County of Santa Clara
Reinstating Turner to complete Valley Medical Center retrofit; subsequent cost increase means add’l funding needed for other Measure A projects
Measure A authorized the County to borrow $840 million to fund the earthquake retrofitting of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and other hospital maintenance and refurbishing projects knows as the Seismic Safety Program. The pinnacle project of this program is the construction of a new 366,000 square foot 169-bed inpatient building, the construction of the north utility loop and energy plant, and upgrades to the central plant. The Project is roughly 85% complete. However, the County terminated Turner Construction’s right to coordinate the work on September 11, 2015 because in the County’s view Turner had breached the contract and had not satisfactorily taken steps to cure the situation.
On Friday, January 22, 2016, the County and Turner agreed to a change order to restart the project. The termination of Turner also impacted other projects in the Seismic Safety Program including the Services Building Replacement (SBR), replacing Old Main East/West with a new connector between the hospital facilities, and wayfinding and landscaping projects. With the Bed Building Project delayed, the County has undertaken steps to install temporary utilities so the SBR project can move forward. It should also be noted that restarting the Bed Building Project is likely to absorb a large portion of the unexpended budget in the program. Thus projects not already substantially underway will likely have to be delayed until additional resources can be identified.
The San Jose Downtown Health Center construction project will be completed in early February. The County augmented the project with $650,000 from the General Fund to support late changes orders related to purchasing an emergency response radio system to guide emergency responders, complete site improvements, and resolve other changes that were deemed to be beyond the original scope of the construction contract. Once the project is turned over to the County, SCVMC will begin the process of installing furniture, fixtures, and equipment using $6.8 million from the General Fund. It is estimated the facility will open for services in April 2016.
Where: Santa Clara County Health and Hospital Committee
When: Feb. 2, 2016, 2pm
Link to item: http://sccgov.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=7340&MediaPosition=&ID=79839&CssClass=
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City of San Jose
Introducing ¼ or ½ cent sales tax measure for June 2016 ballot
Council will discuss the results of a community survey for a potential revenue measure for the June 7, 2016 ballot, including consideration of a general purpose one-quarter percent or one-half percent retail transactions and use (“sales tax”) measure; and will discuss the process and procedure for introducing the measure.
Two alternate measures are presented for possible Council adoption: one for a ¼ cent tax (to raise ~$40M annually) and one for a ½ cent tax (to raise ~$80M annually). If either one is adopted, it would be placed on the June 7, 2016 ballot.
The proposed ballot language is:
- San José Local City Services To fund city services such as: improving police response to violent crimes, burglaries, and other safety needs; improving 911/emergency medical/fire response times; repairing potholes and streets; maintaining parks; expanding gang prevention; and creating jobs through economic development, shall the City of San José enact a ¼ [or ½] percent sales tax for 9 years, providing about $40 million annually, requiring Independent Citizens Oversight with public review of spending, and all revenues controlled locally? (YES / NO)
Council will also adopt an updated Spending Priorities Plan (Attachment C) to provide high-level guidance for future Council and community budget discussions regarding the use of potential new revenues that might result from voter approval of a City revenue ballot measure.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 9, 2016, 1:30p
Link to agenda: http://sanjose.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?event_id=7afa5bbd-3f13-4366-af9d-f4552cddf496
Council to vote on remaining approvals needed for 4.1M sq. ft. Apple development proposal in North San Jose
Council will vote on the remaining approvals necessary for the proposed 86-acre Apple development of up to 4.15 million square feet in North San Jose. (Most of the approvals, including the Development Agreement, were approved at last week’s City Council meeting.)
Council will consider the following approvals which were continued from last week’s meeting:
- Consideration of a resolution for a Master Planned Development Permit to effectuate the Planned Development Zoning (File No. PDC15-056) for up to 2.8 million square feet of industrial uses for the property located on both sides of Component Drive between North First Street and Orchard Parkway.
- Consideration of a resolution for a Site Development Permit Amendment to allow a permit extension for up to 15 years for Site Development Permit File No. H12-008, consistent with the term of Development Agreement File No. DA15-002, on an approximately 12.9 gross acre site located at the southwest terminus at Atmel Way, approximately 930 feet east of Orchard Parkway (Apple, Inc., Owner).
