Policy No.	6920
	Adoption Date:	July 11, 1984
	Revised:	April 24, 2000

MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

After determining that a need for new or improved facilities exists, the board, with the guidance of its professional staff, will engage in the following processes:

1. Select an architect;
2. Review a site evaluation including an assessment of existing facilities, if any, on the site;
3. Develop educational specifications recognizing instructional needs and available financial resources;
4. Review and approve schematic design prepared by architect, assuring that the new or remodeled facility or part of a facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;
5. Review a value engineering study and constructability review, and approve construction design including construction estimates;
6. Call for bids;
7. Review and approve final construction contract; and
8. Engage construction management services.

The board shall comply with the terms and conditions as specified in the contract between the architect and the school district.

Legal References:

RCW	39.35	Short term obligations
42 U.S.C.	26 §§ 12101-12213	Americans with Disabilities Act
WAC	180-30-406	Energy conservation program--Life cycle cost analysis