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Board told low bid of $3.644 million recommended for Culleoka (Culeoka) multi‑purpose training facility
Summary
Staff recommended accepting the low bid from Southern Building and Design for a new multi‑purpose practice facility at Culleoka Unit School with a not‑to‑exceed construction cap of $3,644,349, to be paid from district athletics bond funds.
District staff recommended accepting a low construction bid and moving forward on a multi‑purpose practice facility at Culleoka Unit School, presenting the Board with a not‑to‑exceed contract amount of $3,644,349 and a recommendation to use remaining athletics bond funds.
The project, described by staff as a practice and storage facility (not a classroom building), was presented as a multi‑sport practice building that would address storage and locker-room needs and reduce practice transitions. Staff said seven bidders responded and that Southern Building and Design of Brentwood was the low bidder and had been vetted. "They did receive a favorable recommendation as the low bidder," staff said. The presenter added that a fairly large contingency was included in the cap to account for unknown subsurface conditions at older sites; staff said they expect the actual contract price will come in lower than the cap.
Staff said funds are available from a $28 million athletics borrowing allocation and that the Culleoka project and a Hampshire building would be the last major projects charged to those funds. The board clarified that the facility is an auxiliary building (not for daily classroom instruction) and that because of its intended use the project would be built to code standards appropriate for auxiliary buildings and would require local fire marshal review rather than automatic state fire marshal jurisdiction for larger public/institutional buildings.
Board members asked about staging, schedule and whether the project will be built under the 2018 or 2021 code. Staff said design was finished within the last two months and that construction would be built to 2018 standards if work starts quickly, although site timing and construction triggers could change that.
The work session did not include a formal vote to award the contract; staff asked to place the item on the consent agenda for the regular meeting, and board members signaled they would include the item on consent for approval there.
Ending — next steps: Staff will place the recommended contract (Southern Building and Design, not to exceed $3,644,349) on the regular meeting consent agenda and proceed with procurement steps if the board approves.