- Consideration of a resolution for a Tentative Map to allow an extension for up to 15 years for Tentative Map File No. PT13-061, consistent with the term of DA15-002, on an approximately 43 gross acre site located on the west side of North First Street on both sides of Component Drive.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 2, 2016, 1:30p
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Approving Compensation Agreement with SARA to dedicate 1/3 of South Hall site for Upscale Hotel
As recommended by the Community and Economic Development Committee, Council will accept a report and approve a Compensation Agreement with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (SARA) Board to preserve two-thirds of the South Hall site for future Convention Center expansion and the remaining one-third for a high-quality hotel development.
According to the City’s hotel consultant, Convention, Sports, and Leisure, the South Hall site is necessary for future Convention Center expansion. Their report concluded that 2/3 of the site is critical for expansions over the next 30 years. They also found that significant hotel demand exists in the area and that a portion of this site is a prime location to build additional hotel inventory to support existing Convention Center demand. They recommend a “high-quality, multi-story hotel” that could possibly serve as a headquarters hotel.
The draft Compensation Agreement includes: continuing to operate the site as a parking lot until it’s developed or sold, with net parking revenues of approx. $200K/year to flow to SARA; sell the eastern 1/3 of the site (1.4 acres) to locate a full-service, upper-scale nationally branded hotel; issue an RFP for the hotel within 12 months after execution of the Compensation Agreement; and the site is to be sold within 5 years after the issuance of the RFP.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 2, 2016, 1:30p
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Transportation priorities for potential VTA sales tax DEFERRED to Feb. 23
Deferred to Feb. 23, 2016 per the Rules Committee.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the following City of San José transportation priorities for advocacy by the City’s Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) representatives for a potential 30-year, $6,000,000,000 countywide transportation sales tax measure under development by VTA for November 2016:
- Prioritize:
- Local (city) streets and roads funding of $1,800,000,000 countywide for all VTA member agencies resulting in an approximate $29,000,000 annual funding allocation to San José to address one-third of City’s $87,000,000 annual pavement maintenance shortfall, with flexibility to use funds for street safety and traffic related improvements.
- $1,500,000,000 in funding to help complete the BART to Silicon Valley project connecting to Caltrain and ultimately the California High Speed Rail system, closing the final gap in the Bay Area’s commuter rail network.
- Pursue $650,000,000 in funding countywide, with a $320,000,000 allocation to build new and upgrade existing highway interchanges in San José, to improve access, relieve congestion, and facilitate private development in key job producing areas of North San José, West San José, and Edenvale at the following priority locations: 101/Mabury, 280/Winchester, 101/Zanker/Skyport, 101/Blossom Hill, 101/Trimble, and 880/Charcot.
- Pursue $400,000,000 countywide and prioritize $200,000,000 for the City of San José to address major gaps and barriers in the pedestrian, bicycle, and trail network and to improve crossings of major arterials and expressways, rehabilitate or construct new bridges over highways and waterways, and close gaps in the regional trail network.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 9, 2016, 1:30p
Link to agenda: http://sanjose.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?event_id=7afa5bbd-3f13-4366-af9d-f4552cddf496
Special study session on Regional Wastewater Facility
The goal of the Study Session is to enable Council to have an in depth understanding of the $1.4 billion San Jose/Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility Capital Improvement Program (CIP) including specific projects, program delivery, staffing, and financing strategies
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 8, 2016, 1:30-3:30 pm
Link to item: http://sireweb.santaclaraca.gov/sirepub/agdocs.aspx?doctype=agenda&itemid=49894 http://www.sccoe.org/depts/esb/charter-schools-office/Pending/Magnolia Science Academy-SC Revision Petition.pdf
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Developing RFP process for CCA program in Silicon Valley
Recommendation to develop an RFP for an entity to develop, finance, launch, and operate a Community Choice Aggregation program in San Jose, with recommended agencies to be presented to Council in the fall of 2016.
