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Interim superintendent previews $8.9 million HVAC closeout, phone-system upgrade and contracts for specialized services
Summary
Interim superintendent Brett Blushmit told the Vancouver School District Committee of the Whole the board will be asked in April to approve a $317,190.98 phone-system upgrade, a not-to-exceed $450,000 interlocal for specialized student services, a $331,200 speech therapist contract, and formal acceptance of $8,914,341.29 in HVAC work to close out bond projects.
Interim Superintendent Brett Blushmit told the Vancouver School District Committee of the Whole that the April board meeting will include four contract items: a phone-system upgrade, interlocal agreements for specialized student services and speech-language therapy, and formal acceptance of bond-funded HVAC work.
Blushmit said the district selected vendor Structured to replace an aging voice-over-Internet phone system and recommended funding the $317,190.98 contract from the capital levy (formerly the technology levy), with Washington state sales tax applied. "The vendor selected through the process was a firm called Structured, and the amount is $317,190.98 plus Washington state sales tax," he said.
He described a proposed interlocal agreement with Florence Academy to provide services for students with significant cognitive and communication needs; the estimated not-to-exceed cost for the remainder of the school year is $450,000 depending on IEP team placements. The superintendent characterized those services as "dedicated supports and services that those students and their IEPs call for."
Blushmit also recommended approval of an interlocal with Hello Sunshine to provide three speech-language therapists, with a contract recommendation of $331,200 for those services.
Separately, Blushmit reviewed a formal acceptance to close out HVAC improvements funded by the district's capital projects bond. He identified the work as tied to agreement "02/1978," performed by Willdan at Columbia River, Hudson's Bay, Skyview, Discovery and Jason Lee, with a total cited amount of $8,914,341.29. He said formal acceptance is the required board step to release retainage and close the project.
None of the contract items were voted on during the committee meeting; Blushmit presented them as agenda items the board will be asked to act on at the regular April meeting. "Those are our 4 proposed contracts for your consideration in April at April's board meeting," he said.
The committee took no public testimony during this preview. The board's regular meeting to consider these items is scheduled for April 14; the committee adjourned at 05:39.
