Transcript Public Schools - North Carolina Prototype School Design

NCEFP
REPORT ON THE
STATE OF THE STATE OF
SCHOOL FACILITIES
February 14, 2008
Steve Taynton, AIA
School Planning, NCDPI
Synopsis of 2007
• 208 projects in 2007, 733 review letters
• 47 (23%) New Schools, remainder
additions/renovations/other
• Currently running about 100 projects in some
phase of design/review
• Strive for review within ten days
AVERAGE YEARLY COSTS
$160.00
$152.99
$150.00
$148.10
$146.22
$140.00
$130.00
$120.00
$113.98
$110.00
$100.00
$95.59
$91.70
$96.23
$91.69
$96.57
$92.98
$90.00
$87.28
$80.00
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1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Current Construction Costs
• 2007 costs running $153/ square foot
About 3.4% more than $148 in 2006
• We urge you to return our cost information
requests - it’s the only way we can share
this valuable info everyone needs! Only +
Half of you are responding.
• We are looking for Total Sq. Ft. & Bid
Costs as Awarded
• We urge you to take separate Site Work
bids
Capital Funds
• 2006/2007 Local Bonds Passed $3,084,500,000 (5
Passed/One defeated $37,000,000)
• 2007/08 Local Bonds to date: $939,240,000
(4 passed/One Defeated:$42,100,000)
• 2006/2007 PSBCF
– ADM : $ 108,675,189
– Lottery: $130,159,590
• Total Capital Funds (Not including COPS/Debt reduction)
Spent 2006/2007
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$21,216,361 State
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$743,931 Federal
– $1,170,080,840 Local
– $1,192,041,132 Total
2006/2007 Use of the PSBCF
Reroofing
3.8%
Repairs General
3.2%
Bldg Sys Technology
General
4.7%
6.1%
Other
1.7%
Heating / AC
1.6%
Construction
14%
Enlargement /
Renov
15.7%
Debt Service
49.3%
2007/2008 Medicaid Swap
• Session Law 2007-323 requires that the State
assume certain county expenses of the Medical
Assistance Program.
• The PSBCF (ADM portion) will reserve either 60%
of the PSBCF allocation OR 60% of what the state
pays for medicaid -- whichever is less.
• Since it is unknown exactly what the total yearly
medicaid cost will be until August, 60% will be held
in reserve. Then, at the end of the FY, if the
Medicaid payment has been less than the 60%
withheld, the appropriate difference will be refunded
to the LEA.
PSBCF ADM Portion (2007/2008 Only)
• Projected ADM fund, 2007-08: $85,024,530
• Less 60 percent
- 51,014,718
• Expected Net to LEAs
$ 34,009,812
• NOTE: The county “must use” a portion of that
available revenue, equal to the amount withheld
from the PSBCF distribution, for school
construction, renovation, additions, technology, or
debt service. (Section 31.16.2(b)) The net result is
supposed to be that the school board is not "out"
any funds
Literary Loan Fund
• Small revolving loan fund from monies
received from sale of state owned swamp
land, mineral rights, etc.
• Maximum 8% interest
(usually much less)
• Payback over ten years
• Current cash balance + $345k
• New items
– Construction Management at Risk
– Design and Construction Procedures
– Selected Laws
– School Closing Procedures
– New Transmittal Form
• Upcoming Items
– New, revised database for school facilities
– Community Use of School Facilities
– Design of Schools to Resist Violent Attack
– Updated Facility Guidelines
New Transmittal Form
• Forms in the back of the room
• Trying to get basic info about the project
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Name, address, former name
Delivery method
Budget, bid date
High performance features
School replacement
2007 Passed Legislation
• H 63 Exempt Capital Lease Properties from
property tax
• H73 Raise limit for Formal Bids to $500K
• H735 Raise threshold to 20K sf for OSFM review
• H714 Joint leg. study committee on public school
funding formulas (incl. PSBCF and Lottery dist)
• S1245 Retainage limited to 5% then none at 50%
completion
• Budget Bill: “Pervious Pavement”
• Medicaid Swap 2007/2008 only
• Federal: Subtitle E--Healthy High-Performance
Schools (studies and guidelines)
2008 Potential Legislative Action
• Made Crossover
– HB 9 Change Lottery distribution to ADM,
Low Wealth & High Growth
– H30 Raise Charter limit to 125
• Joint Legislative Study Committee on
Public School Funding Formulas looking
at ADM & Lottery Formulas
• Who knows what else?
Status of Lottery
• School Construction Portion
– 2006/2007 was actually 130M
• 170M was initially estimated
– 140M estimated/appropriated for
2007/2008
• Running about 11.5% less
Two ½ cent sales tax
• 2011 (3 years) begins Sunset on two ½
cent sales tax earmarking for school
construction
• Bill to extend for another ten years died
• 30% of one and 60% of other are currently
earmarked for capital outlay
New & Potential Funding
Legislation
• New QZAB Allocation approved:
– 11.444M for each of 2006 & 2007
– Has been distributed
– Big difficulty in finding lenders
Other Rumblings
• Some one always thinks there is a better way to
build schools
• Virtually every year a new group of citizens forms a
task force to look at reducing the cost of school
construction in their locale
• Anti tax groups and others pushing for “cheaper”
school construction, too small classrooms, modular
construction, poorer quality
Other Rumblings
• Public-Private Partnerships: some being
explored now
• Still lots of talk (but not much action) about
smaller schools
– Early/Middle Colleges are a specialized
exception
Building Code Issues
• Elevators, ramps, etc. required for all
press boxes
• Code issues with Pre-K continue to
plague LEAs
• Locked elevators causing code
problems
• Can once again put lavs in toilet
vestibule
• HVAC fresh air requirements not being
met
• Incorrect HVAC design temperatures
Plan Review Issues
• NO RESPONSE TO OUR REVIEW LETTERS!
– Have instituted a reminder letter system
• CLASSROOM SIZES BELOW MINIMUMS!
• Rooftop HVAC units/rooftop “heat pump city”
• Inefficient HVAC systems – get engineers
involved earlier! Cheaper systems are NOT
better
• Pedestrians crossing roads/parking to get to
PE/athletic fields
• Poor flashing details
• Code violations
• Send Mobiles/Mega-modulars in for review
Sustainability
• “LEED for Schools” “Collaborative for
High Performance Schools” and Triangle
“J” “High Performance Guidelines” are all
good tools
• Use “true” life cycle costing!
• Need to find way to use Operating
Budget to pay for any increased initial
cost
• Must be automated controls - not overridden or misunderstood by users
Sustainability continued
• 5yr, 8yr, 10yr, 15 yr ?? Payback needs to be
less than life of system unless purely for
environmental reasons
• Some LEED items seem to be contradictory
– Certified wood vs. local manufacture
– Daylighting overridden by user light switches
• Ensure that features are meaningful - not
just catchwords
• Look more at Geothermal! Good
operating/maint paybacks
Other Stuff
• Expect an interesting legislative session
– Bills from last year may come again!
– Be ready to lobby quickly
– Seemingly innocuous bills can have a major
impact
Challenge
Challenge
• Break out of the box in design – why are
classroom “wings” just stuck onto the
core?
• Make sure your “design elements” aren’t
just “decoration”
• Consider how to break down large schools
into smaller communities at a later time non departmental design?
• Remember that longevity and low
maintenance are crucial – be careful with
“experimentation”
• Think about how YOU would like to learn
or work in the spaces you create
Questions ??
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