Plan Con

Hi folks, I am back after attending the PASBO Conference in Valley Forge last week. I will try with each of these upcoming blogs touch a subject covered by the conference.

This blog will touch on the Plan Con process, which is State program to reimburse School District's for building contruction or renovations to existing structures.

The Plan Con process which has listed parts A-K walks a School District through this process. The time frame for renovation is 20 years from last time a building was constucted or renovated.

Issues covered by this process include feasibilty studies, enrollment changes and educational purposes for any planned project. Additional consideration is used for projects with LEED (Green) technology or projects using Plan Con based designs.

Projects such as Athletic Facilities, Air Conditioning or other non-educational projects are not reimburseable under the Plan Con process. This is just a summary of the process.

Normal construction time frames usually take 3-5 years depending the scope and type of project (New Construction vs Renovation).

The Plan Con process provides School Districts the opportunity to get low interest loans from state to fund these projects and provide a reimbursement to the schools for using Plan Con.

Again this is just a summary, if you would like PDE has website to look up the Plan Con documents. www.pde.state.pa.us