Hillsborough County Public Schools Facilities
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

DEER PARK ELEMENTARY
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


Deer Park Elementary School is under construction and scheduled to be operational by August 2007. Hillsborough County has agreed to construct an extension of Citrus Park Drive that is necessary to provide ingress and egress to the school. The Hillsborough County Public Works Department expressed concerns about their ability to complete the road improvement in time for the school opening due to time-consuming procurement requirements. A solution is for the School District to construct the road improvement as part of the ongoing construction of the school. The attached interlocal agreement will amend the existing construction contract for Deer Park Elementary to include the scope of the road improvement. In return, Hillsborough County has agreed to reimburse the School District for all expenditures related to the road improvement.

The scope of the road project has been reviewed and agreed upon by both District Facilities staff and County staff and found to be acceptable. The estimated cost of construction is based upon a guaranteed maximum cost proposal provided by the contractor, Ellis Construction. Furthermore, the dollar amount the County has agreed to reimburse the District ($1,241,002.00) includes contingency funding for potential change orders, and the agreement also contains procedures for amending the amount to be reimbursed if unforeseen variables increase the cost beyond the current estimate.

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

Goal 6 - All schools in the district will be assigned a state grade of A, B, or C.

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No)

Expenditures will be reimbursed by Hillsborough County and there will be no net financial impact on the District.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: David Borisenko

David Borisenko, AICP
Department Manager, Planning & Facilities Siting
(813) 272-4609
Cathy L. Valdes
Chief Facilities Officer
(813) 272-4004
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20070116_228 * Section E Item# 6.02