The Citizens’ Oversight Committee is pleased to report that currently construction is on schedule in the Building for Success program.
Contents:
Accelerated Timeline
Program Timeline
Current Project Status
Objectives & Challenges
Accomplishments
Budget Overview
Citizens' Oversight Committee (COC) Members :

Todd Gutschow (Chair)
Kathy Frost (Vice Chair) Andrew Berg
Chrissa Corday
Lee Dulgeroff
Tony Heinrichs
Fred Sanford
John Collins (COC Secretary/
  Deputy Superintendent)

Contact the Citizens’ Oversight Committee

Mailing Address:
Citizens’ Oversight Committee Poway Unified School District
13626 Twin Peaks Road
Poway, CA 92064-3034

Phone: 858-679-2622
email

Citizens’ Oversight Committee meetings are open to the public. Check the website for meeting times, minutes and agendas:

www.pusd.info/news/coc/

Websites:

Citizens' Oversight Committee:
www.pusd.info/news/coc/

Bond program and project information:
www.powayusd.com/bond

COC Community Report
Winter 2003

 


Building for Success Program Objectives
  • Connect schools to the community.
  • Communicate timeline, accomplish-ments, and challenges.
  • Hold regularly scheduled Citizens’ Oversight Committee meetings.
  • Minimize costs while maximizing quality.
  • Maximize open space on campuses.
  • Minimize disruption during instructional day and impact to existing operations.
  • Bring meaningful improvements to older schools.


Program Financial Challenges
  • Increases in construction labor and material costs continue to challenge the construction program. Steel products have seen a 40% rise in cost since January of this year alone. The lumber commodity market is also experiencing abnormal increases in pricing. These increases, along with other inflationary pressures, will be mitigated in part by the planned acceleration of construction with the Bridge Financing Program.
  • The construction market continues to grow at a fast rate in Southern California, resulting in cost increases on construction contracts. By dividing projects up into separate contracts, more contractors will have opportunities to bid on specific work projects.