diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_linux.yml
index dc18bb04..625f0c4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_linux.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8','3.9','3.10','3.11','3.12']
+        python-version: ['3.8']
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
@@ -48,69 +48,8 @@ jobs:
         key: carolina_deps_${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
         path: ./deps_build
 
-    - name: Build Boost & Dakota
-      if: steps.cache-package-check.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: docker://quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
-      env:
-        PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        BOOST_VERSION: ${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}
-        DAKOTA_VERSION: ${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-      with:
-        entrypoint: /bin/bash
-        args: '-c "sh dakota_manylinux_install_files/build_deps_gha.sh ${{ matrix.python-version }}"'
-
-    - uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      if: steps.cache-package-check.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      id: cache-package-store
-      with:
-        key: carolina_deps_${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-        path: ./deps_build
-
-    - name: Build Linux Wheel
-      uses: docker://quay.io/pypa/manylinux2014_x86_64
-      env:
-        PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        BOOST_VERSION: ${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}
-        DAKOTA_VERSION: ${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-      with:
-        entrypoint: /bin/bash
-        args: '-c "sh dakota_manylinux_install_files/build_wheels_gha.sh ${{ matrix.python-version }}"'
-
     - name: Checkout Carolina
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         path: carolina-main
-
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-    - name: Set up python venv
-      run: python -m venv othervenv
-
-    - name: Install Carolina from wheel
-      run: |
-        source othervenv/bin/activate
-        pyver_nodot=$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | sed 's/\.//g')
-        wheel_path=$(find carolina_dist -name "carolina*$pyver_nodot*whl")
-        echo "Found Carolina wheel at $wheel_path"
-        pip install $wheel_path
-
-    - name: Test Carolina
-      run: |
-        source othervenv/bin/activate
-        pip install pytest
-        cd carolina-main/tests
-        python -m pytest .
-        cd -
-
-    - name: Upload wheel as artifact
-      if: always()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.os }} Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} wheel
-        path: |
-          carolina_dist/*
-          trace/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_macos.yml
index f043f16b..e531cddf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bundle_with_dakota_macos.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         # https://github.com/actions/runner-images?tab=readme-ov-file#available-images
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.11', '3.12' ]
-        os: [ 'macos-14', 'macos-14-large', 'macos-13' ]
+        python-version: [ '3.11' ]
+        os: [ 'macos-14' ]
         exclude:
           - os: 'macos-14'
             python-version: '3.8'
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: brew install-bundler-gems
 
+    - name: Install Homebrew gcc
+      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: brew install gcc
+
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
@@ -82,267 +86,16 @@ jobs:
         which python
         which pip
         python -c "import platform; mac_version=platform.mac_ver(); print('macOS version: '+mac_version[0])"
-    - uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache-package
-      with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/python-${{ matrix.python-version}}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}.tar.gz
-
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      if: steps.cache-package.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install -U pip
-        python -m pip install numpy
-
-    - name: Build needed boost libraries
-      if: steps.cache-package.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        python --version
-
-        mkdir -p /tmp/build
-        cd /tmp/build
-        BOOST_VERSION_UNDERSCORES=$(echo ${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }} | sed 's/\./_/g')
-        wget --quiet https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}/source/boost_${BOOST_VERSION_UNDERSCORES}.tar.gz
-        tar -xf boost_${BOOST_VERSION_UNDERSCORES}.tar.gz
-        cd boost_${BOOST_VERSION_UNDERSCORES}
-        ./bootstrap.sh --with-libraries=python,filesystem,program_options,regex,serialization,system --with-python-version=${{ matrix.python_version }}
-        # replace python version
-        python_version=$(python --version | sed -E 's/.*([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\.([0-9]+).*/\1/')
-        python_bin_include_lib="    using python : $python_version : $(python -c "from sysconfig import get_paths as gp; g=gp(); print(f\"$(which python) : {g['include']} : {g['stdlib']} ;\")")"
-        sed -i '' "s|.*using python.*|$python_bin_include_lib|" project-config.jam
-        cd /tmp/build/boost_${BOOST_VERSION_UNDERSCORES}
-        ./b2 install -j4 -a cxxflags="-std=c++17" --prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${INSTALL_DIR}
-
-    - name: Build dakota
-      if: steps.cache-package.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        python --version
-
-        export PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(which python)
-        export PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR=$(python -c "from sysconfig import get_paths as gp; print(gp()['include'])")
-
-        mkdir -p /tmp/build
-        cd /tmp/build
-
-        wget --quiet --no-check-certificate \
-          https://github.com/snl-dakota/dakota/releases/download/v${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}/dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli.tar.gz
 
         # CMake uses FC as fortran compiler
         BREW_CELLAR=$(brew --prefix)/Cellar
         FORTRAN_FULLPATH=$(find $BREW_CELLAR -name "*gfortran")
+        echo "FORTRAN_FULLPATH:"
+        echo $FORTRAN_FULLPATH
         FORTRAN_PATH=$(dirname "$FORTRAN_FULLPATH")
+        echo "FORTRAN_PATH:"
+        echo $FORTRAN_PATH
         export PATH=$FORTRAN_PATH:$PATH
 
-        tar xf dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli.tar.gz
-        EIGEN_CMAKE_PATH=dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli/packages/external/eigen3/share/eigen3/cmake
-
-        # resolve issue where tar (v6.19) could contain corrupt Eigen3Config.cmake file
-        if [ ! -f $EIGEN_CMAKE_PATH/Eigen3Config.cmake ]; then
-            echo "Fetching alternative source to replace corrupted Eigen cmake file.."
