Hillsborough County Public Schools Facilities
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

PROPOSED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADJACENT TO WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW FACILITY
APPOINTMENT OF ARCHITECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Florida Statutes encourage district school boards to reuse school designs to save money when constructing new schools. Recently passed legislation requires district school boards to consider prototype school designs as one of the measures to successfully implement the constitutional mandate to reduce class size. The unexpected rush of growth, particularly in the Northwest County area, combined with the Board's constitutional duty to reduce class size, increases the urgency to build new schools in the fastest and most economical way possible. The reuse of an existing design is the fastest, most cost effective way to alleviate the overcrowding at Citrus Park, McKitrick, Northwest and Schwarzkopf Elementary Schools. Appointment of the record architect and construction manager for the reuse of Pizzo Elementary School will allow the project to be fast-tracked and ensure completion for the 2007-08 school year.

We are recommending that the Board appoint the following firms to provide the necessary design and construction services:
1. Holmes Hepner & Associates Architects at a fixed fee of $367,420.
2. Greater Bay Construction Company, Inc. for a fixed fee of $367,420.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

Critical Success Factor 6.a.8 - Provide sufficient student stations to ensure uninterrupted student learning and data gathering as measured by District Operational Goals plan.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Construction budget is $9,797,859. This item is included in the District Capital Outlay: Certificates of Participation Series 2002 and Classrooms for Kids 2005.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY:

J. Thomas Blackwell
General Manager of Construction
(813) 272-4112
Cathy L. Valdes
Chief Facilities Officer
(813) 272-4004
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20051122_161 * Section E Item# 6.02