Amherst School Cost Comparisons
Content
Town+A1:I26
Athol - Royalston
Brookline
Glouster
Hopkinton
Milford
New Bedford
Newton
Northborough
Revere
South Hadley
Whitman Hanson
Woburn
Worchester
Average for New
Average for All
Construction
New
Add/Reno
New
New
New
New
New
Add/Reno
New
New
New
New
New
GSF
95,726
227,087
65,679
83,256
132,539
74,056
74,960
52,920
103,650
63,377
132,841
70,701
111,256
Total Construction Cost
$35,191,363
$92,237,854
$29,995,466
$35,140,982
$48,381,844
$29,792,732
$26,231,698
$18,224,600
$33,897,336
$21,563,821
$45,696,905
$26,285,514
$46,546,300
Cost/sq ft
$368
$406
$467
$422
$365
$402
$350
$344
$327
$340
$344
$372
$418
$343
$348
Enrollment
545
1010
365
395
985
400
465
270
690
270
800
410
600
Sq ft/child
175
166
210
135
185
161
150
234
166
172
185
177
$53,060,000
$432
750
164
50% Reimbursement
Includes Soft Costs
$33,161,999
Option W10 2-6
Add/Reno
126,000
$48,988,741
renovation of old WW school with addition on present WW footprint and beyond
$389
750
168
$30,617,963
Option W11 2-6
New
122,714
$53,749,933
$438
this Option appears similar to W7 and may include taking down WW and building on the same area
750
164
$33,588,083
Option FR5 2-6
New
122,714
new school on FR site, taking down the present FR school
750
168
$32,877,943
Option W1 K-6
Reno
82,000
$27,729,000
$338
360
renovate WW, water isssues can be remedied but students would need to be housed elsewhere during reno construction
building would be gutted and everything new inside with a 50 year life expectancy
228
$17,331,000
Amherst Projects Construction Costs Only -- No Soft Costs
Option W7 2-6
New
122,714
includes Swing Space, built behind WW for grades 2-6,
$52,604,709
$429
All options above are for the grade configuarations of 2-6 and PreK-1 in separate buildings,
ASC vote on 1/19/16, CF would need renovation for Pre-K - Grade 1, not budgeted
m. theilman 1/21/16
Revised
Amherst Projects --- Construction and Soft Costs
Square Feet
Construction Cost
Soft Cost
Total Cost
Option W7 2-6
New
includes Swing Space, built behind WW
122,714
$53,060,000
$13,264,800
$66,323,999
50% Reimbursement
Construction &
Soft Costs
$33,161,999
Option W10 2-6
Add/Reno
renovation of old WW school with addition
on present WW footprint and beyond
126,000
$48,988,741
$12,247,185
$61,235,927
$30,617,963
Option W11 2-6
New
this Option appears similar to W7 and
may include taking down WW and
122,714
$53,740,933
$13,435,233
$67,176,167
$33,588,083
122,714
$52,604,709
$13,151,177
$65,755,887
$32,877,943
$27,729,000
$6,932,048
$34,660,215
$17,331,000
Option
building on the same area
Option FR5 2-6
New
new school on FR site, taking down
the present FR school
All options above are for the grade
configuarations of 2-6 and PreK-1 in
ASC vote on 1/19/16,
separate buildings, ASC vote on 1/19/16
CF would need renovation for
Pre-K - Grade 1, not budgeted
Option W1 K-6
Reno
renovate WW, water isssues can be remedied
but students would need to be housed
elsewhere during reno construction,
building would be gutted and everything
new inside with a 50 year life expectancy
mtheilman 1/19/16
Revised
82,000
Athol - Royalston
Brookline
Glouster
Hopkinton
Milford
New Bedford
Newton
Northborough
Revere
South Hadley
Whitman Hanson
Woburn
Worchester
Average for New
Average for All
Construction
New
Add/Reno
New
New
New
New
New
Add/Reno
New
New
New
New
New
GSF
95,726
227,087
65,679
83,256
132,539
74,056
74,960
52,920
103,650
63,377
132,841
70,701
111,256
Total Construction Cost
$35,191,363
$92,237,854
$29,995,466
$35,140,982
$48,381,844
$29,792,732
$26,231,698
$18,224,600
$33,897,336
$21,563,821
$45,696,905
$26,285,514
$46,546,300
Cost/sq ft
$368
$406
$467
$422
$365
$402
$350
$344
$327
$340
$344
$372
$418
$343
$348
Enrollment
545
1010
365
395
985
400
465
270
690
270
800
410
600
Sq ft/child
175
166
210
135
185
161
150
234
166
172
185
177
$53,060,000
$432
750
164
50% Reimbursement
Includes Soft Costs
$33,161,999
Option W10 2-6
Add/Reno
126,000
$48,988,741
renovation of old WW school with addition on present WW footprint and beyond
$389
750
168
$30,617,963
Option W11 2-6
New
122,714
$53,749,933
$438
this Option appears similar to W7 and may include taking down WW and building on the same area
750
164
$33,588,083
Option FR5 2-6
New
122,714
new school on FR site, taking down the present FR school
750
168
$32,877,943
Option W1 K-6
Reno
82,000
$27,729,000
$338
360
renovate WW, water isssues can be remedied but students would need to be housed elsewhere during reno construction
building would be gutted and everything new inside with a 50 year life expectancy
228
$17,331,000
Amherst Projects Construction Costs Only -- No Soft Costs
Option W7 2-6
New
122,714
includes Swing Space, built behind WW for grades 2-6,
$52,604,709
$429
All options above are for the grade configuarations of 2-6 and PreK-1 in separate buildings,
ASC vote on 1/19/16, CF would need renovation for Pre-K - Grade 1, not budgeted
m. theilman 1/21/16
Revised
Amherst Projects --- Construction and Soft Costs
Square Feet
Construction Cost
Soft Cost
Total Cost
Option W7 2-6
New
includes Swing Space, built behind WW
122,714
$53,060,000
$13,264,800
$66,323,999
50% Reimbursement
Construction &
Soft Costs
$33,161,999
Option W10 2-6
Add/Reno
renovation of old WW school with addition
on present WW footprint and beyond
126,000
$48,988,741
$12,247,185
$61,235,927
$30,617,963
Option W11 2-6
New
this Option appears similar to W7 and
may include taking down WW and
122,714
$53,740,933
$13,435,233
$67,176,167
$33,588,083
122,714
$52,604,709
$13,151,177
$65,755,887
$32,877,943
$27,729,000
$6,932,048
$34,660,215
$17,331,000
Option
building on the same area
Option FR5 2-6
New
new school on FR site, taking down
the present FR school
All options above are for the grade
configuarations of 2-6 and PreK-1 in
ASC vote on 1/19/16,
separate buildings, ASC vote on 1/19/16
CF would need renovation for
Pre-K - Grade 1, not budgeted
Option W1 K-6
Reno
renovate WW, water isssues can be remedied
but students would need to be housed
elsewhere during reno construction,
building would be gutted and everything
new inside with a 50 year life expectancy
mtheilman 1/19/16
Revised
82,000
