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CIP update: MCPS seeks to protect current projects while funding HVAC/systemic needs; district launches full facility condition assessment
Summary
Deputy Chief of Facilities Adnan Ma'amoun updated the committee on the FY26 Capital Improvements Program request, described steps to address an earlier state funding eligibility issue, and said the district has contracted a facilities assessment (starting with 50 buildings) to create a baseline for future CIP prioritization.
Adnan Ma'amoun, Deputy Chief of Facilities, briefed the committee on the FY26 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) request and a new facility condition index (FCI) assessment.
Ma'amoun said the six‑year CIP request remained essentially unchanged from last year at roughly $1.8 billion and that the district requested $21.6 million to address revenue shortfalls. He described a previous state eligibility/award issue for Woodward that produced a $39.3 million state funding adjustment; district staff proposed offsetting the gap with reallocated funds from completed or no‑longer‑needed project appropriations (for example funds from BIMPI and other completed projects) and recommended targeted investments including funds to complete Crown and Northwood phases, an allocation for Woodward, and another HVAC/systemic project. He said the county executive's technical adjustments to the CIP request did not require any "non‑recommended" reductions as of the meeting.
On facilities data, Ma'amoun said MCPS awarded a contract to perform a comprehensive Facility Condition Index assessment; the vendor will assess the county's buildings in phases, beginning with 50 schools between now and the end of summer to support CIP prioritization and then continuing until all district facilities and holding schools are assessed by summer 2026. He said the vendor will incorporate existing state MDCI data where appropriate but update and expand the baseline because many state assessments date from 2018–2019.
Board members asked that New Hampshire Estates be added to the early assessment queue; Ma'amoun said district teams were already investigating New Hampshire Estates' indoor air quality and HVAC circulation issues and that engineering work was underway. Committee members emphasized the large deferred‑maintenance backlog (staff referenced an earlier figure of about $385 million for HVAC backlog), noted the age of many buildings and asked for clear prioritization once the facility assessment data are available for the next CIP cycle.
Less critical details: Ma'amoun said the district planned feasibility and design steps to tighten budgets and reduce surprises that occurred in prior projects, and that the first 50 assessed sites would be ready by May to inform CIP decisions.