-            mkdir temp_dakota
-            cd temp_dakota
-            wget --quiet --no-check-certificate \
-               https://github.com/snl-dakota/dakota/releases/download/v${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}/dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli.zip
-
-            # extract file from zip archive only
-            unzip -qq dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli.zip
-
-            cp $EIGEN_CMAKE_PATH/Eigen3Config.cmake ..
-            cd ..
-            rm -rf temp_dakota
-
-            # replace the offending file
-            rm $EIGEN_CMAKE_PATH/EIGEN3Config.cmake
-            cp Eigen3Config.cmake $EIGEN_CMAKE_PATH
-        fi
-
-        cd dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}-public-src-cli
-
-        mkdir -p build
-        cd build
-        cmake \
-          -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
-          -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-          -DDAKOTA_PYTHON_DIRECT_INTERFACE=ON \
-          -DDAKOTA_PYTHON_DIRECT_INTERFACE_NUMPY=ON \
-          -DDAKOTA_DLL_API=OFF \
-          -DHAVE_X_GRAPHICS=OFF \
-          -DDAKOTA_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF \
-          -DDAKOTA_ENABLE_TPL_TESTS=OFF \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE='Release' \
-          -DDAKOTA_NO_FIND_TRILINOS:BOOL=TRUE \
-          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${INSTALL_DIR}" \
-          ..
-
-        make -j4 install
-
-    - name: Package built boost and dakota
-      if: steps.cache-package.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
-        tar zcf python-${{ matrix.python-version}}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}.tar.gz ${INSTALL_DIR}
-
-    - name: Cache boost and dakota
-      if: steps.cache-package.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-      with:
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/python-${{ matrix.python-version}}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}.tar.gz
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-
-    - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-      id: restore-cached-package
-      with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/python-${{ matrix.python-version}}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}.tar.gz
-
-    - name: Unpack boost + dakota
-      run: |
-        cd $HOME
-        tar zxf ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/python-${{ matrix.python-version}}_boost-${{ inputs.BOOST_VERSION }}_dakota-${{ inputs.DAKOTA_VERSION }}.tar.gz
-
-    - name: Set some env vars
-      run: |
-        echo "PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/bin"
-        echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib"
-        echo "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib:$INSTALL_DIR/bin"
-
-        echo "PATH=${PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/bin" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-        echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-        echo "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib:$INSTALL_DIR/bin" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
-    - name: Checkout Carolina
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Install Carolina and make wheel
-      run: |
-        python --version
-
-        arch_ver=$(uname -m)
-
-        # hint regarding architecture to avoid universal wheel generated
-        export _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM="macosx-11.0-$arch_ver"
-        export ARCHFLAGS="-arch $arch_ver"
-
-        target_version=$(sw_vers --productVersion | cut -d . -f 1)
-
-        # the arm64 builds require deployment targets >= 13.0
-        if [ "$arch_ver" == "arm64" ]; then
-          export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="${target_version}.0"
-        fi
-
-        pip install delocate==0.10.7
-        python -m pip install .
-        PYTHON_VERSION_TRIM=$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | tr -d ".")
