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Middleton District board selects Orton Engineering to design donor-funded soccer complex
Summary
At a special Middleton District board meeting, trustees approved Orton Engineering as the landscape design and engineering firm for a donor-funded soccer complex after a committee review of four RFQ respondents; the decision reflected the donor's comfort with the proposed fee structure, schedule and collaboration plan.
At a special board meeting, the Middleton District board voted to select Orton Engineering as the landscape design and engineering firm for the district's planned soccer complex, a project to be built with donated funds.
A committee convened by the board reviewed four firms that responded to a request for qualifications: Brecken Land Design, Orton Engineering, The Land Group and EV Studio. The committee's review included presentations, a follow-up question set about fee structures, projected timelines, collaboration with district staff and the donor, and the effect of substantial field modifications on the donation.
Committee members included K. (board member), Johnny Hollinger, Lisa Pennington (high school principal), Andy Ankeny (athletic director), Matt Newton (contractor/consultant), and Ben McAllister (soccer coach). The committee and the donor recommended Orton Engineering, citing discounted rates acknowledging donated funding, a projected schedule the group said could meet the district's fall sports season, and what the committee described as strong willingness to collaborate with district staff and the donor.
"I just wanted to emphasize that, you know, this wouldn't be happening without the donor at all," said Jay, a board member, summarizing the donor's influence on the selection and the importance of the donor's comfort with the choice.
A motion to accept Orton Engineering as the landscape design and engineering firm passed after a second by Derek; the board recorded unanimous approval. The motion was described at the meeting as accepting Orton Engineering as "our landscaping, engineering architect firm for this project." The board did not specify a written contract or all contract terms at the meeting; details and next steps for contracting were not discussed on the record.
Board members were reminded at the meeting to prepare an upcoming evaluation for Mark and were told survey results would be delivered to the board before the next meeting.
