Awards Native Soil Inc. $430,815 to rebuild the Manzanita Elementary upper yard
The district hires Native Soil Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder to replace play structures, safety surfacing and drainage in the upper yard, plus murals prep, tree planting, a nature area upgrade and new pavement. The price includes a $53,000.00 contingency allowance. Work is expected to run 60 days, from August 25 to October 24, 2025.
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- Vendor / partner
- Native Soil Inc. · Oakland, CA
- Action
- Bid award
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- School buildings & construction
- Term
- Aug 25, 2025 – Oct 24, 2025
- This vote
- $430,815
- Schools
- Manzanita Elementary School
- Funding
- Fund 1 General Purpose Fund
- Resource / site
0007 179- Vendor no.
007827- Presented by
- Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management
- File
25-1674· agendaL.-1- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 13, 2025
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor by and between the District and Native Soil Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to demolish existing play structures, safety surfacing, basketball hoop poles, and remove existing planter boxes, mulch, and retaining wall adjacent to play structures; install safety surfacing tiles and drainage systems; (New play structure to be installed by others.); perform additional work including preparing walls for murals, tree planting with irrigation and drainage, upgrade to the nature area, and pavement replacement; and as further described in the Bid Form Document 00 31 01, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the Manzanita Elementary School Upper Yard Site Improvement Project, in the amount of $430,815.00, which includes a contingency allowance of $53,000.00, as the lowest responsible bidder, rejecting all other bids, if any, with the work anticipated to commence on August 25, 2025, and required to be completed within sixty (60) days, with an anticipated ending of October 24, 2025.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report