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PVPUSD board approves Measure SOS project schedule, prioritizes HVAC, seismic and core repairs
Summary
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified board on June 3 approved a draft Measure SOS program schedule and pre‑approved consultant lists, prioritizing HVAC modernizations, seismic work at high schools and core facilities repairs; the vote and consultant approvals were unanimous, 5–0.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District board on Tuesday approved a draft construction program schedule for Measure SOS, advancing a roughly $135 million set of phase‑one projects that prioritize HVAC system modernizations, seismic repairs at secondary schools and a districtwide set‑aside for urgent “core facilities” repairs.
Alan Rising of District Advocates Group, the bond program consultant, told trustees the approved project list followed more than a year of town halls and staff work and was intended to reduce escalation costs by accelerating work into an early phase. “This amounts to about $135 million worth of projects,” Rising said during the presentation, noting the schedule was designed to let the district bundle work and extend mobilization efficiencies across sites.
Trustees were briefed on the bond financing plan and phasing: $75 million was sold in 2025, and staff forecast additional issuances (about $65 million in 2027 and 2030 and roughly $92.8 million in 2032), subject to market conditions and interest‑rate changes. Staff warned that accelerating work increases project escalation and soft costs—architect fees, inspections, DSA fees and construction management—and that a master program schedule will be developed once architectural teams are under contract.
The board voted 5–0 to approve the draft program schedule. The meeting record shows the motion and vote were taken after a lengthy discussion of site priorities, timing and community engagement.
The board also approved procurement steps the staff presented tied to the program. Trustees unanimously approved a pre‑approved list of geotechnical engineering firms (including Geo Advantic Inc. and Twining Consulting) and a slate of Division of State Architect inspection services providers (including BP Inspection Service, Pringle Group, TYR Inspection Services and Vital Inspection Services Inc.). Those motions were each approved 5–0.
District staff and the bond consultant emphasized that phase‑one work includes both large modernization projects (HVAC, seismic) and a contingency pool of core facility funds to remedy urgent failures—sewer collapses, failing electrical or HVAC systems—so schools do not have to wait multiple years for safety‑critical repairs. Staff said the district will continue to refine project sequencing and issue a master program schedule later this year after architects and construction managers are selected.
What’s next: staff will bring formal resolution language and consultant solicitations to the board’s June 25 meeting to authorize architectural selections and other procurement steps. Construction start dates will be determined as design, DSA review and delivery methods are finalized.
