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$833,966 to upgrade SAD 15 Middle School

Gray--The State of Maine requires all School Departments to create a 10-year Capital Asset Renewal plan and submit it to the State. In order to complete the renewal plan, the SAD 15 needed to learn the current condition of their buildings. They hired the James W. Sewell Company, an engineering firm, to evaluate all SAD 15 buildings in terms of condition and what work will be required in order to keep them in good functioning condition. Each facility, building, or asset is ranked in terms of deficiencies and necessary improvements on a priority scale.


Excerpted from the Sewell Report

Middle School: Built in 1989













Replacement value: $7,777,649
Area: 80,975 square feet

Five most expensive items:
$520,489 for foundation work (damp floors in 6th grade wing)
$134,560 for ceiling finishes
$45,106 for more fire suppression
$28,998 for front porch roof construction
$26,841 for septic vent work

All recommendations by priority:

$60,141 currently critical
$737,975 potentially critical
$16,246 necessary but not yet critical
$0 recommended
$19,604 does not meet code