CDE Site Approval
This CDE form is used for an initial school site review.
What is the CDE 4.07 or 4.08 Form?
Appraisals must be dated within this many months of 50-04 submittal.
What is 6 months?
Site acquisition grants fund this percentage of the appraisal or actual cost.
What is 50%?
Construction cannot begin until this DSA milestone is achieved.
What is DSA Approval?
The formal process that may result in a board-approved qualification list is called this.
What is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)?
True or False: A CDE site approval can be “contingent” upon a written request.
What is True?
The purchase agreement typically includes this component, which defines student triggers for purchasing the site.
What is a Mitigation Agreement?
To qualify for new construction funding, districts must have this type of eligibility.
What is Positive New Construction Eligibility?
Architects must respond to these types of questions during construction.
What are RFIs (Requests for Information)?
The informal process that requires at least three solicited firms is known as this.
What is a Request for Proposal (RFP)?
These factors—such as proximity to airports, pipelines, or high-voltage power lines—are evaluated under this set of requirements.
What are the CDE Title 5 Requirements?
Appraisal assumptions typically include the site being graded within this percentage.
What is 2% grade?
Name one additional grant type that can be combined with site acquisition grants.
What is Site Development Additional Grant (SDWAG)?
The DSA reviews architectural plans for these three main compliance areas. Name one.
What are Access Compliance, Fire/Life Safety, and Structural?
The selection process for design professionals must be based on what criteria?
What is Qualification-Based Selection?
The CDE requires this environmental study before approving a school site.
What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (or Preliminary Endangerment Assessment)?
Only this party or their legal representative can order the appraisal.
Who is the School District or its attorney?
Name one factor that can adjust new construction eligibility calculations.
What are special education needs, district reorganization, or full-day kindergarten?
The DSA plan review and correction cycle typically takes this long.
What is 6–12 months?
This governing body must approve the final recommendation of the selection committee.
What is the School Board?
This form documents that a school district has complied with Title 5 and Public Resource Codes for site approval.
What is the CDE 4.03 – School Site Certification?
This document is required to confirm a negotiated agreement between a developer and the district for site purchase.
What is a Purchase Agreement?
This 2% grant helps cover title, legal, and escrow costs.
What is the 2% Grant?
This phase includes bid advertisement, bid openings, and board award.
What is Construction Administration?
The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process may result in this formal outcome approved by the School Board.
What is a Qualification List or what is the formal approval of the RFQ?