Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 5/16/2019

Agenda Category:  Contracts

Agenda Item Title:  Contract(s) for Ratification or Review

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible:  Ron Wheelehan, Interim Chief Business Officer

Background: 

On November 19, 2015, the District's Governing Board approved Resolution No. 1580.11/15 delegating authority to award contracts to the District's Superintendent, Chief Business Officer, Associate Superintendent(s), and Assistant Superintendent(s) pursuant to Education Code sections 17604 and 17605.

All contracts approved by those authorized to do so pursuant to that delegation authority are to be submitted to the District's Governing Board for ratification. Contracts that do not, however, involve an expenditure in excess of the bid limits specified in Public Contract Code section 20111 need only be reviewed by the District's Governing Board every 60 days.  The applicable bid limits are $15,000 for construction contracts and $88,300 in 2017 (adjusted annually) for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, non-construction services, or repairs including maintenance.

Presented for ratification are the following contract(s):

Presented for review are the following contract(s).

1. Environmental Volunteers - The project will deliver science resource programs to all District elementary and middle school classrooms including transportation for up to one program per grade per school $70,000
2. Living Classroom - Living Classroom Program for garden-based lessons for students in TK-8th grade $83,250
3. Santa Clara Department of Family and Children Services - Transportation plan to ensure school stability for students in foster care $no cost to MVWSD
4. School Services of California - Fiscal budget services, $3,660.00 plus expenses
5. Square Panda - Phonics Learning System for kids using phonics playsets for the iPad to combine early reading skills and mutisensory play towards learning $no cost to MVWSD