Digital Design Communications

OUSD vendor no. 001380OrganizationOakland, CAOn the consent report Dec 11, 2019 – Nov 12, 2025

$413Knot to exceed, approved on consent
16items approved on consent
24official Legistar records, all years

About this vendor

Digital Design Communications is a licensed (C-10 electrical) contractor based in Oakland, California. It designs, engineers and installs communications and network systems, electrical systems, fire alarm systems and security systems for public and private clients.

Type
Company
Address
8128 Capwell Drive, Oakland, CA 94621

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What the district contracts them for

  • School buildings & construction 16
  • Food, transportation & operations 2
  • Change order 9
  • New agreement 7
  • Amendment 2

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OUSD vendor number
001380
Named in the agenda text as
Digital Design Communications; Digital Communications
Presenting offices
Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management (17); Senior Business Officer (4); Chief Financial Officer (1); Chief Systems and Services Officer (1); Superintendent (1)
Record types
Agreement or Contract (24)
Funding sources
5310 - Child Nutrition School Program; Building Fund 21 Measure Y; Fund 21 Building Fund Measure Y; Fund 21 Building Fund/Measure J; Fund 21 Building Funds Measure Y; Fund 21 Measure B; Fund 21 Measure J; Fund 21 Mesure B; Fund 21, Measure B; Fund 21, Measure J; Fund 35 County School Facilities Fund; G.O. Bonds; Go 2016a,Facil Acquis,Netwrk Eqp; Go 2016a,Facil Acquis,Netwrk Eqp>=500,Techserv,Techsrv,Non-Restricted; Routine Restriction Maintenance Account General Funds
Resource / site codes
5310-9917710 1338150 9889399 95049399-1049399-1179599 1179650 1199650 9189655 1659655 2329655/1659655/2329750-3539799-986Fund 21 Building Measure Y

Approved on the consent report (16)

  1. Pays Digital Design Communications up to $4,955 to study EV charger power at the Central KitchenNov 12, 2025 · O.-4 · 25-2567 · Jul 1, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $5Knot to exceed
  2. Adds $1,652.99 to Digital Design's fire alarm work at Coliseum College Prep interim housingJan 22, 2025 · M.-5 · 24-3136 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$2Knew total $86K
  3. Adds $26,062.47 to Digital Design's Coliseum College Prep interim housing contractJan 8, 2025 · M.-7 · 24-2968 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$26Knew total $84K
  4. Adds $15,902 for Digital Design Communications to maintain alarm systems during a PG&E shutdownAug 28, 2024 · U.-8 · 24-1882 · May 9, 2024 – Aug 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganRaises existing contract
    +$16Knew total $119K
  5. Pays Digital Design Communications $58,293 to maintain fire alarm system at Coliseum College Prep interim siteJun 26, 2024 · U.-7 · 24-1475 · Jun 27, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $58K
  6. Pays Digital Design Communications up to $102,786 for alarm system maintenance at six schoolsMay 8, 2024 · U.-4 · 24-0940 · May 9, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $103Knot to exceed
  7. Pays Digital Design Communications $12,180 to test Lincoln Elementary's fire and intrusion alarmsJan 24, 2024 · T.-3 · 23-2766 · Jan 25, 2024 – Mar 15, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $12K
  8. Adds $1,630.01 and a year to Digital Communications’ Glenview Elementary fire sprinkler monitoring workApr 13, 2022 · V1.-2 · 22-0603 · May 27, 2021 – Dec 31, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganRaises existing contractLarge increaseText discrepancyMulti-year
    +$2Knew total $4K
  9. Ratifies $18,228.17 for Digital Design Communications to replace motion sensors at Hillcrest ElementaryMar 23, 2022 · V.-4 · 22-0507 · Feb 22, 2022 – Mar 22, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganNo bid
    $18K
  10. Adds $5,307.61 to Digital Design Communications' Burbank Preschool alarm replacement contractMay 26, 2021 · V1.-1 · 21-0887 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$5Knew total $488K
  11. Adds $4,675.51 to Burbank Preschool alarm project for trenching and wiring to portablesMay 12, 2021 · V1.-1 · 21-0840 · Dec 14, 2017 – Mar 24, 2018 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$5Knew total $482K
  12. Adds $1,213.82 to Burbank Preschool alarm project for a heat detector and strobeMay 12, 2021 · V1.-2 · 21-0859 · Dec 14, 2017 – Mar 24, 2018 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$1Knew total $483K
  13. Adds $13,280.37 to Digital Design Communications' Fruitvale fire alarm contract and extends it to 2021Feb 24, 2021 · V1.-3 · 21-0214 · Jan 31, 2019 – Jan 15, 2021 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganRaises existing contractMulti-year
    +$13Knew total $922K
  14. Adds $35,526 to the Digital Design Communications video surveillance maintenance contractJun 24, 2020 · P1.-7 · 20-1270 · May 9, 2019 – Sep 9, 2019 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$36Knew total $904K
  15. Adds $35,346.07 to Fruitvale Elementary's alarm replacement contract for removing old devicesDec 11, 2019 · P.-8 · 19-2399 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$35Knew total $832K
  16. Adds $76,399.84 to Fruitvale Elementary's alarm project for unforeseen conditions and drawing errorsDec 11, 2019 · P.-9 · 19-2169 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    +$76Knot to exceed

Other consent appearances (2)

Earlier appearances of items decided at a later meeting, and items not adopted or not yet acted on. These aren't counted in the totals above.

