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2. Reduce the scope of the project The other, more immediate timeline would involve reducing the scope of the overall project and re-bidding all or a portion of the work. In these types of situations, I strongly suggest building as much of the main building as possible as this is the most difficult and costly part to add later. Given that, the most obvious areas to reduce scope would be at the yard amenities on the west side of the site. This includes: -Work with Bolton Menk to identify cost savings within the site work (grading, utilities, paving, curb and gutter) - Eliminate the north and/or south storage bins - Eliminate the salt building from the current scope and bid a fabric style structure under a separate contract -Review the building design for potential cost savings at the canopy and exterior employee area For the above, I would set a target savings of $1.5 to $2 million dollars. To realize additional savings, we would need to start eliminating square foot area from the main building. As you know, being a member of the project team, we worked diligently to scrutinize our decisions in an attempt to “right size” the project throughout the design process. If we move forward with downsizing the building, I recommend eliminating the space from the Vehicle Storage area as this would be the easiest portion to find an alternate solution for later. Using the bid numbers available, it appears that the building cost per square foot is around $235. Industry standard for estimating potential savings is to use roughly 40% of the cost per square foot price. In this case, we would use $90-$95 per square foot to gauge the potential savings at Vehicle Storage and $175-$200 a square foot to gauge the potential savings at Vehicle Maintenance.