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Getting to Know The Office of Public School Construction

Getting to Know The Office of Public School Construction. New Superintendents Symposium Small School Districts’ Association July 21, 2011. The Office of Public School Construction.

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Getting to Know The Office of Public School Construction

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  1. Getting to Know The Office of Public School Construction New Superintendents Symposium Small School Districts’ Association July 21, 2011

  2. The Office of Public School Construction Implements and administers the $35 billion voter-approved School Facility Program and other programs of the State Allocation Board (SAB) OPSC Executive Management: Lisa Silverman, Acting Executive Officer • lisa.silverman@dgs.ca.gov • 916.375.4751

  3. Authorized Bond Authority

  4. State Allocation Board The SAB meets monthly to apportion funds to the school districts, act on appeals, and adopt policies and regulations SAB membership is comprised of: • Director of Finance (the traditional chair) • Director of the Department of General Services • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Three members of the Senate • Three members of the Assembly • One appointee by the Governor

  5. State Allocation Board Members • Ana Matosantos, ChairDirector, Department of Finance • Designee: Pedro Reyes, Chief DeputyDirector • Fred KlassDirector, Department of General Services • Designee: Scott Harvey, Chief Deputy Director • Tom TorlaksonState Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education • Designee: Kathleen Moore, Director, School Facilities Planning Division • Vacant, Governor’s Appointee

  6. State Allocation Board Members • Senator Alan Lowenthal • 27th District: Artesia, Avalon, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Florence-Graham, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Lynwood, Paramount, Signal Hill, South Gate, and Willowbrook • Senator Loni Hancock • 9th District: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Livermore, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, and San Pablo • Senator Sharon Runner • 17th District: Los Angeles County: Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, San Fernando Valley, Northridge, Granada Hills, Chatsworth, Sunland, and Tujunga. San Bernardino County: Victor Valley. Ventura County: Carpentaria, Santa Paula, Fillmore and Piru

  7. State Allocation Board Members • Assembly Member Julia Brownley • 41st District: Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Encino, Hidden Hills, Malibu, Oak Park, Oxnard, Pacific Palisades, Port Hueneme, Santa Monica, Tarzana, Topanga, Westlake Village and Woodland Hills • Assembly Member Joan Buchanan • 15th District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento and San Joaquin counties, Brentwood, Danville, Elk Grove, Galt, Livermore, Oakley, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Stockton and Walnut Creek. • Assembly Member Curt Hagman • 60th District: Anaheim, Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, Industry, La Habra, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Orange, Rowland Heights, San Dimas, Villa Park, Walnut, Whittier and Yorba Linda

  8. SAB Committees Informal Advisory Committee: • Implementation Committee • Organizations representing schools and stakeholders in the school facilities community SAB Subcommittees: • Audit: Senator Lowenthal, Chair • Scott Harvey, Kathleen Moore • Personnel: Kathleen Moore, Chair • Assembly Member Buchanan, Pedro Reyes • Priorities in School Construction Funding/ Cash Management: Pedro Reyes, Chair • Assembly Member Buchanan, Scott Harvey, Kathleen Moore • Rules and Procedures: Senator Hancock, Chair • Assembly Member Brownley, Scott Harvey • Seismic Mitigation: Scott Harvey, Chair • Assembly Member Buchanan, Kathleen Moore

  9. Programs Administered by OPSC School Facility Program • New Construction • Modernization • Career Technical Education • Charter School Facilities • Critically Overcrowded School • Hardship – Facility & Financial • High Performance Incentive • Joint Use • Overcrowding Relief Grant • Seismic Mitigation Other Programs • Deferred Maintenance • Emergency Repair • State Relocatable Classroom • Unused Sites Reporting • Facilities Reports (Community Schools, Expelled Pupils, ROP)

  10. RemainingBond Authorityas of July 2011$1.925 billion*includes all Propositions (1A, 47, 55, 1D)

  11. Standard Project Approval Process

  12. Apportionment Process Priority Funding Apportionment Unfunded Approval Bond Sale

  13. Modernization Improvements to educationally enhance existing school facilities • $702.3 million available • 60/40 state and local sharing basis • Which buildings qualify? • Portable buildings over 20 years old • Permanent buildings over 25 years old

  14. Modernization Common Project Elements • Accessibility/Fire & Life Safety upgrades • Like-for-like replacement of old and/or portable classrooms • 50 Year-Old Building upgrades, including repair or replacement of old utilities • Upgrades to facilities for energy efficiency • Integration of high performance building components for “greener” building and environments

  15. New Construction Adds building capacity to a school district based on projected need to house pupils • $250.1 million available • 50/50 state and local sharing basis • Additional capacity includes: • Construction of a new school • Addition of classrooms to an existing school • Projected need determined by gap between: • District’s projected enrollment • Existing classroom capacity

