Keystones Building and Financing Plan -- Phase I: "Primary Needs Option"
Comments by Tom Ault – Co-chair, Building and Design Committee
Congregational Meeting October 29, 2000
CCC Phase I Building Plan - - Highlights
We fully achieve our top four priorities:
· Parking lot for more than 50 cars
· Air-conditioning for entire facility
· Handicapped-accessibility throughout
· A facility that meets life safety and all code standards
CCC Phase I Building Plan -- Highlights
We also gain:
· Distinctive new main entrance
· Totally renovated education building for our children and youth
· Partially excavated courtyard with children's play area -- and daylight to lower level
· Kitchen that meets health code for use by day care and others
CCC Phase I Building Plan-- Other Highlights
· Space for coffee hour on main level
· Meditation room adjacent to sanctuary
· Remodeled social hall
· Four new restrooms
· New meeting room over entrance
· Functional spaces for church office, choir, sanctuary committee and deacons
· Asbestos removal
Improvements Since March
· Entrance porch
· Personal lift and multi-level elevator replaces ramps
· Additional restroom in basement
· Central cooling system
. Kitchen that meets code for tenant use
· Cost reduction:
. re-location of stairs and elevator; smaller
entrance addition
. fewer structural changes in education wing
Schedule
· October 29, 2000 -- congregational vote
· November 2000 -- apply for building permits
· January 2001 -- seek construction bids
· January 2001 -- remove asbestos
· February 2001 -- select contractor
· March 2001 -- commence the main portion of the work
· January 2002 -- move in and celebrate!
Project Estimates
.
Include all costs. hard construction costs
. adequate contingency reserve
. "soft" and other costs
. financing costs for Keystones period
. Construction estimates prepared by construction management company
. based on detailed construction drawings
. developed from estimated prices for all "inputs"
. includes estimates of potential subcontractors
"Soft" and Other Costs
.
All architectural and engineering fees. Pre-construction services
. Building permits and other fees
. Kitchen design
. Soil borings
. Water, sewer and electric hook-up
. Testing and inspections
. Legal fees
. Fund raising expenses
. $50,000 for furnishings
Changes in Cost of Project Since March 24 Meeting
Estimate for March 24 $3.9 million
congregational meeting
Construction hard costs, +0.2
including contingency
"Non-financing" soft costs +0.2
Asbestos removal, furnishings -0,1
Financing costs through end of +0.1
capital campaign
Assumption of existing loan +.3
Total Project Costs $4.6 million
Perspectives on Cost
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Cost has been pared $200,000 to $400,000. But reductions offset by unexpectedly high inflation and better estimates
. Building and Design Committee considered many options, including radical surgery:
. only build parking lot
. eliminate entrance addition ($150,000-$250,000) - no central cooler ($120,000)
. bare minimum kitchen renovation ($80,000)
. replace elevator and lift with ramps ($ ? )