District schedules preconstruction kickoff for middle-school reconstruction and will use cooperative contract procurement

District staff described a major middle-school reconstruction project and said a preconstruction kickoff meeting will bring together architects, designers and the selected contractor next week.

The director of building, John, told the board the project covers broad campus work and is a significant undertaking that will position the district to advance other facility projects. When board members asked about procurement, staff said the district intends to use an active cooperative contract (referred to in the discussion as a staffed —J— or 1PA cooperative), which the state or cooperative has vetted. Using such a contract means the district can avoid soliciting new competitive bids for this project because the cooperative has already vetted participating contractors.

Staff cautioned that not all local contractors may have capacity for large, complex projects, and that cooperative contracts typically include firms with appropriate capability. The board discussed timelines and limits; staff said there can be many active cooperative agreements covering different project types and that the dollar amount does not necessarily prevent use of a vetted cooperative contract if the contract scope matches the project.

What happens next: a preconstruction kickoff will proceed and staff will provide materials and timelines to minimize disruption to instruction during construction.

Quote (from meeting): "next Thursday we going have a preconstruction kickoff meeting where we all come together The Architects the designers the actual contractor" (John, Director of Building).