FY2026-FY2031 Proposed Capital Improvement Program

Capital Project Summary

Capital Project Number: ED1025 Capital Project Title: Liberty ES: Replacement Asset Category: Board of Education Asset Type: New/Modernizations Capital Project Status: Active

Activity #: C1606.1606.02 Region: New Market Est Completion Date: 8/31/2030 Year Identified: 2016

Capital Project Description: Liberty ES is a multi- story building, with nearly 43,000 square feet, originally constructed in 1927 with additions in 1950, 1967 and 1982. Other than a minor renovation in 1982, there have been no other significant renovations of this school, and the facility condition is rated critical. A feasibility study to define the scope of work was completed in April 2019, and the Board of Education voted to replace the existing school with a modern facility to meet the current educational specifications and curricular requirements. The State IAC staff reviewed the project and preliminary estimates indicated they will participate in 421-seats of the replacement of Liberty ES. A 745-seat elementary school is approved by the Board of Education in the ten-year plan. FCPS could justify the need for additional seats, if conditions changed, such as if the Board of Education were to close adjacent New Midway/Woodsboro ES buildings and consolidate the students into a larger Liberty Elementary School.

Cash Requirement Schedule:

Project Total

Prior Budget

Categories

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

Costs After

Studies / Surveys

0

Site Work- State's Share

3,401,610 3,629,074 17,903,209 1,524,821 4,646,056 5,498,540 29,109,057

3,401,610

A&E - State's Share

3,629,074

Construction - State's Share Equipment - State's Share Site Work - County's Share

17,903,209

1,524,821

2,000,000 4,282,864

2,646,056 1,215,676

A&E - County's Share

Construction - County's Share Equipment - County's Share

3,820,052 25,289,005

675,179 78,500

675,179

Studies - County's Share

78,500 78,500

Total Cost:

66,466,046

13,731,990 50,455,556

2,200,000

Funding Schedule:

Project Total

Prior Budget

Categories

2026

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

Costs After

Trans from General Fund Trans from Impact Fee

4,302,924 9,565,356 5,078,500

802,924

3,500,000 7,597,483 4,000,000

1,667,873 1,000,000

300,000

Trans from School Construction

78,500

General Obligation Bonds Recordation Tax Bonds Bonds - Forward Funding MD BOE Cash Forward Funding

21,060,552

6,632,119 14,053,254

375,179

0 0

3,629,074

21,304,819 1,524,821

26,458,714

Total Cost:

66,466,046

78,500

13,731,990 50,455,556

2,200,000

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