Case Study: Marion Independent School Stadium
Case Study Summary
The school district originally bid the project using a Construction Management Agency. The Construction Management company bid was over budget and not complete.
The Marion Independent School Board terminated the construction manager and rebid using Design-Bid-Build which saved taxpayers $1,497,070.
Construction Management Method
Marion Stadium was bid September 28, 2021. The project was bid using a construction manager agency. The construction manager produced a construction budget of $5,784,000.00. The Construction Manager bid the project using 13 separate bid packages.
The resultant bids were $1,073,428.00 over budget
The bids did not include concrete paving
There was also an additional $745,000 payment to the construction manager.
| Bid Package | Bid | # of Bids |
|---|---|---|
|
Masonry |
$374,825 |
3 bids |
|
General |
$1,799,000 |
4 bids |
|
Roofing |
$326,400 |
2 bids |
|
Bleachers |
$594,430 |
2 bids |
|
Elevator |
$91,000 |
2 bids |
|
Mechanical |
$179,000 |
7 bids |
|
Electrical |
$864,215 |
7 bids |
|
Grading |
$683,000 |
4 bids |
|
Asphalt |
$563,000 |
1 bid |
|
Concrete Paving |
? |
0 bids |
|
Track |
$167,700 |
1 bid |
|
Field Turf |
$918,600 |
2 bids |
|
Site Utilities |
$269,000 |
2 bids |
|
Package Total |
$6,831,070 |
|
|
CM General Requirements |
$426,000 |
|
|
CM Fee |
$260,000 |
|
|
CM Insurance |
$59,000 |
|
|
TOTAL COST |
$7,576,070 |
|
CM Terminated: Changed to Design-Bid-Build Method
The Marion Independent School Board decided to terminate the construction manager and rebid the project using the traditional Design-Bid-Build method. The owner and architect revised the construction budget to $6,582,000 and bid the project without a construction manager.
- The owner received 10 complete bids for the project.
- The bids ranged from $6,079,000 to $7,650,000.
