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Petersburg board opens PPEA review for Walnut Hill/Westview school; panel to add community representatives
Summary
At an Oct. 15 work session the board reviewed three unsolicited PPEA conceptual proposals for a new Walnut Hill/Westview school. The district has engaged MBP (McDonough, Bolyard & Peck) to advise and the board agreed to expand the conceptual-review committee to include neighborhood representatives before design work begins.
The Petersburg City School Board on Oct. 15 kicked off a Public‑Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (PPEA) review after receiving three conceptual proposals for a replacement Walnut Hill Elementary/Westview early childhood facility.
Assistant Superintendent for Operations Jay Martinez told the board the district received an unsolicited conceptual proposal from Gilbane (with Moody Nolan noted as an architect partner) on Aug. 6 and, under PPEA rules, opened a 45‑day window that brought two additional proposers: a team led by MCN with Perkins Eastman and a team led by English with Moseley Architects. Each proposer paid the review fee required by the division; Martinez said the $25,000 review fee accompanies the submissions.
MBP engaged as advisor; review phases
The school system has engaged McDonough, Bolyard & Peck (MBP) to assist the evaluation. MBP’s project lead Jim Yatsik and senior project manager Brian Haskins…
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