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District construction staff said the GMP approach — using a construction manager at risk (CMAR) — became available to the district on July 1, 2022, and is intended to help control cost, improve schedule certainty and preserve quality. \"This early partnership will allow us to drive down cost and also give us a really good schedule,\" said John Stile, who presented the public hearing materials.

Stile said the district posted the CMAR solicitation on Aug. 11, 2025, and received nine RFQ responses. The district intends to follow a two-step, best-value selection process and to shortlist candidates for interviews: \"We're going to shortlist the 9 that have applied and condense that down to 4 interviews,\" Stile said. Under the two-step approach, shortlisted firms will be invited to submit proposals and negotiated GMPs.

The presentation laid out an aggressive timeline: a request for proposals on Sept. 2, RFP responses due (date not specified in the presentation), contract negotiations and a recommendation to the board on Sept. 23. Stile said the district will select not fewer than two and not more than five firms to evaluate in the second phase.

Board members asked whether other Iowa school districts have used the CMAR/GMP route. Stile said he had not personally contacted other districts but that staff member Daryl Meyer had reached out to several districts that used the method. There were no members of the public who spoke during the hearing, and the board closed the public comment portion of the hearing with no testimony.

No formal action was taken during the hearing; staff described the solicitation and next steps and will return with contract recommendations if and when negotiations conclude.

The district said the GMP approach shifts the risk for cost overruns to the CMAR up to the guaranteed amount, while allowing staff and board more schedule and cost certainty during construction. Specific contract terms, the final GMP and funding sources were not specified during the presentation.

A subsequent board workshop meeting continued other business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting - August 26 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Council Bluffs Community School District held a public hearing on an RFQ for a guaranteed-maximum-price contract to build a roughly 63,000-square-foot STEM Innovation High School; staff outlined a two-step selection process and an aggressive September schedule.","taxTitle","Council Bluffs Comm School District, School Districts, Iowa","taxId",38241,"location","Iowa","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480530,"Votes at a glance: Council Bluffs CSD approves graduates list, ground lease, professional growth systems and consent agenda",484,1995000,2479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5680817-f2e235f4ec2aa40db2b5eb3aa2b4945d&start=1995&end=2479","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5680817-f2e235f4ec2aa40db2b5eb3aa2b4945d/thumbnail_1995000.jpg","/articles/6480530/Iowa/Votes-at-a-glance-Council-Bluffs-CSD-approves-graduates-list-ground-lease-professional-growth-systems-and-consent-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480530-48830ec07e4a3f2568f7fabef4074892/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508912&Signature=K3Kry8q-nM9WwbWblVQbsWKpqPjER-IUb8oi5y0qYiEje8F-m5ajc0hBVlzRZbyIpl4ZNuorT~etpA6y38Dtu70Q-HuyYv8XIMuxmAxKaks5PLtt19xi1YBKlmH2SFUIWZETbZPVEoZ1qkvPDRLIzHS73Pu8DxVWBOIrOOhQ00O7Z9gEXMEsbFgG-177UGEXWWd6zHkhUIMIgWYHYgv-ITqlaJ2dAYgXXdG9mFaSndjzziz8TyH0wAi00keDQMFkmGb-C29d2lSvG2d6aKuqxZgfQCtsncbKokP5SPqA66sBXI87jB80yJC6UCP272Qq73UOL8aheMusvVVZWh6y8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Council Bluffs Community School District board approved multiple motions during its August workshop business meeting, including the final list of 2025 graduates for Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools, a 40-year ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company, annual professional growth systems for staff and a consent agenda that included multiple contracts and personnel matters.

Resolution: 2025 final list of graduates from Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson High Schools
Motion: \"I move that the board approves the 2025 final list of graduates from Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson High Schools.\" (mover and second not specified on the record)
Vote: Roll call recorded as all \"yes.\" Recorded board votes in roll call: Miss Myers — yes; Mister Peters — yes; Mister Tripp — yes; Mister Cozier — yes; Missus Greiner — yes; Doctor Rosello — yes; Miss Hardiman — yes. Outcome: approved.

Resolution: Crescent ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company
Motion: \"I move that the board approves the ground lease agreement with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company as presented.\" (mover and second not specified on the record)
Discussion: Board members asked about the 40-year term, fiber service described in the contract as \"up to 1 gigabit,\" termination/surrender language, and potential for later MOU to revise technology provisions. Staff said the modular building is expected to be durable, that notice/termination language exists in the lease and that parties could use an MOU to modify service levels later.
Vote: Roll call recorded yes votes from Miss Myers, Dr. Rosello, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Cozier, Miss Hardiman, Mrs. Greiner and Mr. Peters. Outcome: approved.

Resolution: Professional growth systems for certified staff, building administrators, central office administrators and the superintendent
Motion: \"I move that the board approves the professional growth systems for certified staff, building administrators, central office administrators, and the superintendent.\" (mover and second: motion seconded)
Discussion: Staff noted the labor-management task force reviewed the item and recommended no changes; the district recommended no changes; board approval is a routine annual formality with no cost.
Vote: Roll call recorded as all \"yes.\" Outcome: approved.

