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Board approves amendments to testing and structural‑engineering contracts as part of seismic upgrade work
Summary
The board approved amendments to material‑testing and structural‑engineering agreements (Ninyo & Moore and ZFA) and authorized increased architect services for seismic retrofits after geotechnical findings; staff said testing and evaluation work is eligible for partial state reimbursement.
The Sunol Glen Unified School District board approved several contract amendments to support the main building seismic upgrade, including extended material‑testing and inspection services and additional structural engineering to define the minimum work required for DSA review.
Bond implementation consultant Bill Savage described how Ninyo & Moore Inc. (listed in the packet) provided extra on‑site material testing and patch‑back inspections beyond their original scope during destructive testing. "They were on‑site quite a bit beyond what their initial proposal anticipated," Savage said. The board moved and approved an amendment to the firm's independent contractor agreement to cover that follow‑up work, which staff said is eligible for partial state reimbursement under seismic project rules.
The board also approved an amendment to ZFA Structural Engineers to prepare annotated structural plans showing the minimum work required (for example, where tube‑steel columns will be inserted and where floor cuts are necessary) to secure DSA funding for life‑safety elements. Board members confirmed this work had been anticipated and is intended to clarify what the state will fund. Separately, the board authorized an ADAS Architects amendment to coordinate the structural revisions and to incorporate foundation redesign prompted by recent geotechnical results; ADAS's main‑building fee was cited at $944,813 in the materials.
Each amendment was framed as necessary to perfect the district's seismic funding application and to keep the DSA approval timeline on track. Motions on these amendments were made, seconded, and approved in open session.
