School board approves bid award for Support Services construction project

School board approves bid award for Support Services construction project

Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors Tuesday, March 16 named T.W. Clark Construction, LLC, to serve as general contractor for the new Support Services construction project . Construction is expected to begin in March and be completed by December 2010.

Scope of Project: The development of a new Support Services facility represents the second phase of a project to relocate the Support Services and the Transportation Department from 325 S. Park Street to 1162 Entley Street near Koncrete Industries. This facility will house the warehouse, maintenance, grounds services, print shop, and food services.

Construction Project Timeline

March 16, 2010 - Contractor named

March 2010 - Construction begins

December 2010 - Project completed

January 2011 - District occupies building

Project Description

- Site acreage: 9.5 acres (for both the new Support Services facility and new Southeast Washington Transportation Cooperative) - Location: 1174 Entley Street

- Support Services building size:

- 21,636 square feet (main floor)

- 6904 square feet (mezzanine)

Construction Bid Terms

Base Bid & alternates - $2,641,300

(Alternates include: shop offices, test kitchen, mezzanines, overhead doors, motorized door, wall lights, compressor, and miscellaneous electrical

and casework)

Sales Tax - 8.3% - $219,228

Other project expenses (to include: architectural fees, furniture, inspections, fees) - $372,849

Total Cost: $3,233,377

State Matching dollars to fund project

The district is using the approximately $4 million state matching money from the Transportation Cooperative construction project to fund the new Support Services facility.

For more information, contact District Communications Director Mark Higgins.

Office: 509.526.6716 - E-mail: mhiggins@wwps.org