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Redwood City board adopts final facilities master plan and approves summer HVAC contracts
Summary
The board adopted a final facilities master plan and approved contracts and a GMP amendment to modernize HVAC systems at multiple campuses, with staff noting only minor adjustments since the last draft and an expectation construction will begin imminently.
The Redwood City School District Governing Board on June 11 adopted a final facilities master plan and approved contract awards and a guaranteed maximum price amendment to accelerate HVAC modernization at several campuses.
Consultant Aaron Jobson of Qka told trustees the version before the board incorporated feedback from school leaders and charter partners, making only minor adjustments to IOQ scores and a few site-level changes. "We made a few changes to the document based on that," Jobson said, noting the update is the result of nearly nine months of work and community engagement.
Superintendent Rick and staff described the plan as a living document, required to be updated every five years by Prop 2; staff said additional small edits could still be incorporated before publication. Trustees asked clarifying questions about scope and were told the plan did not materially change from the prior review.
On project approvals, trustees voted to: adopt the facilities master plan (agenda item 7.1); award a building-management/control contract to Seammens for mechanical controls tied to this summer's HVAC upgrades at Hoover, Taft, Roosevelt and Adalante Selby (7.2); and approve a GMP amendment and lease-back with Block Construction for broader modernization work including contingencies and temporary air‑conditioning units (7.3). Bond program staff emphasized the use of a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract to secure pricing on the controls work.
Board members and staff emphasized the tight summer timeline and the goal of having systems ready before students return in August. "If the board approves tonight, we would spend the next couple days getting bonds and insurance in place and actual start actual construction on Monday," staff said about the GMP schedule.
The board approved the motions by voice votes. The record in the transcript does not include roll-call tallies for each vote.
Looking ahead, staff said they will publish the finalized master plan later in the week and continue to incorporate minor corrections and comments submitted during the final review.
