On May 3, 2011, the Board approved the use of Community Investment Tax proceeds for replacement of obsolete and non-economically repairable portable facilities with modular buildings. Replacement of portables housing Brandon Alternative School and Area VII Administrative Offices is required.

District staff selected Gould Evans Associates, PL and Peter R. Brown Construction, Inc. from the approved Continuing Services Consultants list to provide design and construction management services.  The project scope includes demolition of 41 portables at the Brandon Alternative site; site preparation, site utilities and connection of 38 new modular buildings; build-out to meet Owner requirements; renovation and/or expansion of access roads and parking; and restoration of the remaining site.

Project completion is scheduled for May 2012.

Approval of the Design Development Phase will allow the architect to proceed with construction documents.

The project is currently funded at $2,000,000.  The estimate of probable cost is $2,000,000.  This item is included in the District Capital Outlay: Community Investment Tax (CIT).