Foster School construction remains under budget with 90% of contracts done

2/3/2025

With three packages of bids completed to date, Evanston/Skokie District 65's construction of Foster School in the Fifth Ward remains on target to stay within its $48.5 million budget, officials told the school board Monday night.

"With 90% of the budget under contract, we're looking still in good shape to meet the overall budget of the project," said Kirby Callam, the district's director of strategic project management.

The board did, though, have to approve a change order on Monday night, adding $117,704 to the budget for stone. That is because the contractor that completed ground improvements to the soil on the site starting last summer realized their equipment was sinking when they began work, according to Callam and Brian Kronewitter, executive vice president for architect and construction manager Cordogan, Clark & Associates.

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