At the meeting on Feb. 11, the Board of Trustees accepted the completion of a contract with V&S Plumbing to replace existing gas piped utility at Moorpark College.

Although the project had already been completed, the Board of Trustees had to approve its completion after the fact.

“The reason for this [approving after the fact] is to confirm that the work has been completed and meets certain standards,” said Kimberly Beauvais, assistant to the Bond Manager Consultant. “There is a 5 to 10 percent retention in the budget that the contractor will receive after the board has accepted the work has been done.”

The contract was awarded to V&S Plumbing in March 2013 for the contract amount of $516,395. The replacements were successfully completed without interruption to the campus with an additional cost of $8,350 for electronic sub-meters bringing the total cost to $524,745.

The agenda item was considered within capital planning with a budget source provided by Bond Measure S funds.

The citizens of Ventura County approved Bond Measure S, which involved the issuance of bonds totaling $356.3 million. The Office of Capital Planning, Design and Construction was assigned responsibility for the management and oversight of all construction activities. The money was set aside for the construction and rehabilitation of facilities on the three community college campuses and the Camarillo site.

This is just one of the many constructions planned by the district from the bonds issued through Bond Measure S. The plans that are created will continue to be brought forward to the Board of Trustees for approval, until all aspects of the bond are covered by the district.

For more information, the agendas for the district Board of Trustees meetings are open to the public at http://www.boarddocs.com/ca/vcccd/Board.nsf/vpublic?open.