Address

5530 Zealand Avenue North

New Hope, MN 55428

Background

North Education Center (NEC) will be built to replace the Hosterman Education Center after a 15-month comprehensive facilities study showed it to be the most cost-effective solution to replace the aging facility. See the November, 2010 Q & A document for more background information.

NEC will be a flexible educational site that offers multiple programs for students. Wherever possible, NEC will replicate staffing and operational efficiencies seen at South Education Center in Richfield and easily adapt as programs grow and change to meet student needs.

Timeline

March 2011

MDE approval of addendum to Review and Comment

March 2011

J.E. Dunn Construction, provider of the lowest bid proposal

April 2011

Additional Financing completed and construction begins

October 2011

Construction – approximately 45% complete

The geo-thermal well field - 100% installed

Exterior brick – 50% installed

Roof – 75% installed

July 2012

Substantial Completion, Move in begins

Fall 2012

Occupancy

Budget & Economic Impact

• Approximately 80 workers on site every day.

• $430,000 or 30% of construction contingency remains including the demountable wall system (DIRTT); 79% remains excluding DIRTT walls.

• Based on data from the Associated General Contractors of MN (AGC), for every $47,600 of construction costs, there is 1 new job created.With $26M in construction costs we anticipate 546 jobs created; about 1/3 in construction and 2/3 in tangential/indirect/community jobs.

Programs & Enrollment

• Programs planned for NEC are full to capacity.

• Across District 287, five new Care & Treatment programs opened in the Fall 2011 impacting program placement at NEC.

• Enrollment will determine the continuation and possible expansion of leased sites (Shady Oak & Northwest Tech Center) in 2013 and beyond.