Project overview
Vanir provided project management services, including assisting with the BEST Grant application, for Ricardo Flores Magón Academy (RFMA). Through the BEST Grant, the K-8 school received a new, 33,000-square-foot facility, built on the existing playground. The project included asbestos abatement and demolition of the previous facility. Vanir’s services for this K-8 school replacement project included:
- Working with RFMA and the master planning architect to submit the BEST Grant application, including crafting the language as well as in-depth assembly of the contractor scope, estimates and subsequent completion of the detailed project budget
- Assisting the school with identifying other funding opportunities to provide its required financial match for the BEST Grant
- Providing programming and design phase management, overseeing the prequalification/selection of the design team and the contractor and managing the RFP process and contract negotiations
- Managing the move to a new building, asbestos abatement/demolition of the existing facility and subsequent site development
