SERIES 3000: OPERATIONS, FINANCE, AND PROPERTY

3300 Facilities, Real, and Personal Property

3307 Construction Administration

This Policy sets forth procedures and requirements for District building and site improvements. Bidding requirements for construction appear in Policy 3306.

A. Plan Review

1. Before commencing construction, the District, or an authorized agent on the District’s behalf, will submit project plans and specifications to the Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes Plan Review Division.
2. Alternatively, the District may submit the plans and specifications to the applicable local building department if the Board and the municipality’s governing body have properly certified that full-time code officials, inspectors, and plan reviewers registered under the Skilled Trades Regulation Act will conduct plan reviews and inspections. In that situation, the District must also submit the plans and specifications to the Bureau of Fire Safety.
3. In accordance with Revised School Code Section 1263, before building a new high school or expanding a high school by at least 20% of its existing square footage, the District, or an authorized agent on the District’s behalf, will submit the site plan to the local zoning authority for administrative review.
4. Before the District commences new construction or major renovation of a school building or athletic facility, the Superintendent or designee will consult with the law enforcement agency that will be the first responder for that building or facility about safety issues.

B. Professional Consultants

1. If the total cost of a school building construction project will be $15,000 or more:

1. a Michigan-licensed architect or professional engineer must prepare the plans and specifications; and
2. a qualified person or firm must supervise construction as provided in MCL 388.851.

 2. The District may hire a construction manager for any project. If the construction manager also performs construction, either directly or by assuming responsibility for the work of other contractors (e.g., construction manager as constructor):

1. the construction manager may not supervise such construction under MCL 388.851; and
2. the District must still bid the project as required by law.

C. Payment and Performance Bonds

1. For all contracts described in MCL 129.201 that exceed $50,000, the principal contractor must procure performance and payment bonds in accordance with law.
2. Unless the Superintendent or designee determines otherwise, the District requires payment and performance bonds to be 100% of the contract sum.
3. The responsibility for procuring payment and performance bonds rests solely with the contractor. The District has no duty to ensure that a contractor has procured a payment or performance bond.

Legal authority: MCL 129.201 et seq.; MCL 339.6001 et seq.; MCL 380.1263, 380.1264; MCL 388.851 et seq.

Date adopted:   08/09/2021

Date revised:    06/19/2023