Missoula County Public Schools - May 15th Special Meeting Agenda

May 15, 2012   MCPS Special Meeting

missoulaschoolswatchdog is reserching the process used to procure bids for the modulars at Rattlesnake School and Lowell School. 

First, msw is of the opinion that MCPS was negligent in not exploring other options to the overcrowding at these two schools before embarking on the expense of modulars.

Secondly, MCPS is rushing the process of procurring bids and awarding bids.  Why is MCPS discussing bidding at a special meeting of the Board. msw had observed over a 10 year period that bids are usually handled at Finance and Operations Committee Meetings and then forwarded to the monthly MCPS Board Meeting.  As the recommendation at the end of the modular topic states (see below) the bids were to be approved at the June 8th Board Meeting.  According to the minutes of this meeting the bid was awarded AT THIS MEETING.

NOTES -

On the MCPS website, there is a link to an agenda to a special meeting on May 15th. (see below)
There was also a MCPS Budget Meeting on the same evening, May 15th.

More questions to come I'm sure -

msw would like to state that other important life activities could have taken the place of the time taken to look into this issue. It would be preferable if citizens wouldn't need to be watching every little action by Missoula's School Board Trustees and for that matter other government officials.  We need to hold Trustees accountable for their mistakes and the money they needlessly add to the budget every year. One way to do this is to shed light on corruption - which msw is attempting to do in an admittedly small way. msw would like to encourage others to start their blogs about any wrongdoing they might see and perhaps we can return Missoula's schools to a place that children can really thrive in a caring and educationally sound environment. 

MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

– 6:00 p.m.

Business Building Boardroom 915 South Avenue West

Note: If:you have questions regarding the agenda, please contact the Superintendent's Office

(728-2400, ext. 1023, prior to the meeting).
Board of Trustees: Toni Rehbein, Chair, Scott Bixler, Debbie Dupree, Marcia Holland, Joe Knapp,
AGENDA -

AMENDED

Amended item #6 below

1. Call to Order

2. Canvass the May 8, 2012 Election Ballots

3. Accept Canvass

of May 8, 2012 Election (Action)

4. Issue Certificates of Election, Administer Oaths of Office and Seat Trustees
5. Board Reorganization

I. Election of Board Officers (Action)



Chair



Elementary Vice-chair



Secondary Vice-chair


II. Appoint Clerk for 2011-2012 (Action)

III. Appoint Grants Designee for 2011-2012 (Action)

6. Topic: Award Modular Classroom Bid

– Lowell & Rattlesnake Schools

(Elem) (Action)

Background Information:

At the April 10th, Board meeting, Trustees granted

permission to solicit bids for the construction of modulars located at Lowell and

Rattlesnake schools. The District received four responses to the bid.

The bids were opened on May 8

th, and the results are as follows:

Vendor Bid Amount

Sirius Construction $417,147

MKC $432,836

Western Interstate $449,000

Lower Construction $467,062

Administrative Recommendation:

Administration recommends that Trustees

award the Rattlesnake and Lowell modular bid to Sirius Construction. at the June

12, 2012 regular Board meeting on the Consent Agenda.

7. Adjourn

Note:  msw used cut and paste from the document on the MCPS website for the Agenda of the May 15th Special Meeting listed under the Board Meeting posts in order to post the agenda on the msw blog.