This document summarizes Portland Public Schools' $482 million capital construction bond program approved by voters in 2012. The bond will fund seismic upgrades, roof replacements, and full modernizations of high schools and other schools. It will also fund educational facility improvements. A bond oversight committee will provide transparency and oversight of funds. Architects, engineers, and contractors will have opportunities to work on projects through an open competitive process.

1. Portland Public Schools Capital
Construction Bond Program
Presentation to Portland AIA Chapter
by
James E. Owens, PE
Executive Director
Office of School Modernization
&
Elaine Baker, CPPO
Program Director
Purchasing & Contracting
February 21, 2012

2. Strategic Framework

3. Bond Development Committee
• 22 community member committee
• Considered a number of criteria and dollar
values for 17 bond proposals including:
– High Schools - Facility Condition Index
– Large Site Size - Free & Reduced Lunch %
– Poor Seismic Condition
– Priority Access Needs - Partnerships
– Only infrastructure major repairs

4. Public Input Session:
May 2012
• Support for November 2012 as the right
time to move forward with a bond measure
• Seismic issues identified as concern
• Concern over cost of a bond measure
• Support for initial focus on high schools
• Interest in bond supporting an educational
vision as well as taking care of urgent
needs

5. Preferred School Construction
Bond Proposal
• Partnership
– Faubion PK-8 with Concordia University
• Starting at High Schools:
– a natural extension of the high school re-
design process
– Greater need for specialized educational
spaces
– Minimizes student disruption during K-12
– More visible & accessible to entire community

6. Preferred School Construction
Bond Proposal
• Provides balance between schools
identified for full modernization and
focused, urgent facility needs
– Physical facility improvements provide a
geographic balance across the district
– Criteria includes;
• High seismic risk
• Priority roof replacements
• Accessibility to educational programs
• Partnerships

7. “Modernizations/Replacements”
• Master Plan entire site
• All building systems addressed at one time;
complete interior & exterior rehabilitation
• Cost savings through coordinated work
• More costly overall than simply repairing but
results in improved learning spaces
• Likely requires students to relocate during
construction

8. “Targeted Improvements”
• Partial improvements to one or two building
systems at a time (roofs, seismic strength &
ADA)
• Educational facility improvements at grade 6-
8 Science Classrooms
• Addresses biggest problems at many schools
• Less likely to substantively improve learning
spaces
• Most work should not require student
relocation

9. High School, Seismic & Access
$1.10 per $1000 of assessed value
Educational Facility Improvements
Improve grades 6-8 science classrooms with sinks and electrical outlets
at as many as 39 schools.
$5M
Seismic and other building improvements
Seismic strengthening at as many as 26 schools. Replace and
seismically brace roofs at as many as 14 schools. Replace roofs at as
many as 8 schools. Improve accessibility to educational programs at as
$69.5M many as 33 schools.
Full modernizations or replacement
These schools are identified as potential modernizations or replacement:
• High schools with high seismic risk.
$278M • High schools with major access upgrades needed.
• Faubion = capital partnership with Concordia University.
3 high schools – Grant Franklin Roosevelt
$95M $85M $70M
Faubion
1 K-8 –
$28M

10. High School, Seismic & Access
$1.10 per $1,000 of assessed value
Debt repayment
Rosa Parks K-8.
Boiler conversions, prior roof replacements and other financed capital
$45M projects.
Program costs
Required reserves, materials and labor cost escalation, bond issuance
costs and improvements and transportation to buildings where students
$84.5M attend school while their school is renovated. Master planning for 6 high
schools ($1.5M)
$482M Total Bond Program
Estimated rate: $1.10/$1,000 of assessed value over 8 years, $0.30
over an additional 12 years.
Program duration – Eight Years

11. Voter Decision
Measure M26-144
• Strong voter response - 66% voted in
favor based on County analysis – Passed!
• Transparency & oversight
– Use of bond accountability committee
– Seven member committee
– Report to Board
– Design oversight group for full
modernizations/replacements
– Extensive community involvement

12. Blended team

13. Doing business with PPS
• PPS is a large public agency - “full & open competition”
is an important objective
• Equity in public purchasing & contracting policy
– Aspirational MWESB, workforce & students
• Architect, Engineers, Land Surveyors & Related services
– PM/CM, Planners, architects, building envelope,
engineers, special inspection, etc.
• Builders/Contractors – Public Improvements
– Traditional design-bid-build & alternative (CM/GC)
• Goods & Services
– Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment

14. Next Steps
• Monitor ORPIN/DJC for solicitations
• Get on PPS’s ‘list of interested
consultants’
• Multiple opportunities at direct
appointment & informal level
• Project sequence – Roosevelt, Franklin,
Group 2 designs
• Communicate with purchasing &
contracting and OSM staff

15. Questions?
• Thank you for your support Portland
• Buildings do matter and contribute to
student success!