(7-4-23) At the Celina City Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday night members were informed that the state had been contacted to get additional funds released to help cover rising construction costs for the 7th-12th grade school building set to start next summer.

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Celina City Schools district facilities director Phil Metz

“We were anticipating 5 to 6% increase. We’re upwards of 20%. The state recognized that as well. So, every so often they initiate new cost sets which say ‘this is the amount of money that we’re going to give the district to do the construction.”

The overall project cost was estimated at $127 million for the complete project but according to the above recent report that most likely will be rising.

Based on the 20% increase mentioned the entire project of buildings would need an additional $25.4 million to cover those figures.

According to the Bulldog Building Project web site…the new 7-12 building will be located on the existing Celina Primary School site. Construction is slated to start in summer 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2026.

7th-12th Grade Building Construction Schedule

  • Spring 2023 Site and building design to start
  • Spring 2024 Site and building design complete / contractor bidding
  • Early Summer 2024 Demolition of existing East Building
  • Summer 2024 Site and building construction begins
  • Early Summer 2026 Demolition of existing High School Building
  • Late Summer 2026 Site and building construction completed for start of school in 2026/2027 school year