Downes Construction Provides New High School Cost Estimate
Winchester School DistrictSchool · Winsted, CT- Disclosed value
- Estimated $65M - $68.5M total project cost (budgetary range)
- From minutes
- Document date
- Aug 18, 2026
The 30-second brief
Downes Construction supplied Winchester Public Schools with a budgetary estimate of $65–$68.5 million for a potential new 400-student high school, informing the Board’s feasibility analysis for constructing a district-run high school.
Downes Construction holds this construction contract with Winchester School District. Its other public contracts on record include work for City of Norwich and Town of Greenwich.
Term as filed: Construction start date assumed spring 2028; high school project timeline roughly five years.
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Contract details
- Contract type
- Construction
- Amount
- Estimated $65M - $68.5M total project cost (budgetary range)
- Document date
- August 18, 2026
- Term
- Construction start date assumed spring 2028; high school project timeline roughly five years
- Vendor
- Downes Construction
- Source document
- Winchester Public Schools Board of Education Special Meeting Minutes 2026-08-18 (Minutes)
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Questions about this contract
Who was awarded the construction contract by Winchester School District?
Downes Construction was awarded this construction contract by Winchester School District, as recorded on August 18, 2026. The contract value is Estimated $65M - $68.5M total project cost (budgetary range).
How much is the Downes Construction contract with Winchester School District worth?
The Downes Construction contract with Winchester School District is valued at Estimated $65M - $68.5M total project cost (budgetary range), covering construction work.
What type of contract is this?
This is a Construction contract, documented as a minutes record.
Where was this contract approved?
This contract appears in Winchester Public Schools Board of Education Special Meeting Minutes 2026-08-18 (Minutes), dated August 18, 2026 from Winchester School District. Civic IQ extracts contract records directly from agency meeting documents and solicitations.
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What other contracts does Downes Construction hold?
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