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Wheeler High renovation contract approved

By Ty Tagami
Aug 26, 2011

The renovation of Wheeler High School will proceed despite a price tag that is about $3 million more than budgeted.

The Cobb County School Board unanimously approved a $20,069,376 construction contract Thursday with Hogan Construction Group.

The school system had planned on a total project cost -- with architectural fees, furnishings and other items -- of $20.3 million, said Doug Shepard, a school system finance official. The price negotiated with Norcross-based Hogan, the lowest bidder, brings that total to $23.8 million, he said.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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