In order to reach its Green Vision and GHG reduction goals, the City would need to receive a much greater percentage of its energy from renewable sources and increase energy efficiency substantially in a relatively short time. Operational CCAs have provided jurisdictions considering these programs with evidence that a CCA program can help communities ramp up their use of renewable energy, potentially at a comparative price, and implement energy efficiency programs.
There are currently three basic frameworks for how a local government can choose to form and operate a CCA:
- Establish a multi-jurisdictional joint powers authority
- Establish a single jurisdiction governance authority
- Contract with a private company to provide “turnkey” services for the start-up and administration of the CCA
The draft estimated start-up cost for the Silicon Valley CCA program is approx. $29M. Part of the overall costs of the CCA program would be to provide PG&E with an exit fee, which is meant to insure that costs do not shift to customers who remain with the utility when a CCA program is established by helping the existing utility pay for energy it contracted for when it had more customers.
Staff recommends that Council direct staff to issue an RFP for an entity to provide comprehensive CC development, launch, and operational services for San Jose with no upfront costs. The RFP would include the following objectives:
- Keep customer rates cost competitive with PG&E’s rates;
- Increase the renewable energy in the power mix to exceed the baseline power mix offered by PG&E by a minimum of 10 percent;
- Receive a share of CCA revenues for use on local, energy programs;
- Deliver local renewable energy development and energy-efficiency programs at or above current budget levels;
- Ensure low-income program offerings are, at minimum, on par with current PG&E offerings; and
- Provide the City with option to assume operations of CCA.
Staff will return to report on the RFP process in fall 2016.
Where: San Jose Transportation and Environment Committee
When: Feb. 1, 2016, 1:30p
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Link to agenda: http://sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53544
Up to $1B needed for pavement maintenance; potential funding includes Nov. 2016 City sales tax ballot initiative
The overall condition of the paved streets in San Jose is steadily deteriorating due to age and inadequate investment for maintenance. In order to bring the City’s streets into overall “good” condition and reduce the backlog of deferred maintenance, the City would need to invest approx. $100M annually for the next ten years. Available funding for pavement maintenance has fallen far short of this amount, even with recent additional one-time allocations by the City Council. Over the next five years, preliminary projections of average annual funding will be approx. $13M. In order for streets to remain in their current “fair” condition, the average annual investment would need to be $72.5M.
There are a number of potential funding initiatives under consideration at various levels of government that if largely realized, could improve the pavement maintenance situation for the City. City Council has directed staff to aggressively pursue every available opportunity for increasing the allocation of funding of pavement maintenance.
In 2013, the City received a one-time allocation of $11.5M in federal Surface Transportation Program funding through the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) administered by the VTA. The next cycle of OBAG funding is under development by the VTA with a call for projects tentatively scheduled for late summer 2016. It is anticipated that a one-time allocation of the federal funds will be made available to the Cityin 2018.
At the State level, there are three proposals under consideration for new transportation funding for streets and roads statewide through various funding sources such as state gas and diesel fuel tax increases, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fees, and other sources. The funding the City receives through these proposals could range from approx. $16M to $35M.
The Envision Silicon Valley ballot initiative proposed by the VTA may provide County/Regional-level funding—staff is continuing to advocate for a local streets and roads component in the measure that could be utilized by San Jose for pavement maintenance and other important infrastructure needs. Ideally, the City could address one-third of its annual pavement maintenance shortfall (approx. $29M) from this measure.
The City also conducted a survey in Dec. 2015 which showed San Jose voters who are likely to participate in the June 2016 primary election show fairly strong support for a quarter-cent general purpose sales tax measure, which could provide about $38M annually to the City.
Where: San Jose Transportation and Environment Committee
When: Feb. 1, 2016, 1:30p
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Approving 2015-2016 Mid-Year Budget Review
Approving the 2015-2016 Mid-Year Budget Review Report & adopting related Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution Amendments in various funds.
