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Facilities
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| | The Facilities Department is responsible for the physical facilities of the school and district sites: - planning and overseeing new construction and modernization
- installing and removing relocatable classrooms
- maintenance of existing facilities
- planning for future needs
- acquisition of new properties
Funding for school construction projects comes from a variety of sources, such as the State, local school bonds, developer fees, and city redevelopment. Each of these funding sources has restrictions on how the funds are to be used and the Facilities department is responsible for seeing that projects are carried out in line with regulations. Facilities Planning also oversees district site acquisitions and easements.
Planning for the current year's projects takes place months and sometimes years in advance. Determination of projects must be completed annually before the end of December to allow for plans to be drawn and to receive approvals from local planning departments and the Division of the State Architect. The process of receiving approval from the state and local authorities takes from 60 days to as much as 6 months. When approvals have been received, the project goes out to bid and a contractor is selected. (See Online Bids.) | |
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