Leadership Public Schools | Hayward Prop 51 Project
Project Executive: Doug Giffin
Project Manager: Nicolas Romano
Project Sponsor/Operator:
Leadership Public Schools (9-12)
Max Enrollment: 600
Construction Type: Tilt-up concrete
Project Delivery Method: Design-Build
Contractor: Overaa Construction
Architect: Noll & Tam Architecture
Structural Engineer: IDA
Size: 46,801 SF 2-story building on 9.6-acre campus
Status: Under construction, fall 2024 Delivery
Total Project Cost:
$28.7M ($614/SF) hard and soft costs
The LPS Hayward project is funded with Proposition 51 tax-exempt bonds and DSA approval and public procurement requirements apply. Campus was selected to bring the savings found on private projects to the district environment and design-build procurement is being utilized to for selection of the project team. It was our thesis that utilizing a hybrid design-build where builder utilizes MEP subcontractors for design would mirror our process on private projects and allow for cost effective delivery of a tilt-up school project. We were successful and were able to bring in hard costs at $479 per square foot in an environment where costs are typically north of $700 per square foot. We were able to reduce the GMP by $2.24M (9%) in the 6 weeks preceding signing a GMP through a combination of bidding, design refinements, and minor scope cuts. The overall reduction in cost allowed for the addition of a full gymnasium to a project that only had funding for a small multi-purpose room.