Beaverton School District selects Boora Architects to design new high school

Boora Architectswill design Beaverton's new high school in South Cooper Mountain, if the Beaverton School Boardapproves the contract Monday night.

The Portland firm was determined to be the most qualified of six firms that submitted requests for proposal to design the school, which is estimated to cost $109 million.

The state requires architect firms be selected based on qualifications not by lowest bid. The price is negotiated after the firm is chosen, said Dick Steinbrugge, district executive administrator for facilities.

The district will pay Boora $8.9 million to design the high school. Mahlum Architectshas been selected to design the new middle school but the district is just starting negotiations over price, Steinbrugge said.

An evaluation team reviewed the qualifications of each firm and its ability to meet the criteria in the proposal and gave each a score. Based on those scores, the firms were interviewed. The scores were then combined and the top firm was selected, said Mike Mathews, district capital projects purchasing manager.

Boora worked on multiple district projects paid for with the 2006 construction bond.

Boora donated $2,500 to the Yes for Beaverton Schools bond campaign. Mahlum donated $1,000.

The work is just beginning.

The $680 million bond will pay to construct three new schools, tear down and rebuild four other schools, renovate at least seven buildings and allot $98 million for new roofs, seismic upgrades and other repairs at nearly every one of the district's 51 schools. It will also pay for new technology.

The high school is estimated to be completed in 2017 and the middle school in 2016.

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