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Page County narrows facilities RFP to two finalists; board asked to review finalists in two‑by‑two briefings
Summary
School division staff said seven firms responded to an RFP for an educational adequacy and demographic study and associated architectural/engineering services; the evaluation committee reduced the list to two finalists and asked board members to meet in pairs for presentations before a public decision.
Dr. Johnson, director of human resources and business operations, told the board the division received seven responses to a request for proposals for architectural and engineering support and an educational adequacy and demographic study. After applying a rubric‑based scoring process, staff reduced the field to two finalists who will make formal presentations in June.
Dr. Johnson said the RFP seeks a firm or team that can provide architectural and engineering services, demographic analysis and educational‑adequacy work to inform capital improvement planning. He described a multi‑disciplinary evaluation team that included procurement and operations staff and former school leaders, and said evaluators compared approach, personnel qualifications, project management plans and quality control processes.
Because of public‑meeting constraints, Dr. Johnson asked whether the school board members could meet in ‘‘2‑by‑2’’ sessions (two board members at a time) the week of June 13–17 to receive the finalists’ presentations before a full public presentation and a possible board decision. He said the intent is to let each board member review the finalists in a small setting so the full board can make a better‑informed public decision at its regular meeting.
Board legal limits on member contacts and the need to keep the presentations comparable led staff to specify a single presentation format and to ask the finalists for standardized staff‑hour and hourly‑rate breakdowns by employee type. Dr. Johnson said staff will return with the finalists’ formal presentations and asked board members to give availability so the two‑by‑two briefings can be scheduled.
No finalists’ names or dollar values were disclosed at the meeting; staff said the firms would be given a presentation format and a request for hourly rates by position so the division can compare ‘‘apples to apples.’’
