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PPS bond update: $1.8B 2025 program in early planning; pools of consultants, groundbreakings set for Jefferson and others
Summary
District staff told the Portland Public Schools board that program-level procurement will create consultant pools and that several modernization projects are on schedule; staff described funds available across prior bond measures and said some 2012/2017 balances may be reallocated once reconciled.
Portland Public Schools (Portland SD 1J) staff gave the board a monthly bond program update on Jan. 27, saying the district is moving procurement to a program-level model and is preparing contracts for board approval in April and May.
"The key point is the board can anticipate contracts presented for approval in the months of April and May," TJ Hopkins, program director for Presidio, said during the presentation. Staff described Phase 3 procurements that will result in roughly 10 solicitations and multiple awards per solicitation to create pools of consultants who can be assigned to projects as they enter design.
Why it matters: staff said program procurement will shorten the time from project identification to getting…
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