Bond Update #4
Introduction
Thank you for taking the time to read this update. We will send this out following each regular school Board Meeting (typically the second Monday of each month). In addition, we will make periodic updates to our social media channels and website. Hopefully these efforts will help to keep you informed of our progress. As always, feel free to give me a call if you would like to talk any of this over in more detail.
Best,
Brian Sica, Superintendent
Bond Oversight Committee
The Banks Bond Oversight Committee met with our architects (BRIC) and Owner's Representative on November 19. They reviewed their overall role, the project budget, and the current drafts of the Master Plan. The team engaged in detailed discussion, asked questions, and discussed the outline for their report to the board, which was delivered on December 9th. A copy of the report is available at this link.
A roster of the committee members is available here.
More frequent updates
Join the Design Team!!
The Banks School Board is responsible for formally adopting the master plan, which will drive our facilities improvements for decades to come. They are scheduled to adopt that plan in Late January. Immediately following that decision, the Banks High School Design Committee will be established. This will be a team of staff, students, board members, and community members that will help to shape the specific details of our project. Be on the lookout for an application in late - January.
Concept One and Concept Two
The Banks School Board continues to review two drafts of an overall master plan. The two plans are being evaluated on their impacts to the scope, timeline, and budget of the project. In addition, we are evaluating the needs of the students, staff, and community and to what degree those are met with each design.
We encourage you to attend the community forum on January 7th to hear details of each plan (see below).
Our Construction Manager/General Contractor
The Banks School District solicited Construction Manager / General Contractor (CM/GC) Proposals for the Banks HS Project as part of the 2024 Bond Program with the issuance of Request for Proposals for CM/GC Services. The RFP was publicly advertised on August 16th, 2024 in the Daily Journal of Commerce. Proposals were received on September 12th, 2024 at 2pm. Nine (9) proposals were received that expressed interest in the RFP associated with the 2024 School Bond. Four firms were selected by the District Appointed Evaluation Committee for interviews on 9/25/2024 (P&C Construction, Triplett Wellman, Kirby Nagelhout and Bremik Construction). The interview committee consisted of Board Chair Ron Frame, Board Member Will Moore, Superintendent Brian Sica, High School Principal Jacob Pence and Vice Principal Ben Buchanan, Maintenance Supervisor Dale Virden, Julie Condon of Bric Architecture, and District Owner’s Representatives John Abel and Casey Cunningham. Upon completion of interviews, the District Interview Committee recommended P&C Construction. On October 14, 2024 the Banks School Board Approved P&C Construction as our CM/GC by unanimous vote.
P&C joins Cornerstone Management Group (Our Owner's Representative) and BRIC (Our Architect) as our leadership team.
Cornerstone Management Group
Cornerstone Management Group has been selected as our "Owner's Representative" for the bond projects. They will guide us in the day to day operations as well as long term decisions needed to complete all of our work. John, Emil, Mary and Casey have already proven to be great additions to our team.
BRIC Architecture
BRIC, a local firm that works exclusively on education projects has been selected as our Architect for the major projects of this Bond. Their work will begin with developing a comprehensive "Master Plan" that will illustrate the development of our campus for the next few decades. In addition, they will begin the outreach with the community that is necessary to design our immediate projects. One of the deciding factors in selecting BRIC is their commitment to community engagement. As they describe themselves: "We are a community focused architecture firm that works alongside students, educators, and other local community members. We engage in authentic and value-driven conversations to help them envision the future."