The Fargo Board of Education voted unanimously to accept a recommendation from a selection committee and award architectural services for the district’s next round of long-range facilities projects to YHR Partners.

Dr. Steiner introduced the item and said the selection committee evaluated respondents and recommended YHR; James Hand described the procurement process as “Century Code driven,” noting the district issued a request for qualifications (RFQ), advertised for three weeks, reviewed submissions, invited the top three firms to interview and then scored finalists before making a recommendation.

Board member Nikki moved to accept the proposal from YHR Partners “for architect services of the multi facilities projects and issue a contract accordingly,” and Allie seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9–0.

James Hand told the board the district’s process used criteria established by Century Code, interviews of top-ranked firms and committee scoring; he said the selection committee updated scores after interviews before forwarding a recommended firm to the board for approval.

No contract details (value or schedule) were presented in the board discussion at this meeting; the board approved authorizing staff to issue a contract to the recommended firm.