Changes run up school charges

Teresa Hinds

Friday, Aug. 15, 1997 | 9:48 a.m.

The cost of school construction and renovation has gone up again.

The School Board Thursday approved spending nearly $270,000 above original contracted costs at seven elementary, middle and high schools.

Known as change orders, the approved increases are:

Change orders for work at Allen total $878,906.35 for a net increase of 13.66 percent to the original contract of $6,432,489.

Total change orders at Guy amount to $190,703.05 for a net increase of 3.28 percent to the original contract of $5,813,216.

Change orders at Keller total $698,033.74 for a net increase of 4.33 percent to the original contract of $16,106,565.

Total change orders at Miller amount to $111,038 for a net increase of 7.8 percent to the original contract of $1,418,722.

Change orders at Sawyer total $578,742.13 for an 11.75 percent increase to the original contract of $4,927,000.

Total change orders at Wolfe amount to $611,104 for a net increase of 10 percent to the original contract of $6,108,000.

This represents a 22.17 percent increase to the original contract of $193,192.

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