$1.55M

Awards a $1.55M contract to McGuire and Hester for turf field replacement at Hoover Elementary

McGuire and Hester will do the site preparation, demolition, grading and drainage work needed for a new synthetic turf field and other Living Schoolyard features at Hoover Elementary School. The $1,553,734 price includes a $150,000 contingency allowance. The company was the lowest responsive bidder, and work is expected to run from June 25 to October 12, 2026.

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Vendor / partner: McGuire and Hester · Oakland, CA
Action: Bid award
Category: School buildings & construction
Term: Jun 25, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026
This vote: $1,553,734
Schools: Hoover Elementary School
Funding: Fund 21 Building Measure Y
Resource / site: 9656
Vendor no.: 002799
Presented by: Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management
File: 26-1337 · agenda R.-31
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 24, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor by and between the District and McGuire and Hester, Oakland, CA to provide construction services which involves all necessary site preparation, including but not limited to site security, demolition, and coordination with District and site staff, grading/civil scope, and drainage improvements required to support the installation of a new synthetic turf and for the other Living Schoolyard items at the school site; responsible for coordinating closely with the turf vendor to align the project schedule across all phases of work for the Hoover Elementary School Turf Field Replacement Project, in the amount of $1,553,734.00, which includes a contingency allowance of $150,000.00, as the lowest responsive bidder, rejecting all other bids, with the work anticipated to commence on June 25, 2026, and required to be completed within one hundred nine (109) days, with an anticipated ending of October 12, 2026.

History

Jun 24, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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