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Vallejo City Unified board opens update of facilities master plan as construction costs rise
Summary
At a Feb. 25 study session, trustees directed staff and consultants to proceed with a district-wide facilities master plan update to prioritize projects, leverage Measure S and state matching funds and plan for long-term upgrades amid an estimated ~30% construction-cost escalation since 2019.
Vallejo City Unified's board of education on Feb. 25 opened a study-session update of the district's facilities master plan, hearing presentations on funding eligibility, project status under Measure S and a draft schedule for community engagement and site-level planning.
The work, consultants said, is intended to generate a prioritized multi-year program of modernizations and replacements that will guide bond implementation and keep the district eligible for state school-construction funding.
"This is intentionally structured as a study session," Assistant Superintendent Ruben Fernandez told trustees, adding the purpose is alignment and feedback rather than formal action. QK Architects and King Consulting, the district's consultants, outlined why an updated plan is needed now and how it will be produced.
Consultants told the board prior…
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