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District outlines middle‑school capital project timeline, introduces external project advisor
Summary
Administrators updated the board on the Wallowa River Middle School capital project, reported RFPs for project management and architectural services, and introduced contractor Ron Stewart who will advise on procurement and delivery; no formal action was requested.
The Molalla River School District provided a status update on the Wallowa River Middle School capital project at its July 11 meeting, including procurement steps and an introduction to an external advisor who will support project delivery.
Speaker 6 told the board the district posted an RFP for a project management firm and an architect and that an advisory group—composed of board members, Citizens Bond Advisory Council members, administration and parents—interviewed three finalists. The presenter said a project‑management selection was expected "by the close of business tomorrow," and that architectural proposals posted July 2 were due back July 19.
Ron Stewart, introduced as an experienced facilities and capital projects practitioner contracted through a firm, summarized his background in school facilities and large bond projects and said he expects to provide variable weekly support as needed. "I have probably the weirdest resume ... but in that, there's always facilities focused and I went through 3 bond levies," Stewart said, describing prior work that the speaker characterized as totaling over $1 billion in project value.
Board members asked procedural questions about procurement and were reassured the process follows state procurement rules; Speaker 6 said further updates will be provided at future board meetings and that no action was required tonight.
What happens next: staff will notify the selected firms per procurement rules, finalize the project‑management contract, continue the architect selection process and return updates to the board.
