Citizens' Oversight Committee Community Report December 2003

Construction Remains on Track for all 24 Schools in the Bond Program

Over 90 construction contracts valued at $60.3 million have been awarded at Midland and Westwood Elementary Schools and Mt. Carmel and Poway High Schools.

Design work started on time in the fall at Twin Peaks Middle School and Tierra Bonita Elementary. Design work at Garden Road, Painted Rock, and Chaparral Elementary Schools started on time in January 2005.

The Poway Unified School District Board of Education received a “Building for Success” program update presentation from the Bond Management Team and members of your Citizens' Oversight Committee in November 2004. The full presentation is on the Citizens' Oversight Committee Web page. The District planners, architects, and program managers have done an outstanding job in finding additional program revenue and managing the increasing costs of construction. These efforts have been successful in maintaining the commitment to the improvements promised in the Proposition U local bond initiative and starting the construction phase on time. The innovative use of multiple construction contracts at each site has produced the following results:

Starting the work on time at the first four schools in the program.
Issuing over 90 separate construction contracts to competitive and responsive trade contractors.
Completing a new classroom addition at Mt. Carmel High School before school started in August 2004.
Phasing the work at Poway and Mt. Carmel High Schools to control construction cost escalation.

BUILDING FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM TIMELINE The changes from the June 2004 timeline are shown below. The estimated construction timeline for the 24 Poway Unified schools in the program will continue to be updated as the program continues, and reflects the impact of the Bridge Financing initiative, which accelerated the program from a 2013 to a 2009 estimated completion date.
School Site	Projected Start	Projected Completion	Change Since Last Report
Midland Elementary School	Summer 2004	Fall/Winter 2005	no change
Westwood Elementary School	Summer 2004	Winter 2005/2006	no change
Mt. Carmel High School	Spring 2004	Fall/Winter 2006	no change
Poway High School	Summer 2004	Summer 2007	6 month later finish
Twin Peaks Middle School	Fall 2005	Winter 2006/2007	3 month earlier start
Tierra Bonita Elementary School	Fall 2005	Winter 2006/2007	5 month earlier start
Garden Road Elementary School	Winter 2005/2006	Summer 2007	no change
Chaparral Elementary School	Spring 2006	Fall 2007	no change
Painted Rock Elementary School	Spring 2006	Fall 2007	no change
Black Mountain Middle School	Fall 2006	Winter 2007/2008	no change
Sunset Hills Elementary School	Fall 2006	Winter 2007/2008	no change
Abraxas High School	Fall 2006	Winter 2007/2008	no change
Meadowbrook Middle School	Winter 2007/2008	Summer 2008	no change
Pomerado Elementary School	Summer 2007	Fall 2008	no change
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Summer 2007	Fall 2008	no change
Los Peñasquitos Elem. School	Fall 2007	Winter 2008/2009	no change
Valley Elementary School	Winter 2007/2008	Winter 2008/2009	no change
Deer Canyon Elementary School	Winter 2007/2008	Spring 2009	no change
Sundance Elementary School	Winter 2007/2008	Spring 2009	no change
Canyon View Elementary School	Spring 2008	Summer 2009	no change
Rancho Bernardo High School	Spring 2008	Summer 2009	no change
Morning Creek Elementary School	Summer 2008	Fall 2009	no change
Turtleback Elementary School	Summer 2008	Fall 2009	no change
Bernardo Heights Middle School	Summer 2008	Fall 2009	no change
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