Adds $198,000 to Lowe Consulting's labor-compliance contract, extending it to June 2022

The district is adding $198,000 to its consultant agreement with Lowe Consulting Group, Inc. of Oakland and extending it one year, from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Lowe helps with Project Labor Agreement services, including local hiring, union representation, and monitoring of prevailing wages and local apprentices, for the bond-funded facilities program. The attached amendment sets the new total at $558,000; the agenda text misprints it as $588,000.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

Corrected Oct 4, 2026: Corrected: the new total is $558,000, as stated in the attached amendment, not the $588,000 printed in the agenda text.

Discrepancy from the official text. The official text's numbers don't add up: $360,000 plus $198,000 is $558,000, but it states a new total of $588,000. The attached amendment states $558,000. (Confirmed by a reviewer.)

Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote at this meeting (6–1), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Jun 16, 2021 · Adopted (passed). A motion was made by Director Yee, seconded by Director Thompson,that this Agreement or Contract be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote.

Jessica Ramos Absent
Samantha Pal Absent
Aimee Eng Aye
VanCedric Williams Nay
Gary Yee Aye
Mike Hutchinson Aye
Clifford Thompson Aye
Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
Shanthi Gonzales Aye

Notes on the official text

A second reading of the official text found a new total of $588,000.

Vendor / partner: Lowe Consulting Group, Inc. · Oakland, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: School buildings & construction
Term: Jun 30, 2022
This vote: $198,000
Previous total: $360,000
New total: $558,000
Funding: Fund 21, Measure J
Resource / site: 9650-918
Vendor no.: 006139
Presented by: Facilities Committee
File: 21-1052 · agenda V.-25
Outcome: Adopted, Jun 16, 2021

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No.2, Independent Consultant Agreement between the District and Lowe Consulting Group, Inc., Oakland CA, for the latter to provide additional Project Labor Agreement services, focusing on hiring of local residents and insures union representation, assist the District with monitoring prevailing wages, and local resident apprentices for Compliance purposes, for the Facilities Planning & Management Project, for the Facilities Planning & Management Project, in an additional amount of $198,000.00, increasing the total Agreement price not to exceed amount from $360,000.00 to $588,000.00, extending the expiration of the Agreement from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022 (an additional 365 calendar days), and authorizing the President and Secretary of the Board to sign the Amendment for same with said Consultant. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

History

Jun 11, 2021 Recommended Favorably (Facilities Committee)
Jun 16, 2021 Adopted

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