New School 13,
All Bids Are In

All bids are in on all the proposed Loudon County school building projects. The good news is, all combined, the projects came in at about $16,633,250.00 under estimates. This just includes all building projects. There will still be 5-10 million in across the board expenses like architectural fees, TDOT Fees, fire marshal reviews, FF&E (furniture fixtures and equipment), testing and inspections, etc.

The great news is, all projects and costs came in millions under estimates.

Project   Estimate    Low Bid   Difference  
Philadelphia    $9,796,200.00   $6,178,000.00   $3,618,200.00 Under
Greenback   $6,782,940.00   $5,851,600.00   $931,340.00 Under
Loudon CTE   $762,710.00   $1,015,000.00   $252,290.00  Over
New School   $94,186,000.00   $81,850,000.00   $12,336,000.00 Under
               
Totals   $111,527,850.00   $94,894,600.00   $16,633,250.00 Under

No bids have been awarded yet and won't be until the county commission issues the bonds to to pay for the projects. All bids are still being evaluated. The lowest bids don't always mean the best bid.   

The Philadelphia school addition includes, 11 classrooms and a new auditorium.
The Greenback Project, includes a new auxiliary gym and remodeling of the football stadium.
The Loudon High School project is for addition to vocational classrooms.

For those that might be new here or might not remember, below is a link to a presentation of the projects.

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New School 12
Bids Are In, Almost

Over the last few weeks, the bids have come in on three of the four building projects for the Loudon County School Board.

Back in February of 2024, COPE Architecture, had presented the BOE with estimates on each project. At that time, the estimate for all projects and associated costs was $115,351,161.00.

Of course the biggest project is the new 7-12 middle/high school on the north end of the county. The estimated cost for the new school building was $94,186.00. It actually came in at $81,850,000, nearly 12.5 mil under estimate. That's great news.

, was estimated at $6,782,940.00. It actually came in at $5,851,600, $931,340 under estimate. Another win.

 was estimated at $762,710.00 at came in at $1,015,000.00, $252,290.00 over estimate. Not too bad. 

Overall, with 3 of the 4 bids in, the building program is now a little over $13,000,000.00 under estimations and that's good for everyone. 

The only project remaining un-bid is The estimated cost is $9,796,200.00. The bid opening for that project is set for April 17. Hopefully it will come in at estimate or below. 

Construction on all four projects could begin this summer.

Education in Loudon County is about to change forever.