Shah Kawasaki Architects

OUSD vendor no. 003881OrganizationOakland, CAOn the consent report Sep 11, 2019 – Mar 11, 2026

$6.60Mnot to exceed, approved on consent
12items approved on consent
12official Legistar records, all years

About this vendor

An architecture firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 1999. It designs buildings and spaces for public-sector clients such as fire departments, school districts, cities, police departments and parks and recreation departments.

Registered name
Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc.
Type
Company
Website
skarc.com
Address
570 10th Street, Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94607
CA entity no.
2074839

Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 2, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: Contact - Shah Kawasaki, About - Shah Kawasaki, Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc. Oakland, CA - filing information.

What the district contracts them for

  • School buildings & construction 12
  • New agreement 7
  • Amendment 5

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Official information from Legistar

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OUSD vendor number
003881
Named in the agenda text as
Shah Kawasaki Architects
Presenting offices
Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management (12)
Record types
Agreement or Contract (12)
Funding sources
Building Fund 21 Measure Y; Fund 1 Cal Fire Planning Grant; Fund 1 General Fund; Fund 1 General Fund Cal Fire Grant Implementation; Fund 1 General Funds Cal Fire Implementation; Fund 21 Building Funds Measure Y; Fund 21, Measure J; Fund 21, Measure Y; Fund 35 County School Facilities Fund
Resource / site codes
7710 1097821-9187822 1797822 1829450-109; 9805-10996559655 1099655/1099820-232

Approved on the consent report (12)

  1. Adds $19,825 for Shah Kawasaki Architects' MLK Jr. Elementary playground design, through June 2026Mar 11, 2026 · O.-3 · 26-0333 · Apr 25, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contractMulti-year
    +$20Knew total $247K
  2. Adds $19,825 for Shah Kawasaki Architects' Manzanita Elementary playground design, through June 2026Mar 11, 2026 · O.-4 · 26-0334 · Apr 25, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contractMulti-year
    +$20Knew total $247K
  3. Sets up Shah Kawasaki for school design projects under $10M through June 2028, no amount yetJun 25, 2025 · L.-9 · 25-1445 · Jun 26, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    No cost stated
  4. Pays Shah Kawasaki Architects up to $172,494 for construction support on the Cole Administration CenterFeb 26, 2025 · M.-3 · 25-0221 · Feb 27, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $172Knot to exceed
  5. Pays Shah Kawasaki Architects up to $226,925 for a living schoolyard at Manzanita ElementaryApr 24, 2024 · T.-5 · 24-0789 · Apr 25, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    $227Knot to exceed
  6. Pays Shah Kawasaki Architects up to $226,925 for a living schoolyard at MLK Jr. ElementaryApr 24, 2024 · T.-6 · 24-0790 · Apr 25, 2024 – Apr 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    $227Knot to exceed
  7. Pays Shah Kawasaki Architects up to $628,765 to plan living schoolyards at seven school sitesApr 24, 2024 · T.-8 · 24-0840 · Apr 25, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $629Knot to exceed
  8. Adds $78,642 to Shah Kawasaki Architects' contract for the Coliseum College Prep site expansionDec 14, 2023 · K.-75 · 23-2675 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract
    +$79Knew total $1.20M
  9. Adds $205,750 and time for Shah Kawasaki Architects on the Cole Administration CenterAug 23, 2023 · U.-4 · 23-1527 · Sep 19, 2019 – Aug 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contractMulti-year
    +$206Knew total $4.10M
  10. Approves Shah Kawasaki Architects for up to $1,125,011 to design the Coliseum Prep Academy site expansionNov 17, 2021 · V1.-1 · 21-2541 · Nov 18, 2021 – Mar 31, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    $1.13Mnot to exceed
  11. Adds $390,875 for Shah Kawasaki to redesign the Cole Administration Center and extends it a yearSep 8, 2021 · V.-16 · 21-1828 · Sep 12, 2019 – Dec 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contractMulti-year
    +$391Knew total $3.89M
  12. Awards Shah Kawasaki Architects $3,500,000 to design the Cole Administration Center projectSep 11, 2019 · P.-2 · 19-1664 · Sep 12, 2019 – Dec 31, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    $3.50M

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. Pays Shah Kawasaki Architects up to $1,125,011 to design the Coliseum Prep Academy expansionNov 3, 2021 · V1.-1 · Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 17, 2021
    $1.13Mnot to exceed
  2. Approves up to $1.13M for Shah Kawasaki to design Coliseum Prep expansion at HavenscourtOct 27, 2021 · V1.-2 · Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 17, 2021
    $1.13Mnot to exceed

All Legistar records (12)

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
Mar 11, 202626-0334Amendment No. 1, Agreement for Professional Design & Management Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cal Fire Grant - Manzanita Elementary School Implementation Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 26-0376 · Related: 24-0789 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 11, 202626-0333Amendment No. 1, Agreement for Professional Design & Management Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cal Fire Grant - Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Implementation Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 26-0375 · Related: 24-0790 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jun 25, 202525-1445Architect Services Master Agreement for Various School Projects - Shah Kawasaki Architects - Projects with Construction Budget Under Ten Million Dollars - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 25-1063 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Feb 26, 202525-0221Agreement for Architectural Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cole Administration Center Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 25-0256 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 24, 202424-0840Agreement for Professional Design and Management Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cal Fire Grant-Planning of Living Schoolyard Project - Named Schools - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0712 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 24, 202424-0790Agreement for Professional Design and Management Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cal Fire Grant Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Implementation Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0710 · Related: 26-0333 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 24, 202424-0789Agreement for Professional Design & Management Services – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cal Fire Grant Manzanita Elementary School Implementation Project – Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 24-0709 · Related: 26-0334 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Dec 14, 202323-2675Amendment No. 1, Agreement for Architectural Services - Shah Kawasaki Architects - Coliseum College Preparatory Academy at Havenscourt High School Site Expansion Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 23-2179 · Related: 21-2541 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Aug 23, 202323-1527Amendment No. 2, Architectural Services Agreement – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cole Administration Center Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 23-1488 · Related: 19-1664, 21-1828 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Nov 3, 202121-2541Agreement for Architectural Services - Shah Kawasaki Architects - Coliseum Prep Academy at Havenscourt High School Site Expansion Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-1862 · Related: 23-2675 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Sep 8, 202121-1828Amendment No. 1, Architectural Services Agreement – Shah Kawasaki Architects – Cole Administration Center Project - Division of Facilities Planning and ManagementDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 21-1395 · Related: 23-1527 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Sep 11, 201919-1664Agreement for Architectural Services - Shah Kawasaki Architects - Cole Administration Center ProjectDeputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management · Enactment no. 19-1358 · Related: 23-1527 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed

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