Education Law

• Business services and facilities planning
  • Public contracts – construction contracts, contract specifications, construction management contracts, purchasing contracts, and architect and other professional services/vendor services agreements
  • Environmental compliance – CEQA, DTSC and stormwater permitting
  • Coordination with the California Department of Education, State Allocation Board, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Division of the State Architect
  • Procurement – public bidding, advertising and purchasing
  • Alternate delivery methods – construction management, multiple prime and at risk, design-build and lease/leaseback
• Facilities construction support
  • Public bidding procedures, bid protests and other challenges
  • Prevailing wage issues
  • Resolution of disputes – change orders, payment requests, stop notices, prevailing wage compliance, payment and performance bond claims, and subcontractor substitution
  • Facilitation of project close-out, including contractor claims
• Purchase of real property
  • Acquisition of real property – negotiated agreements
  • Eminent domain proceedings
• Asset management – sale and use of school facilities and property
  • Sale of surplus property procedures, 7-11 committee
  • Naylor Act
  • Exchange of property
  • Lease and license agreements
  • Joint occupancy
  • Joint use agreements with public and private entities
  • Civic Center Act and community use policies
• Post-Redevelopment issues