and Recreation Department and the County Commissioners under the <br />"Schools and Parks" concept. <br /> <br />While these standards are what we shoot for in evaluating a site, they are not always <br />attainable. The usable acreage of the site is the key. We must accommodate the <br />building, parking, and playing fields appropriate to the grade level of the school and <br />an area to be developed for use by the parks and recreation department. <br /> <br />North Carolina State Board of Education (DP/) uses a "Minimum Standard"as set <br />by The Council of Educational Facility Planners. This standard indicates K-5 at 20 <br />acres for a 1,000 student school; 7-9 at 32 acres and 9-12 at 46 acres. The acreage <br />listed is usable acres for school purposes only. This acreage does not include <br />stadiums, tracks, spectator parking etc. It al~o does not include the land necessary <br />for Zoning set backs, buffers, road right of ways, wetlands, or bus parking. <br /> <br />I believe that the standards as set jointly by the County Commissioners and the <br />Board of Education offer the best solution to all of the people in our community. <br /> <br />2. What are the construction costs? <br /> <br />While construction costs can not factually be determined until after the project is <br />bid, I have listed below an opinion of costs. <br /> <br />BUILDING CONSTRUCTION COSTS (252,461 S.F @ $96.25/SF) <br />OUTDOOR ATHLETICS STADIUM (ALLOWANCE) <br />OUTDOOR FIELD HOUSE (ALLOWANCE) <br />ALTERNATES <br />TOTAL ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION COST <br /> <br />$24,300,000.00 <br />800,000.00 <br />400,000.00 <br />1,200,000.00 <br />$26,700,000.00 <br /> <br />PROJECT CONTINGENCY <br /> <br />200,000.00 <br /> <br />TOPOGRAPHICAL LSURVEY ($500.00/ACRE) <br />PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS <br />SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION <br />FIELD QUALITY CONTROIa TESTING <br />A/E FEE (FEE IS NOT COMPUTED ON CONTINGENCY) <br />REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE <br />FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT <br /> <br />30,000.00 <br />2,500.00 <br />5,000.00 <br />40,000.00 <br />1,468,500.00 <br />45,000.00 <br />1,475,000.00 <br /> <br />TOTAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT COST $29,966.000.00 <br /> <br /> <br />