  16. New Construction Funds costs associated with housing new pupils includes the following, but not limited to: • Plan Checking • Construction Management • Site Acquisition & Development • Hazardous Waste Costs • Demolition, Landscaping • Utility Costs • Furniture & Equipment • Classrooms • Subsidiary Facilities • Outdoor Facilities • Design • Engineering • Testing • Inspection

  17. Labor Compliance Program • Required in Projects Apportioned from: • Proposition 47 • Proposition 55 • The Proposition appears on eachSAB funding shell • Contact you Project Manager for questions regarding the LCP requirements

  18. Labor Compliance Program Along with the Authorization for Fund Release (Form SAB 50-05), submit either: • A copy of the contract between the District and the LCP provider, and • A copy of the DIR letter approving the LCP contractor to initiate and enforce LCPs OR • A copy of the DIR letter approving the district to initiate and enforce LCPs internally 

  19. Labor Compliance Program Questions regarding the SAB 50-05submittal processContact: • Debra Morton, Supervisor • debra.morton@dgs.ca.gov  • 916.375.2033

  20. Seismic Mitigation Repair, reconstruction, or replacement of the “most vulnerable” school facilities • $194.8 million available • All Category 2 buildings • Requirements • Contract on or after May 20, 2006 • Identifies the minimum work necessary to obtain DSA approval • Occupied by students and staff • Structural engineer’s report (with DSA concurrence) • Geohazard report if necessary (with California Geological Survey concurrence)

  21. Seismic Mitigation Contact Information • Dave Zian, Supervisor • david.zian@dgs.ca.gov  • 916.375.4228 • Alan Shoemaker, Project Manager • alan.shoemaker@dgs.ca.gov • 916.376.5359 • Darlene Newman, Project Manager (Facility Hardship) • darlene.newman@dgs.ca.gov • 916.375.4269

  22. Overcrowding Relief Grant Creation of useable outdoor space through the reduction of portable classrooms on overcrowded sites • $422.3 million available • Reduces the number of portable classrooms and replaces them with permanent classrooms at either: • The same site (e.g. multistory), or • Another school site • The final filing date for the eighth funding cycle is July 29, 2011.

  23. Overcrowding Relief Grant Program Requirements • School site pupil population density> 175 % of CDE’s recommended density • ORG Eligibility Determination Form (CDE) • ORG Pupil Eligibility Determination (OPSC) • Narrative describing how project relieves overcrowding

  24. Overcrowding Relief Grant Contact Information • Brigitte Baul, Supervisor • brigitte.baul@dgs.ca.gov  • 916.375.5984

  25. High Performance Incentive Supplemental grant for projects that have increased costs associated with high performance attributes • $73.1 million available • High Performance Attributes include • Promotes energy and water efficiency • Maximizes the use of natural lighting • Improves indoor air quality • Uses recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances • Acoustics conducive to teaching/learning

  26. High Performance Incentive Contact Information: • Brian LaPask, Supervisor • brian.lapask@dgs.ca.gov  • 916.375.4667 • Tim Hegedus, Project Manager • timothy.hegedus@dgs.ca.gov  • 916.375.6726

  27. Facility Hardship Existing facilities must be replaced or rehabilitated due to an imminent health and safety threat, or have been lost to fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster Contact Information: • Karen Mandell, Supervisor • karen.mandell@dgs.ca.gov • 916.376.8959 • Darlene Newman • darlene.newman@dgs.ca.gov • 916.375.4269

  28. Financial Hardship Provides assistance for districts that cannot provide all or part of their local share for a SFP project Contact Information: • Jason Hernandez, Audit Supervisor • jason.hernandez@dgs.ca.gov • 916.376.5369 • Steve Inman, Audit Supervisor • steve.inman@dgs.ca.gov • 916.375.4576

  29. OPSC Contacts • Main Phone: (916) 376-1771 • Directory of Services –www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/opsc/resources/opsc_dir_servs.pdf • SFP Contacts by County- www.applications.opsc.dgs.ca.gov/employee/pmassign.asp

  30. www.dgs.ca.gov/opsc Information Available on our Website: • Upcoming Meetings • Meeting Agendas • Program Information • Program Forms • Newsletter: Building Blocks • OPSC Performance Metrics

  31. www.dgs.ca.gov/opsc • Useful Tools: • Grant Calculator • Enrollment Projection Calculator • Project Tracking • Online Applications

  32. www.dgs.ca.gov/opsc • Receive notices • via email: • OPSC Electronic Meeting Notification Sign Up • Quick Links

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