Consent agenda (approved as presented)
Contents (as read at the meeting): agreement between Council Bluffs Community School District and Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs; approval of the 2025-26 evaluation and testing plan; special education '26 transition alliance program (TAP) contract; 2025-26 special education consortium agreement; VODEC service agreement renewal for 2025-26; special education nursing services through Universal Pediatrics; special education contract with Heartland Omaha School; personnel agenda; and disbursements for July 2025.
Motion: \"I move that the board approves the consent agenda as presented.\" (mover and second not specified on the record)
Vote: Roll call recorded as all \"yes.\" Outcome: approved.

Several of the motions were moved and seconded on the record, and roll call votes were called by the board clerk (named in the meeting as Miss Dostrowski / Missus Stroskey in different transcript segments). The meeting record shows unanimous recorded votes for the listed motions; the transcript does not provide detailed financial terms for the ground lease or the consent-agenda contracts.

Minutes: The board also approved minutes for the work session and workshop business meetings of July 22, 2025, by unanimous vote.","At its August workshop meeting, the Council Bluffs Community School District board approved the 2025 graduates list for Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools, a 40-year ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company, the annual professional growth systems and a multi-item consent agenda covering contracts and personnel items.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480534,"Council Bluffs board approves 40-year ground lease with Marne & Elkhorn Telephone Company after questions on term and internet service",74,2044000,2118000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5680817-f2e235f4ec2aa40db2b5eb3aa2b4945d&start=2044&end=2118","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5680817-f2e235f4ec2aa40db2b5eb3aa2b4945d/thumbnail_2044000.jpg","/articles/6480534/Iowa/Council-Bluffs-board-approves-40-year-ground-lease-with-Marne-Elkhorn-Telephone-Company-after-questions-on-term-and-internet-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480534-aea72627732a84ec82a69285be6d1ca4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508913&Signature=kwzkAMYSyzKwMqOS3SCtX1BJyngySklbm5rU6BlYzly0NqtOlVcVuIP5duX7s7oTUZ4txU7eSuVoD8mpjknSdBM~caZ9Fk~kMbUs-502OFy7Ouc5e5oE3U5vZH87kvrXhnR1tSdJpM9Y9NV1FGl0WKuHtQR9fxfypsYUP~Wc9kZTXgwRnEScb8H~zIaQzxzQUgHg9kP0qaGQ7Pu8o5o3JNH6t1gIvpuCUGNslKJS8Z56F0EibQa600FYRcOdblLJ8~9ZKygLhgkN1rxnB430KekmEVxPajnbKxMoQFH2zNta9Rc3o3exn6if1zjhV~Hf3t25QQEJ~nVDSULKSC8YEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Council Bluffs Community School District board voted to approve a 40-year ground lease agreement with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company for a site identified as the \"Crescent\" lease during its August workshop meeting. Board members raised questions about the 40-year term, the level and longevity of internet service included in the agreement, and termination/renegotiation options before the motion carried by roll call.

A board member asked, \"This is a 40 year lease, and I was kind of curious, like, what the economic life of the building would be?\" The district's staff presenter, John Stiles, said the 40-year term reflects the tenant's need to be committed to the community and noted that the modular building type proposed is expected to endure: \"I don't have a concern on the building because the type of modular building they're doing is a building that will will stand through that test of time,\" Stiles said.

Board members pressed about the internet service committed in the lease. The contract states the tenant will provide fiber service \"up to 1 gigabit,\" and a board member asked whether that should be a minimum or be revisited as technology evolves. Stiles said parties could use an MOU later to adjust terms if the district's needs or technology standards change.

Questions also covered termination language. Stiles pointed to the lease's surrender clause and said the parties would follow the district's standard lease processes for notice and termination. One board member noted the lengthy term may reflect the tenant's depreciation schedule and tax considerations.

The board asked for clarification on operational details; staff said future changes could be handled via memorandum of understanding if warranted. The roll call vote recorded affirmative votes from Miss Myers, Dr. Rosello, Mr. Tripp, Mr. Cozier, Miss Hardiman, Mrs. Greiner and Mr. Peters. The motion carried.

The board did not specify rent amounts or precise site-use details during the public meeting. The lease includes a provision that the tenant will provide fiber service up to 1 gigabit; whether that amount will be upgraded in the future was left to later negotiation or an MOU.

The board's approval advances the district's plan to place a telecommunications hub on district land; staff said the arrangement also secured an internet service benefit for the district.","The Council Bluffs Community School District board approved a 40-year ground lease with Marne and Elkhorn Telephone Company following discussion about the long term, required fiber service and termination rights. Board members asked about economic life, whether the lease could be renegotiated and the long-term adequacy of a 1-gigabit service.","actionData","errors"]

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Council Bluffs CSD holds public hearing on guaranteed-maximum-price RFQ for STEM Innovation High School

Votes at a glance: Council Bluffs CSD approves graduates list, ground lease, professional growth systems and consent agenda

Council Bluffs board approves 40-year ground lease with Marne & Elkhorn Telephone Company after questions on term and internet service