  1. $60Knot to exceed
  2. $3K

All Legistar records (24)

Every Legistar record carrying this vendor number in any year, on consent or not, plus records Legistar links to this vendor's consent items (for example, an amendment's original agreement). Newest first.

DateFileOfficial titleTypeStatus
Nov 12, 202525-2567Services Agreement 2025-2026 - Digital Design Communications - Nutrition Services DepartmentChief Systems and Services Officer · Enactment no. 25-1850 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jan 22, 202524-3136Change Order No. 2, Agreement for Maintenance – Digital Design Communications – Coliseum College Prep Academy Interim Housing Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-2471 · Related: 24-1475, 24-2968 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jan 8, 202524-2968Change Order No. 1, Agreement for Maintenance – Digital Design Communications – Coliseum College Prep Academy Interim Housing Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-2382 · Related: 24-1475, 24-3136 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Aug 28, 202424-1882Amendment No. 1, Agreement to Maintenance – Digital Design Communications – Solar Initiative Group I – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-1568 · Related: 24-0940 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jun 26, 202424-1475Agreement for Maintenance – Digital Design Communications – Coliseum College Prep Academy– Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-1346 · Related: 24-2968, 24-3136 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 8, 202424-0940Agreement for Maintenance - Digital Design Communications – Solar Initiative Group I – Buildings and Grounds DepartmentDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0850 · Related: 24-1882 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 27, 202424-0256Construction Agreement Between Owner and Contractor – Digital Design Communications – Oakland International High School – Buildings and Grounds DepartmentDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0572 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jan 24, 202423-2766Construction Agreement Between Owner and Contractor - Digital Design Communications - Lincoln Elementary School Water Intrusion Repairs & Window Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0109 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 13, 202222-0603-Amendment No. 1, Agreement Between Owner and Contractor - Digital Design Communications - Glenview Elementary School New Construction Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 22-0620 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 23, 202222-0507Agreement Between Owner and Contractor – Non-Competitively Bid – Digital Design Communications – Hillcrest Elementary School Motions Replacement Project – Department of Buildings and GroundsDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 22-0485 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 26, 202121-1099Agreement Between Owner and Contractor – Non Competitively bid – Digital Design Communications – Glenview Elementary School New Construction Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-0911 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 26, 202121-0887Change Order No. 3, Award of Bid Agreement – Digital Design Communications – Burbank Preschool Fire and Intrusion Alarm Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-0906 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 12, 202121-0859Change Order No. 2, Digital Design Communications – Burbank Preschool Fire and Intrusion Alarm Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-0775 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 12, 202121-0840Change Order No. 1, Award of Bid Agreement – Digital Design Communications – Burbank Preschool Fire & Intrusion Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-0774 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Feb 24, 202121-0214Change Order No. 3 – Construction Contract - Digital Design Communications - Fruitvale Elementary School Fire and Intrusion Alarm Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning & ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-0270 · Related: 18-1620, 19-2169, 19-2399 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jun 24, 202020-1270Change Order No. 1, Construction Contract – Digital Design Communications – Video Surveillance Maintenance (30) Sites Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 20-1057 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Dec 11, 201919-2399Change Order No.1, Construction Contract - Digital Design Communications - Fruitvale Elementary School Fire and Intrusion Alarm Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 19-1769 · Related: 21-0214 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Dec 11, 201919-2169Change Order No. 2, Construction Contract - Digital Design Communications - Fruitvale Elementary School Fire and Intrusion Alarm Replacement Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 19-1770 · Related: 21-0214 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jun 12, 201919-1140Amendment No. 2, Independent Contractor Agreement - Digital Design Communications - Technology Services DepartmentChief Financial Officer · Enactment no. 19-0928Agreement or ContractPassed
May 22, 201919-0909Professional Services Contract - Digital Design Communications - Technology Services DepartmentSuperintendent · Enactment no. 19-0836Agreement or ContractPassed
Dec 12, 201818-2496Amendment No. 1, Digital Design Communications - Technology Services DepartmentSenior Business Officer · Enactment no. 18-1901Agreement or ContractPassed
Dec 12, 201818-2456Amendment No. 1, Contract for Construction Services – Digital Design Communications – Burbank Elementary School Fire Alarm ProjectSenior Business Officer · Enactment no. 18-1898Agreement or ContractPassed
Dec 12, 201818-2417Amendment No. 1, Contract for Construction Services – Digital Design Communications – Fruitvale Elementary School Fire Alarm ProjectSenior Business Officer · Enactment no. 18-1817Agreement or ContractPassed
Aug 8, 201818-1620Award of Bid and Agreement – Digital Design Communications – Fruitvale Elementary School Fire & Intrusion Alarm ProjectSenior Business Officer · Enactment no. 18-1291 · Related: 21-0214Agreement or ContractPassed

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