Davis theater will cost $1.2M less than projected

CENTERVILLE (Deseret News) — Centerville officials announced Thursday that the Davis Cultural Arts Center will be built for $1.2 million less than they had projected.
The Centerville Redevelopment Agency has had various reasons to love the bidding climate, as earlier phases of construction bids have come in lower than expected.
In a news release Thursday, Centerville's finance director, Blaine Lutz, said the total budget for the project is now $14.3 million, down from $15.5 million initially projected.
Final construction bids were approved during the RDA's meeting Tuesday.
The center is designed to have a 500-seat main-stage theater, as well as the shell for a smaller black-box theater for more intimate performances and rehearsal space.
The project will include $8.1 million in construction upgrades, which had originally been scaled back because officials didn't know if they could afford them. The black-box theater — instead of being built as a shell, can now be completed, Lutz said. Three stage lifts can also be installed, as well as an Austrian curtain.
Other upgrades will be made to masonry, millwork, a more efficient mechanical system, a better audio-visual system and several architectural upgrades, Lutz said.
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