Montgomery County Public Schools A Proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services New Blacksburg High School New Auburn High School Auburn Middle School Renovations March 21, 2011 Volume I Executive Summary TAB 1 | Qualifi cations and Experience 1.a Organizational Structure and Team Overview............................................................................5 1.b Project Experience and Principals’ Resumes..........................................................................29 1.c Contact Information.................................................................................................................68 1.e Compliance with Confl ict of Interest Act.................................................................................69 TAB 2 | Project Characteristics 2.a Project Description...................................................................................................................71 2.b Work to be Performed by the Board........................................................................................72 2.c List of Required Permits and Approvals..................................................................................73 2.d Potential of Adverse Impacts..................................................................................................76 table of contents 2.e Potential Positive Impacts.......................................................................................................77 2.f Proposed Schedule and the Estimated Time of Completion..................................................78 Assumptions and Contingencies..................... .......................................................................79 TAB 3 | Project Financing TAB 4 | Project Benefi t and Compatibility 4.a Benefi ciaries of the Project......................................................................................................85 4.b Anticipated Public Support or Opposition...............................................................................87 4.c Plan to Involve and Inform.......................................................................................................88 4.d Description of Anticipated Benefi ts to the Community...........................................................89 4.f Compatibility with Local Plans................................................................................................90 4.g SWAM Participation.................................................................................................................91 | | RRMM ARCHITECTS Montgomery County Public Schools PPEA Volume I | 1 Giddings High School | SHW Group The Branch & Associates | SHW Architects | RRMM Architects PPEA team has worked and lived in your community for many years. Our experience working with and for Montgomery County, the Town of Blacks- burg, and Montgomery County Public Schools is well-documented as is our history of success in so doing. The proposal contained herein offers you an alternative to the fi rst choice that you received prior. Ours is based on in-depth analysis of each of the proposed sites and the respective program needs of each school that occurred over months for the Auburn strand projects and weeks for the Blacksburg project. It is a tailor- made solution for you. We’ve summarized a few key points from our proposal below: Local team, local knowledge. Key members of our team, in fact most of our team, hails from the greater Blacksburg/Christiansburg area. Our knowledge of the local conditions – from the Montgomery County Pub- lic School’s design standards to the local regulatory review and approval process – is unmatched and our vested interested in the success of these projects is second to none. Want to do well by our community! Regional and national perspective. In addition to our local partners we have teamed with three national or- ganizations – SHW Group, Cambridge Strategic Services, and Educational Systems Planning – with offi ces in Virginia. These partners will lend breadth to the depth created by our local partners. Staying the course. By partnering with RRMM Architects our team offers the best opportunity to capitalize on the good work done to date by all for the Auburn projects. Others may offer to “pick up on” the work, but no executive summary other team can account for the countless hours spent analyzing the site, studying the existing building, and working with the faculty to develop a deepunderstanding of the needs of the Auburn communities, and the trust that has been built over months of collaborative design cannot be easily or quickly replaced. Realistic schedule. We’d like to promise you the moon, but to do so would raise false hopes. Contained herein is a schedule that promises the earliest possible opening dates for all three schools given the reali- ties of the PPEA process and the requirements for local reviews and approvals to which our team can attest given our vast experience with both. No other team is as seasoned in design and construction in Montgom- ery County and the Town of Blacksburg. Budget options. As residents of and active members in the community, we are intimately familiar with the budget challenges these projects face. To that end we’ve proposed solutions that offer you maximum sav- ings, maximum value, and maximum impact. Options within allow you to tailor your scope, schedule, and fi nancing to best suit your needs. Specifi c designs. Our proposal does not attempt to “resite” a building designed for another community in another place and time. Our design reaches deeper than the printed text of your educational space stan- dards. Based on extensive conversations with Montgomery County Public Schools and their representa- tives, careful analysis of both sites, and an iterative design process that has already garnered feedback, we have developed specifi c, site-sensitive solutions that address your program needs today while maximizing potential for fl exibility and growth in the future. | | RRMM ARCHITECTS Montgomery County Public Schools PPEA Volume I | 3 New Kent High School | RRMM Architects Student-focused. Because we design from the inside out using your curriculum as the basis for our design, our designs are very student-focused. They are exciting places in which to be, to learn, to achieve, and offer a variety of modalities for a broad spectrum of learners. Operational savings. Given that our designs are site specifi c we were able to orient the building optimally to set the stage for maximizing operational savings through the careful harvesting of daylight, reduction of pas- sive solar gain, and right-sizing of mechanical systems. Also, the building is zoned so that the majority of it can be “turned off” while community activities are occurring in public spaces. Community amenities. Again, because of the site-specifi c nature of our proposed designs we were able to maximize the amenities offered the community via a variety of recreational and competition playing surfaces, walking paths, performing arts spaces, auxiliary gymnasiums, and community- and distance-learning class- rooms. Collaboration. While we believe that our proposed solutions will meet your needs, we also believe that they can only benefi t from broader stakeholder input. To the extent that others have not had an opportunity to weigh in, share their ideas, and infl uence the design, we welcome that opportunity. Regular input sessions will be established as will a community web site for both schools to encourage open discussion and community input for our designers to consider during this process. Proven success. Our team has both deep roots in the community and broad success with projects of this executive summary scope and magnitude. That’s a winning combination when it comes to delivery these three projects, in par- ticular, on time, on budget, and beyond expectations. We believe our team offers you the right choice. Upon careful review of our proposal we feel confi dent you will agree. | | RRMM ARCHITECTS Montgomery County Public Schools PPEA Volume I | 4 1a. Identify the legal structure of the fi rm or consortium of fi rms making the proposal. Identify the organizational structure for the project, the management approach and how each partner and major subcontractor in the structure fi ts into the overall team. Branch and Associates, Incorporated (Branch) is the entity submitting this proposal and as such will be the primary point of contact and responsibility for Montgomery County Public Schools. Branch will oversee construction for all three major (and any minor) projects that result from this proposal. To address the Blacksburg and Auburn communities’ needs to inhabit new facilities as quickly as possible, Branch has taken a two-pronged approach to partnering with design professionals. SHW Group is a national K12 design fi rm with two offi ces in Virginia. They have worked closely with Montgomery County Public Schools to develop an educational specifi cation, site plan, and building design tailored to the specifi c needs of the Blacksburg High School students, staff, and community. They will lead a team of local design professionals to follow through on those ideas and complete design in a timely, effi cient manner. RRMM Architects is a Virginia-based K12 design fi rm that began working on the Auburn strand projects when they were selected to do so in 2008. In the interim they have completed an in-depth analysis of the existing campus, existing Auburn High School facility, the program needs for both the high school