- Based on current collection trends and information, existing General Fund revenues are anticipated to end the year approximately $15-$20 million above budgeted levels, the majority of which represents the expected receipt of one-time Sales Tax and Property Tax revenues. Overall, General Fund expenditures are tracking below anticipated levels and are expected to generate overall savings by year-end. Both the ongoing portion of the excess revenues and additional expenditure savings are necessary to assist in meeting the 2015-2016 ending fund balance estimate that will be used as an ongoing funding source in the Five-Year General Fund Forecast and the 2016-2017 Proposed Operating Budget. The one-time revenues will be also available as a funding source for one-time needs identified in the 2016-2017 Proposed Budget.
A series of Mid-Year Budget Review actions are recommended. Major actions include the following:
- Address a very limited number of urgent fiscal/program needs with a net cost of $263,000.
- In the Police Department, salary and benefit savings are recommended to be reallocated to: 1) establish a $5.0 million Police Department Overtime Reserve for 2016-2017 that would be used to backfill for vacant sworn positions and maintain targeted enforcement of high crime activity through suppression cars as well as cover civilian staffing vacancies, as needed; and 2) fund a consultant agreement ($200,000) to perform a Police staffing efficiency study.
- Implement required technical/rebalancing with a net impact of $543,000.
- Implement grants/reimbursements/fees adjustments totaling $6.9 million with a net-zero impact on the General Fund. The largest adjustments include: Building Development Fee Program ($1.5 million), City Council District 2 Participatory Budgeting from Calpine settlement funds ($1.0 million), Planning Development Fee Program ($900,000), Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department Fee Activities ($700,000), and Department of Transportation Sidewalk Repairs ($600,000).
- Implement a variety of clean-up actions that result in total net savings of $806,000.
- Recommendations are included to defer the final sale of General Obligation Bonds approved by San José voters for the Library ($212 million authorized in 2000) and Neighborhood Security ($159 million authorized in 2002).
- In the Integrated Waste Management Fund, several actions are recommended that would increase the ending fund balance by $7.9 million.
- In the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Fund, a recommendation is included to increase the revenue estimate by $3.4 million (from $22.1 million to $25.5 million), reflecting growth of approximately 15% from 2014-2015 collection levels. The additional revenue will be placed into a reserve that will be allocated as part of the 2016-2017 budget process to Cultural Arts Development, to the Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, and to the Convention and Cultural Affairs Fund. It is important to note that due to the large number of visitors staying in San José hotels during Game Week, an additional minimum amount of $810,000 in TOT revenue ($1.35 million combined in the General Fund and TOT Fund) resulting from Super Bowl 50 is expected above the $3.4 million cited above.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 9, 2016, 1:30p
Link to item: http://sanjose.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&event_id=2122&meta_id=555447
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Direction on whether to pursue controversial Opt-in/Stay in Business concept that could relax rent control for mobilehome parks; approving policy to assist displaced mobilehome residents
Council will accept the report on the Opt-in/Stay in Business concept for mobile home parks and provide input on whether the Housing Department should continue to work with stakeholders to further refine and analyze this concept or cease work on it.
Public comment about the Opt-in/Stay in Business concept included that the concept lacked specifics and was an end run around rent control; that it would lower home values and make it harder for new mobilehome buyers to qualify for a loan; it removes controls on capital improvement pass throughs; and that it skirts the existing petition process.
Council may also adopt a resolution for a new City Council Policy to provide guidance for consideration of mobilehome park conversions to other uses. The Policy is intended to facilitate implementation of the requirements in the SJMC including:
- Clarifying that the intent of Council direction is to encourage the preservation of mobilehomes
- Providing guidelines for good faith negotiations between mobilehome park residents and mobilehome park owners
- Providing guidelines regarding a satisfactory program of relocation and purchase assistance, including but not limited to compensation to residents, purchase price for the existing mobilehomes, relocation impact reports, and relocation benefits
- Providing guidelines and clarification regarding the implementation and interpretation of the existing mobilehome park conversion ordinance in the Zoning Code
- Additionally, Council may adopt a resolution for a General Plan Text Amendment relating to Mobilehome Park Protection that strengthens the goals and policies to protect existing mobilehome parks and adding General Plan goals, policies, and actions to preserve mobilehome parks and other housing in each Urban Village until the preservation of affordable housing can be comprehensively addressed by the adoption of an Urban Village Plan specific to that Urban Village.
