Board previewed Camp Creek Middle School site contract and a slate of district contracting recommendations

Noel Malouf asked the board to approve Bowen & Watson, Inc. as the responsible offeror for RFP 4Twelve-twenty5 — the Camp Creek Middle School replacement phase 1 site package. Malouf said the requested amount is $9,425,369.10, a lump-sum contract that includes a base offer of $8,864,542, two add alternates of $112,000 and a contingency of $448,827. The project is funded through SPLOST and targets January 2026 for phase-1 completion.

Lisa Cannon, director of contracting, then walked through a long contracting report that included curriculum and software renewals (examples: Rethink Autism $285,000; CodeHS $157,544; Seesaw $223,370), operations and nutrition contracts (multiple multi-hundred-thousand and multi-million dollar awards), IT equipment and professional services, and a new $1,500,000 program-evaluation services contract sourced to multiple vendors. Several board members flagged price increases on renewals and asked for return-on-investment or usage data for some contracts.

Board discussion included questions about whether some maintenance items fall under SPLOST or operations budgets, differences between pilot programs and districtwide purchases, and how contract increases fit into enrollment-driven budget pressures. Staff responded with line-item explanations and said some expenditures were estimates carried into next fiscal year’s contracting packages.

The Camp Creek recommendation and most contracting items were presented for board consideration at the business meeting; the work session discussion gave board members an opportunity to ask clarifying questions in advance of the vote.