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District seeks two‑year lease for mobile classrooms at capacity-strained Cedar Creek Elementary
Summary
Facilities staff recommended a two‑year lease from Palomar to provide temporary classroom space at Cedar Creek Elementary at a two‑year cost just over $105,000; staff said leased units avoid long‑term ownership responsibilities.
District facilities staff presented a plan to lease mobile classroom units for Cedar Creek Elementary, which staff said is at capacity. The low cooperative‑purchase bid came from Palomar; the two‑year lease cost is just over $105,000.
Mr. Grell told the finance committee the district uses leases for temporary mobile classroom needs so it does not become the long‑term owner of portable buildings. Staff solicited competitive bids from three co‑op vendors and said Palomar — a vendor the district has used before — submitted the low bid. Grell characterized Palomar as a firm with a product and service the district has been satisfied with in past use.
A board member asked whether the district could use mobile units it already owns; Grell said the district owns about six or seven older portable buildings that are not suitable for moving or reuse for classroom space because they are old wood structures and not in the condition needed. Grell estimated that purchasing a unit outright would likely cost at least twice the lease cost, and also noted logistics and disposal challenges with ownership.
The item was presented for committee consideration; the transcript does not record a formal approval or vote at the finance committee meeting.
