Mount Vernon Community School Facility Update
March 2021
Historical Facility Information 1940 Three-story portion along Mount Vernon Avenue constructed
1966 Commonwealth Avenue portion (including new main entrance) added
1949 Auditorium addition
Why is this important? When a facility is constructed in many parts over many years, you are faced with different systems and thus, needs. Must approach repairs/replacements from a different perspective
1996 Rec Center Addition
1991 Media Center Addition
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Past Noted Issues Water Intrusion • Major water intrusion in Auditorium and 20% of classroom spaces Mold • Auditorium and one classroom had to be closed temporarily due to mold issues Asbestos • Detected on piping insulation Heating and Cooling Piping Corrosion • Identified in West Wing of facility in four classrooms 3
Immediate Response to Past Issues Due to the severity of the issues, there was a need for immediate action. The department instantly took the following steps:
Auditorium –Removed carpet, cleaned mold from walls, seating, and performed initial air sampling
Portions of two (2) hallways – removed ceiling tiles, put protection on roof and sealed areas of noticeable water intrusion, and collected seeping water
Eleven (11) classrooms - removed ceiling tiles, put protection on roof and sealed areas of noticeable water intrusion, and collected seeping water. Contained, segregated and remediated asbestos in impacted classrooms.
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Summary, Major Repairs/Replacements (2016-Present) Mechanical Piping
HVAC
Roof
Exterior
Piping Piping Replaced Replaced in in Small Small Section Section of of Oldest Oldest Area Area of of Facility Facility (2019) (2019)
Targeted Targeted Repair Repair of of HVAC HVAC system system due due to to condensate condensate leaks leaks (2016) (2016)
Sealed Sealed Areas Areas of of Water Water Intrusion Intrusion as as part part of of immediate immediate response response to to concerns concerns (2018) (2018)
Targeted Targeted Window Window System System Replacement Replacement (2016-Present) (2016-Present)
Auditorium Auditorium roof roof drain drain jetted jetted to to street street to to clear clear out out mud mud and and organic organic materials materials (2019) (2019)
Asbestos Asbestos Mastic Mastic and and Insulation Insulation Removed Removed in in West West Side Side of of Facility. Facility. New New Insulation Insulation Installed Installed (2018(2018- Present) Present)
Replaced Replaced Cooling Cooling Tower Tower Motor Motor (2019) (2019)
Entire Entire Roof Roof Replaced Replaced in in Two Two Phases Phases (2019 (2019 and and 2020) 2020)
New New Flashing Flashing and and Coping Coping (2019) (2019)
Installation Installation of of larger larger storm storm piping piping along along south south side side of of library (2019) library (2019)
Installed Installed New New Roof Roof Top Top Units Units in in Auditorium Auditorium (2019) (2019)
Rerouted Rerouted Roof Roof Drain Drain for for More More Effective Effective Stormwater Stormwater Management (2020) Management (2020)
Courtyard Courtyard Wall Wall Reduced Reduced and and Stabilized Stabilized (2019) (2019)
Camera Camera // scoping scoping of of lines lines (2019) (2019)
In-Depth In-Depth Fan Fan Coil Coil Cleaning Cleaning (2019) (2019)
Front Front Landscape Landscape Wall Wall Removed Removed (2019) (2019)
Design Design of of Courtyard Courtyard Repairs Repairs (2020) (2020)
Fan Fan Coil Coil Replacement Replacement in in Coach’s Coach’s Office Office (2019) (2019)
Front Front Entrance Entrance Canopy Canopy Soffit Soffit Replacement Replacement (2019) (2019)
Survey Survey with with additional additional mapping mapping of of lines lines and and sewers sewers on on site site and and connections connections (2020) (2020)
Designed Designed New New Cooling Cooling Tower; Tower; to to be be replaced replaced Summer Summer 2021 2021
Drive Drive Through Through Soffit Soffit Removal Removal and and Pipe Pipe Penetration Penetration Sealing Sealing (2019) (2019)
Resizing Resizing and and Rerouting Rerouting lines lines to to increase increase capacity capacity (Summer (Summer 2021) 2021)
Installation Installation of of New New Drive Drive Through Soffit Through Soffit (Ongoing) (Ongoing)
Stormwater
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Layout of Repair Work Completed
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HVAC Recent Preventive Maintenance
General equipment includes: pumps, fan coil units, fans, controls, heaters, VAV’s, cooling towers, etc.
“Controls Work” refers to our Building Automation System (BAS), which provides the opportunity to adjust HVAC system components remotely
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Funding Investments for Improvements and Maintenance (FY18-FY20)
CIP
Operating (Maintenance)
$3,093,510
$1,387,937
Total
This total will continue to grow, as we’ve spent $422,927K thus far at MVCS in FY21
$4,481,447
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Upcoming Projects FY22 (Summer 2021): CIP Funding $216,500 for Renovations and Reconfigurations
$375K for continued HVAC Improvements • Scope of Work Currently Under Review
• 1st Phase of Library Aesthetic Upgrades
Comprehensive Facilities Condition Assessment ITB In Progress
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Working as a Partner Responsiveness • Meeting with Staff & Community to Provide Facility Updates • Proactively Working to Mitigate Potential/Actual Issues • Responding More Quickly When Facility Incidents Occur
Increased Communication • Reinstate Quarterly Updates to Staff and PTA • Continued Updates Provided via CIP Quarterly Reports • Updates to Webpage Forthcoming
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In Closing
We’ve been through the worst
We’ve made substantial progress
We’re planning for the future through the Comprehensive Facilities Assessment and CIP
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Resources ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
CIP Quarterly Report (May 2017): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/com/item_view.aspx?ItemId=9342&mtgId=975&mtgType=No CIP Quarterly Report (May 2019): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/com/item_view.aspx?ItemId=12029&mtgId=1341&mtgType=No CIP Quarterly Report (December 2019): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/com/item_view.aspx?ItemId=13017&mtgId=1517&mtgType=No CIP Quarterly Report (February 2020): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/com/item_view.aspx?ItemId=13167&mtgId=1522&mtgType=No CIP Quarterly Report (May 2020): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/attachments/682dd1c0-c0e6-41fd-8c3c-bc2d367c1aa2.pdf CIP Quarterly Report (October 2020): https://alexandria.ic-board.com/com/item_view.aspx?ItemId=14238&mtgId=1728&mtgType=No HVAC FAQ’s (February 2021): https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/3629 MCVS Facility Maintenance Updates: https://www.acps.k12.va.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2332 MCVS Facility Modernization Updates: https://www.acps.k12.va.us/Page/2697
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Thank You John Finnigan, Director of Educational Facilities john.finnigan@acps.k12.va.us Dr. Alicia Hart, Executive Director of Facilities and Operations alicia.hart@acps.k12.va.us Superintendent Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.
School Board Meagan L. Alderton, Chair Veronica Nolan, Vice Chair
Cindy Anderson Ramee A. Gentry Jacinta Greene Margaret Lorber
Michelle Rief Christopher A. Suarez Heather Thornton
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