Where: San Jose City Council
When: Feb. 9, 2016, 1:30p
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City of Cupertino
North County/West Valley city reps advocating for coordinated VTA Tax Funding Allocations
Staff Recommendation to direct City representatives to advocate for funding allocations of the proposed VTA transit tax, in coordination with other North County and West Valley cities. Based on discussions VTA has held with stakeholders, it appears the following projects are likely to be considered for the tax measure:
- The BART Phase 2 extension to San Jose (and possible Santa Clara)
- Increased capacity for Caltrain including longer trains, station and platform enhancements, and money for grade separations
- Expressway improvements based on the current County Expressway Plan with priorities including upgrades to the Foothill and Lawrence Expressways
- Key freeway improvement projects including express lanes and interchange upgrades such as the Route 280/Wolfe Road Interchange
- Local street and road pavement maintenance allocations with a possible provision to un-encumber local funds if an adequate pavement maintenance level is achieved
- Transportation improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians
- Transit service improvements for seniors and people with disabilities
On Jan. 8, 2016, representatives from Cupertino met with representatives from several North County and West Valley cities to develop a conceptual allocation of the funds from this proposed tax. Once developed, consensus was reached that each representative should return to their City Council and request approval to advocate for this conceptual funding allocation. The recommended advocacy position is as follows:
- BART to San Jose: $1.2B
- Caltrain Improvements: $400M
- Railroad Grade Separation Program: $900M
- Congestion Relief/Transit/Mode Shift: $500M
- Expressways: $1B
- Streets and Highways: $500M
- Local Streets and Roads: $1B
- Bicycle/Pedestrian: $500M
Where: Cupertino City Council
When: Feb. 2, 2016, 5:30p
Link to item: http://cupertino.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?M=F&ID=c5be7981-31fa-47cb-be6b-b436e0f8b3ac.docx
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Link to agenda: https://cupertino.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=444205&GUID=4AD50654-2826-436B-856A-8222AD51F3FE
City of Palo Alto:
Approving advocacy position on potential VTA/County sales tax measure
VTA has undertaken “Envision Silicon Valley,” a campaign aimed at engaging community leaders in discussion of current and future transportation needs, identifying solutions and developing funding priorities for the possible countywide transportation sales tax measure. At the January 27, 2016 City Council Rail Committee meeting, the Committee recommended on a 4-0 vote that Council discuss and approve a letter from the City of Palo Alto to the VTA expressing the City’s position on funding allocations. Staff is recommending that the City Council takes the following actions:
Approve advocacy direction to City representatives regarding the proposed Santa Clara County sales tax, including general funding levels within expenditure categories, as developed in coordination with other North County and West Valley cities
Authorize the City Manager to engage with VTA and other stakeholders and refine the City’s position and maintain consensus with other cities while supporting maximum regional funding for rail grade separations and non-automobile transportation improvements
VTA is expected to begin to finalize the county sales tax funding levels, expenditure categories and projects in February 2016.
Where: Palo Alto City Council
When: Feb. 2, 2016, 10pm
Link to item: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/50798
Link to agenda: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/50816
East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees
Approving over $11M to implement mitigation plan for Independence High School growth impacts
At the November 19, 2015, Board meeting (Board Item 8.03), the Board directed Administration to develop an impact study and mitigation plan. District administration developed a study and associated mitigation plan, and held a Town Hall Meeting that was attended by over 300 students, teachers, staff and administrators. The Town Hall Meeting was an effective venue for individuals to voice their concerns and reactions to the mitigation plan, and Administration was able to incorporate additional mitigations into the plan being presented. A follow up Staff Meeting was held on January 25, attended by over 30 individuals, to present the updated plan and solicit feedback.
