Adds $34.9M for Cahill Contractors to build Melrose Leadership Academy's new classroom building

The district is adding $34,947,788 to its lease-leaseback construction contract with Cahill Contractors, raising the limit from $100,000 to $35,047,788. This sets the Guaranteed Maximum Price, the cap on construction costs the contractor must not exceed, for a new building and modernization of the existing building at the Melrose Leadership Academy at Maxwell Park Campus. The contract also runs 974 days longer, now ending August 31, 2028.

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Vendor / partner: Cahill Contractors LLC · Oakland, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: School buildings & construction
Term: Dec 12, 2024 – Aug 31, 2028
This vote: $34,947,788
Previous total: $100,000
New total: $35,047,788
Schools: Melrose Leadership Academy at Maxwell Park Campus
Funding: Fund 21 Building Fund Measure Y
Resource / site: 9657 210
Vendor no.: 009054
Presented by: Board of Education
File: 26-0796 · agenda P.-7
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Apr 22, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Lease-Leaseback Contract by and between the District and Cahill Contractors LLC, Oakland, CA, providing to the latter, the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), for construction of new building and modernization of the existing building at Maxwell Park, which establishes the upper limit on construction costs that the contractor is contractually obligated not to exceed, as outlined in the schedule, which is attached to this Amendment as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, for the Melrose Leadership Academy at Maxwell Park Campus New Classroom Building and Modernization Project, in an additional amount of $34,947,788.00, increasing the Agreement’ not-to-exceed amount from $100,000.00 to $35,047,788.00, and extending the term of the Agreement from December 12, 2024 through December 31, 2025 to August 31, 2028, an additional 974 days. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

History

Apr 16, 2026 Recommended Favorably (Facilities Committee)
Apr 22, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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