1993_001-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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Compo*e Costs of New High School Construction HSC•31.XLS • Dollars per Square Foot Source: F.W. Dodge Fr United States New England Massachusetts YEAR Cost per Percent Number of Cost per Percent Number of Cost per Percent Number of SF($) Change Schools SF($) Change Schools SF($) Change Schools 1967 $18.37 555 $22.26 33 $25.11 12 1968 $19.39 5.6% 487 $23.43 5.3% 27 $24.15 -3.8% 4 1969 $21.67 11.8% 450 $28.08 -19.8% 32 $26.59 10.1% 12 1970 $23.35 7.8% 405 $31.50 12.2% 14 $32.53 22.4% 8 1971 $25.50 9.2% 420 $32.67 3.7% 23 $35.96 10.5% 14 1972 $26.88 5.4% 415 $35.74 9.4% 14 $33.19 -7.7% 6 1973 $26.85 -0.1% 375 $32.42 -9.3% 13 $34.54 4.1% 7 1974 $29.83 11.1% 439 $33.37 2.9% 12 $36.61 6.0% 3 1975 $32.12 7.7% 380 $40.95 22.7% 14 $47.88 30.8% 4 1976 $32.80 2.1% 310 $42.80 4.5% 3 $43.60 -9.0% 2 1977 $35.16 7.2% 287 $43.71 2.1%, 4 $45.41 4.2% 1 1978 $41.45 17.9% 251 $48.00 9.8% 6 $49.73 9.5% 2 1979 $43.82 5.7% 217 $49.68 3.5% 5 NA NA 0 1980 $49.28 12.5% 189 $53.97 8.6% 2 NA NA 0 1981 $51.44 4.4% 134 $0.00 NA 0 NA NA 0 1982 $52.76 2.6% 147 $60.00 NA 1 NA NA 0 1983 $55.34 4.9% 143 $70.56 17.6% 1 $70.56 NA 1 1984 $56.24 1.6% 154 $43.97 -37.7% 2 $57.37 -18.7% 1 1985 $62.85 11.8% 161 $104.55 137.7% 1 $104.55 82.2% 1 1986 $63.88 1.7% 196 $65.32 -37.5% 5 $75.59 -27.7% 2 1987 $60.05 -6.0% 186 $89.74 37.4% 4 $116.49 54.1% 1 1988 $65.24 8.6% 157 $76.07 -15.2% 3 $83.39 -28.4% 1 1989 $76.12 16.7% 175 $91.76 20.6% 2 $97.52 16.9% 1 1990 $74.33 -2.4% 177 $94.05 2.5% 3 $104.44 7.1% 1 1991 $77.35 4.1% 180 $91.78 -2.4% 4 NA NA 0 1992 $80.22 3.7% 270 $97.69 6.4% 2 NA NA 0 1993 $75.32 -6.1% 187 $87.41 -10.5% 2 NA NA 0 Note: Cost data does not include A&E fees, land costs, and post-contract changes 9/24/93 10:49 AM