7211
Policy
Selection
Architects and/or engineers for specific construction
projects will be recommended by a selection committee to the board of education
through the superintendent of schools.
Members of the selection committee will be appointed by the board and
will include the superintendent and board of education property and finance
committee.
The guidelines for selection will be as follows:
1.
The architect and/or
engineer must possess the school design experience necessary for the work.
2.
The architect and/or engineer must have the needed technical knowledge to
control the design of the structure in order to secure the best results without
waste of space of money.
3.
The architect and/or engineer must have the executive of business ability
to compel the proper performance of contracts.
4.
In special situations, such as facilities for individuals with physical
disabilities etc., he or she must have successfully done work of like character
from which ability may be inferred.
5.
Honesty, integrity, and fiscal responsibility are considered essential to
the prudent use of school funds.
6.
The architect and/or engineer must have demonstrated the design ability
(creativeness) for the planning of a good school and the creation of aesthetic
qualities.
7.
The architect and/or engineer must have the staff necessary for the task,
and this staff must be organized to provide adequate supervision and perform
the other functions in a satisfactory manner.
8.
The architect and/or engineer must have the ability and temperament to
work cooperatively with others in the building program and have actual
construction-remodeling-renovation experience; access to specialized, technical
assistants from engineers and other consultants according to district need; and
knowledge of building systems-heating/cooling, plumbing, electrical, and other
mechanical systems.
Adopted: June 18, 1990
Revised: March
17, 2008