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Board approves multiple GMP construction amendments and interdistrict agreement
Summary
The board unanimously approved guaranteed maximum price amendments for the Jenny Reed Elementary modernization ($365,179), the central kitchen project (amendment $1,280,771; packet lists a total figure), the TPS professional development center work ($385,824), an interdistrict agreement TSD26057 for McKinney‑Vento services, and the WIAA membership renewal for 2026–27.
The Tacoma School District Board voted to approve several facilities and operational items during the business‑matters portion of the meeting.
The board approved an amendment to contract TSD24024 with Washington Patriot Construction for the Jenny Reed Elementary School modernization project in the amount of $365,179 (excluding sales tax). The board then approved GMP amendment number three to contract TSD25171 with B&B Builders for the new central kitchen project; the amendment itself was listed at $1,280,771 (excluding sales tax) and the board packet shows a related total figure for the project. The district also approved GMP amendment number one to contract TSD26005 with Washington Patriot Construction for the TPS Professional Development Center partial demolition and improvements in the amount of $385,824 (excluding sales tax).
All three amendment motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board then approved interdistrict agreement TSD26057 to support services and transportation coordination for McKinney‑Vento students, and ratified renewal of Washington Interscholastic Activities Association membership for 2026–27; staff noted about 4,000 students participate in WIAA middle‑ and high‑school activities annually.
Why it matters: These capital and contractual approvals advance ongoing facility modernization, kitchen centralization and professional‑development infrastructure; the interdistrict agreement clarifies services for homeless students and the WIAA renewal maintains extracurricular eligibility for thousands of students.
What's next: Project teams will execute the approved amendments; staff will manage any necessary contract or bond‑resolution documentation and return to the board with implementation updates as required.
