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Attachment B 41 Orange County Schools Facilities Assessment Timeline Over the past year, Orange County Schools (OCS) has undertaken three important studies to comprehensively reflect the District's facility needs for the foreseeable future. They are as follows: December 2012 —OCS received Facilities Assessment Report from the Department of Public Instruction • This report identified areas where maintenance and capital expenditures would be needed, but did not provide specific work details nor cost estimates. • Maintenance items have been addressed. April 2013— Acknowledging the ever- increasing need to ensure safety in our schools to the extent practicable, OCS commissioned Safe Havens International to conduct a facilities assessment focusing on safety and risk management practices in schools and District buildings. • This excellent report holistically explored the effect facilities have on safety and recommended several modifications. Funding constraints have prohibited facility modifications or the addition of system controls to address many of these recommendations. • The report further identified work practices that should be changed to promote a safer environment in the schools. Those recommendations are currently being implemented within current funding. October 2013 —The Board of Education will retain a consultant to conduct a facilities assessment which builds on the findings of the other reports and adds the needed detail and analysis for capital facility costs. The timeline for completion of this report is as follows: • Facilities Assessment Proposal due: 12:00 noon EDT October 3, 2013 • Anticipated date of award: No later than October 28, 2013 • Preliminary report requested no later than December 31, 2013 • Final report requested no later than January 31, 2014 This full body of work should provide information upon which the Orange County Board of Education can confidently base future capital decisions.