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Trustees approve Parkhill, Smith & Cooper for facilities assessment RFQ; cost to be negotiated
Summary
The board approved the selection of Parkhill, Smith & Cooper to provide a facilities condition assessment, long‑range master plan and related services following an RFQ process. Eight firms responded; the district will negotiate scope and cost before returning a contract to the board.
The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees on Sept. 30 approved a recommendation from the district’s administrative review committee to select Parkhill, Smith & Cooper for professional services related to facilities planning, following a request for qualifications process (RFQ E2616).
Liliana Fierro, director of Construction, and Gabby Garcia, director of Processing, told the board the RFQ requested services including a facility condition assessment, a long‑range facilities master plan, a deferred‑maintenance plan, preventive maintenance strategy development and demographic and enrollment projections. Purchasing received eight responses; an administrative review committee that included the chief financial officer, the director of maintenance, the director of processing and the construction director evaluated submissions and invited the top three firms to present.
Fierro said the committee invited ASA Architects, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, and Pfluger Architects to present on Sept. 19 and recommended Parkhill, Smith & Cooper based on the committee’s scoring. Trustees asked about cost and contract length; Fierro said cost is still to be negotiated and that once negotiations are complete the contract will be presented to the board.
Motion and vote: The board moved and approved the committee’s recommendation by voice vote. Staff recorded the item as passing; trustees discussed that the current vote authorizes selection for negotiation rather than final contract approval.
Ending: Staff will enter negotiations with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper and return a contract to the board for approval with a detailed scope and cost. Trustees may revisit other ranked firms if negotiations do not produce an acceptable contract.
