Are School Architects Fees in Stratosphere?
By Gary Meyer, Richard Hoegh and Patric Hedlund Those who are penciling the numbers on costs for El Tejon Unified School District’s building project are asking questions this week: What is a standard price for architectural and management services for building school facilities? Is it possible that ETUSD has already paid twice the normal fees before any construction has begun? Why? ETUSD trustees and the Citizens School Bond Oversight Committee must answer these questions in their March 10 meetings. Meanwhile, Acting Superintendent Danny Whetton is on his way to speak with the district’s architect to learn more about the services they have already provided. In February, trustees tabled a proposal to accelerate signing new contracts for their architect and a construction management firm, asking attorneys to review the work for which the district has already paid. The Mountain Enterprise has been speaking with sources throughout California familiar with public school construction to lear