-        echo $PYTHON_VERSION_TRIM
-        carolina_cpython_lib=carolina.cpython-$PYTHON_VERSION_TRIM-darwin.so
-        site_packages_dir=$(python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])")
-        carolina_so_path=$(find "$site_packages_dir" -name "$carolina_cpython_lib")
-        fortran_dylib_path=$(find /usr -name "libgfortran.dylib" | head -n 1)
-        echo "found site packages @ $site_packages_dir"
-        echo "found $carolina_cpython_lib @ $carolina_so_path"
-        echo "found libgfortran.dylib @ $fortran_dylib_path"
-        fortran_dylib_dir=$(dirname "$fortran_dylib_path")
-        install_lib_dir=$HOME/$INSTALL_DIR/lib
-        
-        BREW_CELLAR=$(brew --prefix)/Cellar
-        libgccpath=$(dirname $(find $BREW_CELLAR/gcc -name libgcc_s.1.1.dylib 2>/dev/null | head -n 1))
-        libdakotapath=$(dirname $(find ${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib -name libdakota_util.dylib 2>/dev/null | head -n 1))
-
-        echo "libgccpath=$libgccpath"
-        echo "libdakotapath=$libdakotapath"
-
-        install_name_tool -add_rpath "$libgccpath" "$carolina_so_path"
-        install_name_tool -add_rpath "${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib" "$carolina_so_path"
-
-        mkdir /tmp/carolina_dist
-        mkdir /tmp/carolina_dist_unfixed
-        echo "which pip: $(which pip)"
-        echo "which python: $(which python)"
-        echo "$(python -c "import platform; mac_version=platform.mac_ver(); print('macOS version from py: '+mac_version[0])")"
-        pip debug -v|grep -v macosx_10_
-
-        pip install build
-        python -m build --wheel . --outdir /tmp/carolina_dist_unfixed
-
-        echo "Pip list ...... "
-        pip list | grep carolina
-
-        echo $carolina_so_path
-        otool -l $carolina_so_path
-        echo "Finding missing dylibs"
-
-        ls -lh /tmp/carolina_dist_unfixed
-        pv=$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | sed 's/\.//g')
-        unfixed_wheel_path=$(find /tmp/carolina_dist_unfixed -name "carolina*$pv*whl")
-        echo "Found Carolina wheel at $unfixed_wheel_path"
-                
-        # Avoid MacOS security features prohibiting setting DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
-        # ref issue: https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/issues/816
-        EXTENDED_DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="${libgccpath}:${HOME}/${INSTALL_DIR}/lib:$INSTALL_DIR/bin"
-        DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=${EXTENDED_DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH} delocate-listdeps $unfixed_wheel_path
-        DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=${EXTENDED_DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH} delocate-wheel -w /tmp/carolina_dist -v $unfixed_wheel_path 
-        echo "Output new carolina wheel to /tmp/carolina_dist"
-        ls -lh /tmp/carolina_dist
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      id: cache-carolina_wheel
-      with:
-        name: ${{ matrix.os }}_py-${{ matrix.python-version }}_wheel
-        path: /tmp/carolina_dist/carolina*
-
-  tests:
-    needs: build_dependencies
-    if: ${{ needs.build_dependencies.result != 'failed' }}
-    name: "tests_${{ matrix.os }}_py-${{ matrix.python-version }}"
-    env:
-      ERT_SHOW_BACKTRACE: ${{ inputs.ERT_SHOW_BACKTRACE }}
-      NO_PROJECT_RES: ${{ inputs.NO_PROJECT_RES }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.11', '3.12' ]
-        os: [ 'macos-14', 'macos-14-large', 'macos-13' ]
-        exclude:
-          - os: 'macos-14'
-            python-version: '3.8'
-          - os: 'macos-14-large'
-            python-version: '3.8'
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        cache: "pip"
-        cache-dependency-path: |
-          setup.py
-          pyproject.toml
-
-    - name: Download Carolina artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        path: /tmp/artifacts
-
-    - name: Find the Carolina wheel
-      run: |
-        python --version
-
-        pyver_nodot=$(echo ${{ matrix.python-version }} | sed 's/\.//g')
-        arch_ver=$(uname -m)
-        wheel_path=$(find /tmp/artifacts/${{ matrix.os }}_py-${{ matrix.python-version }}_wheel -name "carolina*-cp$pyver_nodot*-cp$pyver_nodot*macos*$arch_ver*whl")
-
-        echo "Found Carolina wheel at $wheel_path"
-        pip install $wheel_path
-
-    - name: Test Carolina
-      run: |
-        python --version
-
-        pip install pytest numpy
-        python -m pytest ./tests
+        gcc --version
+        gfortran --version