It’s been a busy first half of 2025 at VPCS. While continuing to support our existing district clients throughout the state, we have also had the great honor of adding some new names to our client roster. In recent weeks, four additional public school districts have awarded VPCS the dual program manager (PM) and construction manager (CM) duties for their upcoming facilities improvement work.
These assignments reflect our growing reputation as California’s leading firm capable of overseeing district-wide bond and capital improvement programs while also staying true to our roots as construction managers. They also demonstrate our ability to adapt to the needs of programs of all sizes, wherever they might be located.
Here’s a run-down of the new assignments we’re so excited to be taking on:
- West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). Measure R, a $575 million general obligation bond program, will fund repairs, upgrades, modernizations and new construction mainly at three school sites: Richmond High School, Kennedy High School and Stege Elementary School.
- Petaluma City Schools (PCS). Measure AA is a $159 million bond that will fund facilities improvements in the Petaluma Joint Union High School District (PJUHSD) and Measure Z, a $70 million bond, will benefit schools in the Petaluma City Elementary School District (PCESD).
- Corning Union Elementary School District (CUESD). Measure J will deliver $13.7 million in bond funding, combined with additional district funds, to address critical infrastructure needs across the district.
- Robla School District (RSD). This six-school district in Sacramento’s Robla neighborhood is investing $7 million in state-funded capital improvements to make upgrades throughout its preschool and elementary sites.
“We’re so happy to be expanding our reach into some new regions, including the northern part of the state with Corning and in our state capital with Robla,” said VPCS Vice President Kelli Van Pelt Jurgenson. “And working with Petaluma and West Contra Costa will reinforce our already strong presence in the Bay Area, where there are VPCS satellite offices (such as our Santa Rosa and Berkeley offices) and where we have such strong, longstanding relationships with districts and industry partners.”
This new mix of PM/CM assignments also speaks to our commitment to districts of all sizes. “We’re very comfortable and experienced managing large-scale bond programs, but we also love working with smaller districts with less expansive budgets,” added Kelli. “We understand the particular challenges that small districts face and we apply the same level of skill and attention to these more modest programs. To us, every client deserves all the advantages of the Van Pelt Way.”
As always, we are so grateful to the district leaders and community members who have entrusted these new programs to us. And we would be remiss not to thank our existing clients who so consistently offer such glowing references when we pursue new assignments. These district representatives know that the more programs VPCS manages, the more broadly our knowledge base grows, which benefits every community we serve.
“Our growing VPCS team is comprised of experts in a variety of disciplines related to construction, architecture, engineering and more, and every single person in this company contributes to the services we deliver to all of our clients, regardless of who’s assigned to which district” said Vice President of Business Development Jennifer Gibb. “That’s why so many districts turn to us. They know that when they work with VPCS, they’re going to get a comprehensive PM/CM package; a whole team of savvy professionals. That’s what we’ll be bringing to these four new assignments and we can’t wait to get started.”
June 23, 2025