(a) The Bureau is managed by:(1) an Executive Director, appointed by the Governor, who must be either an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Island; an individual with seven or more years’ experience in construction, capital project management, or maintenance management;(2) an Assistant Director of School Construction, who is an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Islands; and(3) an Assistant Director of School Maintenance, who has experience in building or construction maintenance.
(1) an Executive Director, appointed by the Governor, who must be either an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Island; an individual with seven or more years’ experience in construction, capital project management, or maintenance management;
(2) an Assistant Director of School Construction, who is an architect or engineer licensed in the Virgin Islands; and
(3) an Assistant Director of School Maintenance, who has experience in building or construction maintenance.
(b) The Executive Director shall:(1) report to the Governor and work at the pleasure of the Governor;(2) work closely with the Commissioner of Education and the Superintendent from each district to determine the current and future needs of public educational facilities;(3) provide annual status reports by April 30 of each year to the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the Board of Education, and the Legislature, regarding the maintenance and construction projects of school buildings, facilities and grounds; the financial status of the Bureau; recommendations on policies and regulations; and other information required by the Governor or Legislature;(4) perform the administrative functions of the Bureau, including the hiring and retention of technical and support staff, either permanently or temporarily, or by contract or otherwise, and determine their qualifications, duties, tenure, and compensation, to include the Assistant Director of School Construction, Assistant Director of School Maintenance, Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Engineer; the Chief Operations Officer and the Chief Legal Counsel;(5) present the Bureau’s annual budget to the Legislature;(6) engage in public-private development partnerships;(7) direct the expenditure of capital and operating funds, monies received from the School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Fund and any other funding source; and(8) solicit proposals for and award financing to public-public and public-private partnerships for the:(A) purchasing of a school site and improvements to those site;(B) constructing or purchasing of buildings to be used as schools;(C) completing or partially furnishing and equipping of schools; and(D) repairing and renovating school buildings;(9) approve and authorize decisions at every stage pertaining to the infrastructure of public schools and other public educational building, facilities, and grounds, including maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, planning, design, procurement, and construction;(10) contract with any agency, department, semiautonomous agency, autonomous agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands or federal government for services the Bureau may request, including professional and technical assistance by planning experts, engineers, architects and any other staff; for the use of the premises, personnel or equipment; access to data necessary to develop reasonable student-population projections; and access to building permits and construction data;(11) enter and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its functions, powers, and duties;(12) accept any gifts, grants, or other financial aid in any form from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, from the Virgin Islands Government or any agency or instrumentality the Government, or from any other source, for any purposes specified in this subchapter, and the Bureau shall comply with, subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the terms and conditions of the loan or grant;(13) collect data necessary to develop reasonable student-population projections; and access to building permits and construction data;(14) adopt policies, regulations, and procedures governing the procurement of goods, materials, and services; and(15) perform all things necessary or convenient to carry out and exercise the powers granted under this subchapter.
(1) report to the Governor and work at the pleasure of the Governor;
(2) work closely with the Commissioner of Education and the Superintendent from each district to determine the current and future needs of public educational facilities;
(3) provide annual status reports by April 30 of each year to the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, the Board of Education, and the Legislature, regarding the maintenance and construction projects of school buildings, facilities and grounds; the financial status of the Bureau; recommendations on policies and regulations; and other information required by the Governor or Legislature;
(4) perform the administrative functions of the Bureau, including the hiring and retention of technical and support staff, either permanently or temporarily, or by contract or otherwise, and determine their qualifications, duties, tenure, and compensation, to include the Assistant Director of School Construction, Assistant Director of School Maintenance, Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Engineer; the Chief Operations Officer and the Chief Legal Counsel;
(5) present the Bureau’s annual budget to the Legislature;
(6) engage in public-private development partnerships;
(7) direct the expenditure of capital and operating funds, monies received from the School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Fund and any other funding source; and
(8) solicit proposals for and award financing to public-public and public-private partnerships for the:(A) purchasing of a school site and improvements to those site;(B) constructing or purchasing of buildings to be used as schools;(C) completing or partially furnishing and equipping of schools; and(D) repairing and renovating school buildings;
(A) purchasing of a school site and improvements to those site;
(B) constructing or purchasing of buildings to be used as schools;
(C) completing or partially furnishing and equipping of schools; and
(D) repairing and renovating school buildings;
(9) approve and authorize decisions at every stage pertaining to the infrastructure of public schools and other public educational building, facilities, and grounds, including maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, planning, design, procurement, and construction;
(10) contract with any agency, department, semiautonomous agency, autonomous agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands or federal government for services the Bureau may request, including professional and technical assistance by planning experts, engineers, architects and any other staff; for the use of the premises, personnel or equipment; access to data necessary to develop reasonable student-population projections; and access to building permits and construction data;
(11) enter and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its functions, powers, and duties;
(12) accept any gifts, grants, or other financial aid in any form from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, from the Virgin Islands Government or any agency or instrumentality the Government, or from any other source, for any purposes specified in this subchapter, and the Bureau shall comply with, subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the terms and conditions of the loan or grant;
(13) collect data necessary to develop reasonable student-population projections; and access to building permits and construction data;
(14) adopt policies, regulations, and procedures governing the procurement of goods, materials, and services; and
(15) perform all things necessary or convenient to carry out and exercise the powers granted under this subchapter.
(c) The Executive Director serves as a liaison between the Office of the Governor, the Department of Education, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, the Board of Education, and any other government entity or instrumentality for all matters relating to the statutory purpose of the Bureau.
(d) The Executive Director shall evaluate solicited proposals based on adherence to the Master School Construction, Maintenance and Capital Plan and determine whether the proposals:(1) are appropriately designed for educational and school-based programs, support services, and extracurricular activities;(2) include well-designed physical systems and components that promote learning, culture, safety, energy efficiency, and effective structural resistance to hurricane and seismic events;(3) create connections to the surrounding community and support for community activities; and(4) are cost-effective to build, operate, repair, and maintain the facilities.
(1) are appropriately designed for educational and school-based programs, support services, and extracurricular activities;
(2) include well-designed physical systems and components that promote learning, culture, safety, energy efficiency, and effective structural resistance to hurricane and seismic events;
(3) create connections to the surrounding community and support for community activities; and
(4) are cost-effective to build, operate, repair, and maintain the facilities.
(e) To perform the duties and responsibilities granted in this subchapter, the Executive Director may procure goods and services and enter into contracts for architectural, construction, engineering and maintenance-related projects not to exceed $1,000,000 without the need to comply with title 31 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23. But the Executive Director shall comply with title 31 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 23 to procure goods and services of more than $1,000,000. The Department of Education acting through its superintendents or principals in consultation with the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance may expend not more than $1,000 of available funds of the Department of Education for minor, emergency, school maintenance repairs.