Demolition, site work and new construction of an educational facility in Sioux City, Iowa. Completed plans call for the construction of a educational facility; for the demolition of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/education/school-board-approves-newly-proposed-virtual-school-office-space-plans/article_20ed27d4-f3d6-553a-9e15-e32fb5d363db.html SIOUX CITY -- The Sioux City Community School District is moving forward, for the second time, with construction of a permanent space for the virtual academy. The proposal presented to the school board Monday night estimated a cost of $1.59 million to remodel the second floor of the Educational Services Center for the VIBE Academy. Tim Paul, the district's director of operations and maintenance, asked the board to approve the plans and set a public hearing to move forward with the project, which was approved unanimously. He said the completion date is now estimated for November 2022. In January, the initial attempt was denied due to a low bid of $1.93 million from W.A. Klinger, $450,000 above the initial estimate of $1.48 million. Matt Basye, of the Sioux City architectural firm FEH Design, said at the time there were a variety of factors that led to higher than expected bids, including the short project timeframe, the bid period being over the holidays, increased construction material costs, and the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1931 law regulating wages on public projects. Paul said various items were removed from the project to slash the cost. These included removing a section of administrative space, removing a training room, modifying light fixtures and changing the layout of the space to reduce square footage. Currently, the virtual academy teachers are housed on the fourth floor of the Ho-Chunk Centre on Fourth Street. To continue leasing that space for 10 years would cost the district $1.49 million, according to school board documents. Elementary and secondary school emergency relief (ESSER) III funding will be used to construct the space. The ESSER funding is currently being used to pay for the present space and can only be used through 2024. Paul said the current lease with the Ho-Chunk Centre may need to be extended due to this delay on the project. Basye presented the layout plan to the board in November. Around 14,000 square feet of the second floor of the Career Academy will be used for the VIBE Academy. The space will include training rooms, an open layout for around 40 instructors, specialty rooms - such as counseling, music, art and physical education - a break room and a work room. In one of its final decisions prior to seating two newly-elected members, the board voted 4-3 to approve the remodeling project. Two of the four who voted yes, Jeremy Saint and Ron Colling, have since been replaced by Bob Michaelson and Jan George. Dan Greenwell, the new board president, and Taylor Goodvin both voted no. Goodvin said the VIBE Academy ranks low in his priorities for the use of Education and Secondary School Relief, or ESSER, funds the federal government allocated to the district for COVID relief. A survey done by board members, teachers and community members ranked construction of the space as a low priority, while Superintendent Paul Gausman's administration ranked it as the No. 1 priority. Greenwell agreed with Goodvin, stating there other options for the VIBE Academy, including continuing to lease space in the Ho-Chunk Centre, until it's certain the online academy will continue on a long-term basis. The ESSER funding set aside for the remodeling project, for instance, could have been used to address the ongoing substitute recruitment shortage, he said. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bids will be received for the following: General Construction including all Demolition, Architectural, Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical work. Bids will be publicly opened by the Owner and publicly read by the secretary on said date and will be acted upon by the Owner at that time or such later time and place as may then be fixed. Award of the Contract shall be to the lowest responsible bidder determined on the basis of a combination of the Base Bid and selected Alternates (if any). All bids shall be in accordance with Contract Documents prepared by FEH DESIGN, which Contract Documents are made part of this Notice by reference Bidding documents are on file at the Architect's offices at 1201 4th Street, Suite 201, Sioux City, Iowa 51101; the Board Office of the Sioux City Community School District, 627 4th Street, Sioux City, Iowa, 51101 Other Subcontractors and suppliers may purchase partial plans and specifications from the Architect at $3 per plan sheet; $.20 per specification sheet, $10.00 minimum charge, non-refundable. PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 but not before. Project construction documents (plans, specifications and addenda) in .pdf format will also be made available through a password protected website administered by the Architect's office. Interested parties may obtain the password by registering with the Architect's office and providing company contact information. Instructions for use of the website will be provided after registration. All interested parties are advised that electronic access to documents is provided for the convenience of the bidder only. The officially recognized construction documents are those issued by paper copy from the Architect's office and those on file with the Owner. Each bid shall be made on a form furnished by the Architect and must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check drawn on an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the Laws of the United States, or a Bid Bond to be executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the amount equal to percent (5%) of the amount of the base bid, made payable to the Board of Education, Sioux City Community School District, Sioux City, Iowa, and may be cashed by the Board of Education as liquidated damages in the event that the successful bidder fails to enter into a Contract and file a bond satisfactory to the Board of Education assuring the faithful fulfillment of the Contract and maintenance of said improvements as required by the law, the provisions of this Notice and the Contract Documents within ten (10) days after acceptance of the lowest responsible bid All bids shall be sealed and plainly marked. Any alteration of the Bid Form may be cause for rejection of the bid. The successful Bidder(s) will be required to furnish a Performance Bond along with a Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum, issued by a responsible Surety approved by the Board of Education and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract and terms/conditions therein and the maintenance of said improvements pursuant to the provisions of the Contract Documents. All affected sub-contractors shall have arranged for such bond with its surety based upon its bid provided to the Prime Contractor to become part of its bid on bid day. Bid Security of two lowest Bidders will be retained until contract has been awarded and executed, but no longer than 30 days. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 30 days after opening of bids. The Board of Education, Sioux City Community School District, reserves the right to reject any or all bids, re-advertise for new bids, and to waive informalities that may be in the best interest of the Sioux City Community School District. Payment will be made by the Owner from Cash-on-Hand or from other such sources as may be legally available. Partial or full funding for this project is being provided from Federal and State government sources. Davis Bacon Wage Determination will be in effect on this project. Monthly estimates will be paid to each Contractor as the work progresses in amounts equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the Contract value of the work completed during the preceding calendar month, including the actual cost (exclusive of overhead or profit to the Contractor) of materials and equipment of a permanent nature to be incorporated in the work and delivered to and stored at the job site. Such monthly payments shall in no way be construed as an act of acceptance for any part of the work, partially or totally completed. Final payment of the five percent (5%) due each Contractor will be made upon final acceptance of the work under the respective Contract by the Board of Education, and after receipt of satisfactory evidence that all claims pertaining to such Contract have been paid in full as provided in the Contract Document for said work.