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Committee hears Measure S HVAC schedule and Measure T solar wrap-up; phase-one HVAC under budget
Summary
Program managers reported the Measure S LED lighting project is complete, HBAC/HVAC upgrade phase one is nearly complete and projected to come in under the board-approved budget after a forthcoming $2.3 million deductive change order; Measure T solar installation is in its final phases with a district goal of near 100% solar coverage and system life expectancy of about 25 years.
The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee received status updates on Measure S and Measure T projects, including completion of the district-wide LED lighting upgrade and progress on HVAC modernization and solar installations.
Nick Olson, the Measure S program manager, said the LED lighting and controls upgrade is 100% complete with final acceptance recorded April 22, and reported the project spent about $16.9 million overall and is expected to save roughly $250,000 per year in energy costs. Olson described the HBAC/HVAC upgrades: Phase one is 99% complete (commissioning outstanding), phase two construction is scheduled to start after school ends with early procurement complete, and additional phases are planned for subsequent summers. Staff explained phasing choices reflect master plan considerations and attempts to avoid investing in buildings slated for demolition.
Martin (program staff) updated the committee on Measure T solar work, saying the phase-two effort covers nine sites and is wrapping up; several sites met NEM2 requirements and remaining sites will finish after summer sessions. Martin reiterated the district goal to size systems to cover roughly 100% of the district's electricity consumption (seasonal/weather variation applies) and said system life expectancy is roughly 25 years.
On costs and budgets, staff presented cumulative program figures in a new Keystone reporting format: total project budgets across the program were summarized (cumulative project budgets cited at about $228.88 million in reporting slides), Measure S current project budgets were shown at about $127.3 million with roughly $74.6 million allocated for future projects; program contingency was cited at about $35 million. For the HVAC phase-one package, staff said a forthcoming deductive change order will credit approximately $2.3 million from the general contractor, putting final costs below the original $25 million board-approved amount (staff estimated final costs to be in the low $22 million range).
Committee members pressed for more granular projections and requested the same Keystone-style packet for Measure T and last fiscal-year reporting to support the committee's annual report drafting. Staff agreed to provide the additional date-range reports and to circulate the draft change order and related financial materials before the next meeting.
The committee set its next meeting for June 11 to consider the annual report and any final audit or project updates.
