San Mateo
County Community College
District
January 25, 2006
BOARD REPORT NO.
06-1-2C
TO:
Members of the Board of Trustees
FROM:
Ron Galatolo,
Chancellor-Superintendent
PREPARED
BY: José D. Nuñez,
Executive Director, Facilities Planning & Operations, 358-6836
UPDATE
OF FACILITIES MASTER PLAN - DISTRICTWIDE
In 2001, the Board of Trustees
approved the 2001 Facilities Master Plan as developed by tBP Architecture +
Planning (Board Report No. 01-9-113B). This Facilities Master Plan was the
outcome of many months of planning, participation by all constituent groups,
Trustee feedback, physical assessment and analysis of existing campus
facilities, and incorporation of educational programmatic needs. The 2001
Facilities Master Plan has been the basis for nearly all of the improvements
completed or in process in the District’s Capital Improvement Program, Phase
1.
Given the recent passage
of the District’s general obligation bond Measure A and other changes that have
occurred since 2001, an updated Facilities Master Plan is required to inform
decision-making related to the next phase of planning and construction. At
each of our colleges, elements of the 2001 Facilities Master Plan have been
implemented. Subsequent planning efforts related to annual Five Year
Capital Outlay Plan updates have occurred and should be incorporated into an
updated comprehensive facilities master plan, along with the identification of
new opportunities and solutions to unresolved issues or needs. The
annexation of the Pacific Heights Middle School poses a particularly
unique new opportunity at Skyline
College.
On December 5, 2005, District Staff
issued a Request for Qualifications to twelve architectural firms for master
planning services. On December 16, nine firms submitted Qualifications
Statements. A review of those Statements of Qualifications resulted in a
ranking of those firms, based on criteria that included:
- Demonstrated
ability to lead a college community through the facilities master planning
process, with constituents including the Governing Board, faculty, staff,
students, administrators, and other members of the community.
- The ability to begin
the master planning process within 15 days of contract award.
- Experience
of personnel proposed for the project.
- Results of
reference checks from previous clients and other information sources.
- Assessment
of the process the architectural firm plans to utilize in developing the
master plans.
- An
evaluation of the architectural firm’s proposed fee.
- Commitment
to a collaborative management style that demonstrates sensitive, respectful
and effective interaction with people who are diverse in their interests,
cultures, language groups, and abilities.
The three highest ranked firms were
invited to interview on January 10, 2006 with a panel that included College
Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor,
faculty, and District Facilities Staff. The firms were asked to bring the
team members proposed to work on the 2006 Facilities Master Plan, to describe
their approach to the master planning effort, to identify their initial
perceptions, thoughts or ideas about the opportunities at each site, and to
provide any additional information relevant to the panel’s assessment of the
firm.
Each of the firms
interviewed was qualified to update the District’s Facilities Master Plan.
Each team brought a unique perspective and approach to the table. One firm
– The Steinberg Architects – impressed the panel as the team whose approach,
perspectives and energy was the best fit and would bring the most value to this
initiative.
Approval of The
Steinberg Group for master planning architectural services is included in Board
Report 06-1-5CA Approval of Construction Consultants.
The master planning
effort is designed to follow a stringent schedule and includes review of
previously completed physical assessments and analysis, site visits, multiple
meetings with the College communities to develop goals, identify issues, develop
options, identify preferred solutions, and final approval and adoption of the
2006 Facilities Master Plan by the Board of Trustees. The work will begin
immediately upon approval by the Board of The Steinberg Architects for master
planning services, and is scheduled to be completed in June 2006.
Presentations to the Board of Trustees are tentatively scheduled for April, May
and June 2006.