Host Sloan Simmons joins Lozano Smith partner Arne Sandberg to discuss modular buildings for California school districts, including the basics about modular buildings, procurement alternatives, and new legal developments impacting this area of school construction.
1:24 – Modular buildings2:05 – Modular component buildings vs. modular portables4:55 – Issue of permanent vs. temporary6:10 – Modular component building examples7:15 – Popularity and cost-efficiency8:16 – Building plans (standard or unique designs)9:10 – Competitive bidding and modular buildings10:33 – Delivery methods (competitive bidding, lease-leaseback, design-build)13:30 – Architect involvement14:31 – Lease-leaseback method15:16 – Davis v. Fresno Unified School Dist. (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 26118:16 – Lease-leaseback scoring and rating system19:29 – Design-build vs. lease-leaseback21:03 – Piggybacking22:10 – Division of the State Architect (DSA)22:13 – Office of Public School Construction (OPSC)22:54 – Public Construction Code section 2011824:52 – Vendor involvement in piggybacking26:30 – Modulars and personal property26:43 – Attorney General opinion: 89 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 1 (#05-405, January 24, 2006)28:50 – Report of the Executive Officer, State Allocation Board Meeting, December 8, 200430:55 – OPSC e-mail to school districts and county offices of education (July 2021)31:55 – Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH)33:48 – Permanent vs. temporary foundations for modular portables40:25 – Critical takeawaysLozano Smith’s COVID-19 Resources can be found here.
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