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Mishawaka board authorizes optional Build‑Operate‑Transfer procurement method
Summary
The board voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the optional use of a Build‑Operate‑Transfer (BOT) procurement method under Indiana Code 5‑23 as an additional tool for certain capital projects; superintendent Dr. Stevens said the method could yield time and cost efficiencies but emphasized any BOT project would still require final board approval.
The School City of Mishawaka board on Aug. 5 approved a resolution authorizing the district to use the Build‑Operate‑Transfer (BOT) procurement method as an optional delivery model for capital projects.
Superintendent Dr. Stevens explained that BOT — referenced in the meeting as "build operate transfer" and discussed under Indiana Code 5‑23 — is an alternative to traditional design–bid–build and design–build delivery methods. He said other Indiana school corporations and municipalities have used BOT approaches to achieve efficiencies in time and cost, and noted the board’s approval would only make the method available in the district’s procurement toolbox. "It's a tool to use in the toolbox, for the school corporation," Dr. Stevens said.
Dr. Stevens also reported he had consulted Thomas Everett from Barnes & Thornburg about whether the district could use a BOT for roofing projects if the board approved the bond earlier on the agenda; the firm indicated it would be permissible. Board members asked that the district proceed cautiously if it ever pursues a BOT, with staff returning to the board for final approvals on any individual BOT project. The board approved the resolution by voice vote.
