The current conditions of America’s schools are far from acceptable.
“In the last year, several school districts across the country have temporarily closed schools due to hazardous conditions of the school buildings that can pose health and safety risks to students, teachers, and
staff. For example, water damage caused by a leaking roof or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can lead to problems with indoor air quality and exposure to substances such as mold or asbestos.
To address these and other concerns, public school districts collectively spend tens of billions of dollars each year on facilities construction needs at the nearly 100,000 K-12 public schools across the nation, according to
Department of Education data.
School districts’ highest priorities for their school facilities were improving security (an estimated 92 percent), expanding student access to technology (87 percent), and monitoring health hazards (78 percent), according to GAO’s school district survey. In school districts GAO visited, officials said they first address health hazards and safety issues. In nearly all districts GAO visited, security also had become a top priority, with some districts prioritizing security updates over replacing building systems, such as HVAC.” (Source: 2020, GAO Report – K-12 EDUCATION
School Districts Frequently Identified Multiple Building Systems Needing Updates or Replacement GAO-20-494)
These types of schools projects can be expedited with the use of LEAN Job Order Contracting. Full cost visibility and transparency are provided and the majority of projects are completed on-time and on-budget. Unfortunately most school districts don’t leverage LEAN Job Order Contracting due to lack of aware or leadership.
