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Board awards $235,000 demographic and adequacy study contract to RRMM Architects
Summary
Page County School Board approved a $235,000 contract with RRMM Architects to conduct a demographic and facility adequacy study; the study will include building evaluations, geocoding and energy analysis and could lead to an optional $175,000 3D building scan in a later phase.
Doctor Huber presented the results of the division's Request for Proposals and recommended the board award a demographic and adequacy study contract to RRMM Architects.
“The firm that we have selected through the process is RRMM Architects,” Doctor Huber said, describing the committee process and the unanimous committee recommendation. He told the board the proposed contract amount is $235,000 and noted that amount is $15,000 less than what the board of supervisors had appropriated.
Doctor Huber outlined the study's scope: an architectural team will visit and evaluate existing school facilities, consultants will perform MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) and civil engineering reviews, FutureThink (demographics) will analyze enrollment and housing trends, and energy consultants will benchmark building energy consumption. He said the team will produce an executive summary and a final report; the committee proposed a fast timeline with a final report targeted for January 2026.
The presentation also raised a future option for a 3D building scan. Doctor Huber said a full 3D scan of all district buildings would cost approximately $175,000. “We realized this is not a viable option right now, but ... we definitely want it as a committee and felt strongly that it should be brought into the record,” he said, explaining that scans can reveal hidden building conditions (for example, systems above ceilings) that affect design feasibility and long‑term costs.
At the business portion of the meeting the board voted to award the contract. A board member moved to approve the RFP award and another board member seconded; the motion carried and staff were directed to notify vendors and have RRMM begin work.
The board did not approve the 3D scan as part of the contract; Doctor Huber and committee members recommended leaving that option for a later phase should funding allow.
