Guidelines

 

Schedule of Required Documents for New School Facilities Project Review

The SFB requires review of SFB-funded New School Facilities at the Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents phases of design. Please provide the required documents according to the schedule.

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Sample SFB Site Plan

The district's architect shall prepare a SFB Site Plan for SFB-funded New School Facilities projects that summarizes the Minimum Adequacy Guidelines found on the Guideline Checklist.

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Drawing Review Checklist

To assist districts and design teams with meeting the Minimum Adequacy Guidelines for new construction and renovations, a checklist has been developed. This checklist may be used on any school and provides a quick reference to verify that the Minimum Adequacy Guidelines are being met. The checklist also has reference citations for the basis of the requirement.

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Architectural Fee Guidelines

These guidelines are to be used to determine the Lump Sum Architectural & Engineering (A&E) fees for "Basic Services" for all SFB projects, including both New Construction and Deficiency Correction projects.
** These are guidelines, not a schedule ** 

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School District Rural and Urban Designations

The SFB Construction Cost Index includes separate funding levels for rural and urban school districts as required by A.R.S. 15-2041.D.3 (c), which defines "rural area" as an area outside a thrity-five mile radius of a boundary of a municipality with a population of more than fifty thousand persons. This list was updated to reflect data received through the 2010 Census.

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SFB's Non-Participating Role

Items the SFB has a non-participating role in. This is a base outline for conversations between SFB and Districts when the opportunity is set to review their latest plans. 

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Policy on Campus Layouts

On November 2, 2006, the School Facilities Board approved the policy regarding campus layouts and allowable exterior lineal feet. This summary shows the number of buildings and amount of exterior lineal feet the SFB will fund. Sample shapes are also included. 

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Design/Budget Review Meeting Agendas

All new school construction projects must include in the design process a Kick-Off Meeting and design and budget review meetings at each of the following stages: Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents and final budge review. Below are the agendas for each of these meetings.

Design/Budget Review Meeting Agendas

SFB NC 420-20 1st Meeting-Kick-Off Agenda

SFB NC 420-21 2nd Meeting-Schematic Design and Budget Review Agenda

SFB NC 420-22 3rd Meeting-Design Development and Budget Review Agenda

SFB NC 420-23 4th Meeting-Construction Documents and Final Budget Review Agenda