Board approves portable classrooms, turf and playground projects and authorizes related bids
April 09, 2026 | Los Banos Unified, School Districts, California
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The Los Banos Unified School District board approved a series of construction and procurement items covering portable classrooms, athletic turf and playground equipment during the meeting.
The board approved an architectural services agreement with SKW & Associates to design the Grasslands Elementary LEAP portable classrooms and voted to authorize staff to solicit bids for the portable classroom work. Trustees also approved an architectural services contract with SKW for a new special-education building at Grasslands Elementary; staff said the special-education building is expected to be ready by August 2026.
Trustees authorized seeking bids for a new artificial-turf baseball field at Pacheco (Pico) High School and separately approved procurement of turf materials (CAMASS proposal 4-24-02-1013 from AstroTurf) for a Pacheco High School athletic field. The board discussed that the site-work authorizations and the purchase of turf materials are distinct actions: one covers contractor solicitation for site work, the other purchases the playing-surface materials.
The board also approved procurement and installation of new playground equipment for Lena (Lena) Fasco Elementary from Dave Bangs Associates.
Several of the items were approved by motion, second and roll‑call vote. Trustees discussed schedule impacts and funding lines during the facilities presentation; staff noted earlier corrections to the agenda that clarified which funds (ELOP funds and capital facility funds) would be used for specific projects.
The board’s consent calendar later passed by roll call, and the meeting’s agenda included additional routine contracts and policy items that were approved without separate debate.
The meeting record does not list detailed contract amounts for all projects in open session; when figures or funding lines were discussed, staff corrected the agenda to reflect $403,000 (corrected from a typographical presentation of 43,000) and to specify fund sources (ELOP versus LEAP and capital facility funds).
The board approved an architectural services agreement with SKW & Associates to design the Grasslands Elementary LEAP portable classrooms and voted to authorize staff to solicit bids for the portable classroom work. Trustees also approved an architectural services contract with SKW for a new special-education building at Grasslands Elementary; staff said the special-education building is expected to be ready by August 2026.
Trustees authorized seeking bids for a new artificial-turf baseball field at Pacheco (Pico) High School and separately approved procurement of turf materials (CAMASS proposal 4-24-02-1013 from AstroTurf) for a Pacheco High School athletic field. The board discussed that the site-work authorizations and the purchase of turf materials are distinct actions: one covers contractor solicitation for site work, the other purchases the playing-surface materials.
The board also approved procurement and installation of new playground equipment for Lena (Lena) Fasco Elementary from Dave Bangs Associates.
Several of the items were approved by motion, second and roll‑call vote. Trustees discussed schedule impacts and funding lines during the facilities presentation; staff noted earlier corrections to the agenda that clarified which funds (ELOP funds and capital facility funds) would be used for specific projects.
The board’s consent calendar later passed by roll call, and the meeting’s agenda included additional routine contracts and policy items that were approved without separate debate.
The meeting record does not list detailed contract amounts for all projects in open session; when figures or funding lines were discussed, staff corrected the agenda to reflect $403,000 (corrected from a typographical presentation of 43,000) and to specify fund sources (ELOP versus LEAP and capital facility funds).
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