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As usual, Ed Gordon’s latest news article on the new Tehachapi Hospital development is both accurate and balanced. But a couple of additional comments are needed I think to help clarify points brought out there. First of all, the cost figures given for both a conventional and modular construction cost approach from the independent cost estimator are correct. But they only cover direct “brick and mortar” construction cost and do not reflect the total project cost, which was also presented at the last TVHD board meeting. Total project cost is the sum of construction cost and additional so-called “soft” costs that include such things as city fees and permits, equipment and furnishings, utility company services, school fees, OSHPD building permit, hospital construction management personnel, etc. These total about $5.7-$6.1 million additional project costs, so the total bill would be more like $38,398,596 for the modular construction approach and...
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