Superintendent says OFCC may require new RFPs even after a successful bond; board questions timeline
Summary
Whiteley told the board that if a bond passes, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) would assign a project manager and the process could include new RFPs for architects and construction managers, a step she and the board said could slow work and add burden.
Whiteley and her staff recounted recent conversations with OFCC and said that, after a successful bond, OFCC typically assigns a program or project manager and may require the district to advertise and conduct RFPs for the architect and construction manager-at-risk. Whiteley said OFCC staff told them the requirement exists even if the district had worked with architects through pre-bond planning.
"After that, their current requirement is that you go out again for an RFP, for the architect and the construction manager at risk," Whiteley said. She called the practice"wonky" and said she would continue to engage OFCC about possible flexibility because repeating the RFP/interview process would impose time and administrative costs on the district.
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