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Vancouver School District staff recommend finalizing three bond-funded projects, including Hudson's Bay track
Summary
Superintendent Brett Blochford told the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 23 that staff will ask the full board at its October meeting to accept three bond-funded capital projects as complete.
Superintendent Brett Blochford told the Vancouver School District Committee of the Whole on Sept. 23 that staff will ask the full board at its October meeting to accept three bond-funded capital projects as complete, a required step for final reporting to the Washington State Department of Revenue and Department of Labor & Industries.
The district described three projects tied to the 2017 capital bond: a resurfacing of the track at Hudson’s Bay High School, a combined replacement for McLaughlin and Marshall elementary schools, and a classroom addition at Fruit Valley Elementary. Blochford said the projects have been completed and staff are recommending formal acceptance so the district can close the projects administratively.
The Hudson’s Bay track replacement carried a final cost of $603,230.47 and the contractor was Baydon Sports. Blochford said Clark College contributed partnership funding because the college uses that track for its program.
The McLaughlin–Marshall replacement was delivered under a single general-contractor/construction-manager (GCCM) contract. Blochford reported a final cost of $95,144,576.48 plus Washington state sales tax; he said the project began early in the bond process and only recently cleared punch-list and contractor-dispute issues.
The Fruit Valley classroom addition began under the bond process in February 2018, Blochford said, with a final cost of $2,812,088.91 plus Washington state sales tax. He described contractor-related complications on that project as well.
Blochford said there had been a “potential for litigation in a couple of them,” but staff were able to avoid legal action and finalize the work. He recommended that the board accept each project as complete at its October meeting to finish required state-level and district administrative steps.
No formal vote was taken at the Sept. 23 Committee of the Whole meeting; Blochford presented these items as recommendations for the upcoming board meeting.