The mitigation plan includes short term solutions that can be implemented immediately to alleviate impacts; it also includes long term solutions, some of which are contingent upon future bond funds. The recommend funding allocations are as follows:
FUNDING SOURCES BY PROPOSED PROJECT:
- K09 Serving Kitchen
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $400,000
- Parking Lot Signage
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $1,000
- New Gymnasium ($7,600,000)
- Capital Facilities Fund 25 $3,800,000
- ACE and DCP $3,800,000
- Practice Baseball Infield
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $200,000
- Batting Cages
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $240,000
- Building J Modernization ($6,485,000)
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $4,637,931.20
- Measure I Restoration of Pegasus Measure E Allocation $328,010.01
- Measure I Alternative Education Allocation $1,519,058.79
- Demolition of Portable Classroom Building West of Building M
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $20,000
- Temporary Athletic Field Lighting, Gym and Field Rental Fees
- General Fund 03 $75,000
The Board will approve the $11,146,000 as indicated above and will also approve gym and field rental fees not to exceed $75,000 funded as indicated above, to accommodate sports team practice and game facilities needs for Independence, KIPP, ACE and DCP schools.
Where: East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees
When: Feb. 4, 2016, 5pm
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A5VTM77704B0
Link to agenda: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A5X38R026676
Approving $6.48M for Independence High Building J Modernization; relocating Post Senior Program contingent on future bond funding
At the November 5, 2015, Board meeting (Board Item 5.01), the Board directed Administration to develop a recommendation to locate Pegasus High School and the Post Senior Program.
Pegasus High School is currently located at the Independence High School campus, in the Building L complex. Pegasus will be dislocated in 2016, to allow for DCP charter high school to occupy those facilities; Pegasus will be relocated temporarily to the Portable Village at the northwest corner of the Independence campus. Building J is the former public library, which was vacated when the new Education Park Branch Library was constructed. Building J can be modernized to accommodate Pegasus High School, and provide two extra classrooms. Architectural, construction management and survey service contracts previously awarded for modernization of Building J (for Post Senior) were suspended in October 2015. With approval and allocation of funds to Building J’s modernization for Pegasus, those service contracts would be reactivated.
The Board also directed Administration to develop a recommendation on where the Post Senior Program currently housed at the Independence Adult Education Center could be permanently relocated. Administration recommends the Post Senior Program be relocated to 830 North Capitol Avenue, in new facilities to be developed contingent upon future bond funding. The proposed site is adjacent to light rail public transit, which would support Post Senior curriculum. Moreover, adjacency to the District Office would offer convenient access to office, warehouse and shop work environments, further supporting Post Senior Program learning opportunities.
The Board will approve and allocate $6,485,000 for the Independence High School Building J Modernization Project:
- Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency $4,637,931.20
- Measure I Restoration of Pegasus Measure E Allocation $328,010.01
- Measure I Alternative Education Allocation $1,519,058.79
The Board will also approve relocation of Post Senior Program to 830 North Capitol Ave, contingent upon further bond funding.
Where: East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees
When: Feb. 4, 2016, 5pm
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A6N23973AAF1
Link to agenda: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A5X38R026676
Approving Design Build Delivery for Overfelt High School modernization funded by Measure E
On September 17, 2015, the Board approved the W.C. Overfelt High School Music, Art and Administration Building and Central Quad Modernization Project, to be funded by Measure E Board/Cabinet Contingency funds. On February 14, 2013, the Board considered public works construction project delivery methods available for this project, including design-bid-build, design-build, energy service contracting, and lease lease-back.
For this project, District staff has examined possible construction delivery methods and has concluded that the use of design-build delivery for the project offers potential advantages to the District not available under a traditional design-bid-build delivery method, including:
- Simplified contracting and contract administration
- Cost containment/savings
- Early cost definition
- Reduced number of change orders and disputes
- Greater risk shifting and more efficient risk allocation
- Reduction in adversarial relationships
- Time savings
- Alternative selection process
The Board will adopt a resolution the approve the use of the Design-Build Delivery Method for the Modernization Project and also approve the addition of Chipman Relocation & Logistics to the pool of firms qualified to provide moving and relocation services.
Where: East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees
When: Feb. 4, 2016, 5pm
Link to item: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A6DSVS6DEC3C
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Link to agenda: http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/esuhsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A5X38R026676
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