DEPARTMENT: Pre-K 4 SA
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kathy Bruck, CEO
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Pre-K 4 SA Facility Improvement Projects
SUMMARY:
This item requests Board approval for facility improvement projects at the South and North Education Centers which amount to approximately $59,000.00 to be funded by remaining construction project funds which were approved during the March 3, 2015 Board meeting.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
During the March 3, 2015 meeting, the Board of Directors approved for Pre-K 4 SA to accept approximately $2.6 million in funds originally allocated to the construction of Pre-K 4 SA Education Centers which the program would utilize for additional facility improvement projects.
Staff issued $40,266.42 in project funds to JAMCO Ventures to facilitate necessary office renovations at the West Education Center. This scope of work included building three administrative offices, painting a pedestrian walkway in the parking lot, and adding a gate in the parking lot to separate bus traffic from parents dropping off and picking up their children.
JAMCO is a City Council approved JOC contract and therefore can accept construction projects for the City up to $2 million annually. Pre-K 4 SA has quotes for construction projects totaling approximately $100,000 including $42,266 already approved by staff and completed by JAMCO. However, Pre-K 4 SA bylaws require Board approval for contracts exceeding $50,000, so staff is requesting approval from the Board of Directors to fund the remaining projects not to exceed $57,733.
In addition to the three projects already completed at the West Education Center, additional construction projects requested include:
|
Education Center |
Project |
Cost |
|
South Center |
Admin offices/door buzzer |
$25,985.60 |
|
East Center |
Door buzzer |
$1,612.24 |
|
North Center |
Electrical outlets |
$4,272.70 |
|
North Center |
Fans in shelving |
$6,550.78 |
|
North Center |
Landscaping and misc. projects |
$21,000.00 |
|
$99,687.74 |
ISSUE:
Pre-K 4 SA requests approval for the described facility improvement projects for the Administration and Professional Development wing of the South Education Center from City Council approved JOC contract JAMCO.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should these projects not be approved, Pre-K 4 SA will be required to procure the services separately and the department could lose the pricing advantage afforded through an awarded City contract.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for this purchase are available from 2013 tax revenue notes issued for Pre-K 4 SA facility construction and classroom additions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board approve facility improvement projects to be completed by JAMCO for approximately $59,000.00.