Our Services include Site Selection, Acquisition, Project Management, Facilities Modernization, M & O Streamlining, CEQA compliance and more

Services Overview

Site Selection
Using the company’s proprietary, state-of-the-art Geographical Information System (GIS), all sites within the client’s operational area that have the potential to accommodate the intended use are identified, then compiled into an interactive geodatabase. After detailed analysis of location, physical characteristics and regulatory constraints, a Site Selection Report is prepared that provides the optimal tool for decision makers to use in making an informed choice.

Land Acquisition
Over the past 30 years SSA and its parent company (Ira Bennett, Inc.) have acquired hundreds of millions of dollars worth of land for school districts, transportation agencies, financial institutions and building companies. SSA is able to expediently deploy a support team of legal and technical consultants to manage all aspects of a transaction, from initial negotiation, through due diligence investigation of the property, to close of escrow.

Project Management
SSA selects, then diligently manages the architect, civil engineer, soils engineer, biologist, hydrologist, and all other disciplines required to design and complete the project. Budgets and timelines are updated frequently and reported to the client on a regular basis.

Modernization
Working with our strategic partners at School Facilities Planning & Management, Inc. (SFP&M), according to the principles of SSA’s S A V E Program, we provide our clients with an in-depth Facilities Needs Assessment that will establish modernization goals, determine the needs of each school based upon realistic priorities, establish eligibility and acquire funding, then develop a scope of work for your projects before hiring an architect, to insure bids remain within your budget, and avoid unrealistic expectations of staff and community.

M & O Streamlining
In response to declining educational resources, SFP&M and SSA have joined forces to develop a procedure for auditing the M & O of public school districts. The process is designed to identify savings that can be achieved through organizational and behavioral changes, rather than by capital investment in modernization or system upgrades. Click here for a more detailed explanation of our M & O Audit.

Disposition of Surplus Property
If a property has become physically, economically or functionally obsolete, then our team of experienced land planners will strategically position the property to achieve its highest and best use, guide the client through procedural compliance to declare Surplus Property, circulate the offering to other public agencies as required, design and implement an aggressive, focused marketing campaign to private sector interests, then manage the final bidding and negotiation.

Liaison with Other Public Agencies
The firm oversees applications and permitting required by local, state and federal agencies such as CDE, DTSC, Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other agencies with jurisdiction over land development and construction.

CEQA
SSA manages the CEQA process, with a view toward strict compliance, tempered by budgetary restraint and practicality, saving our clients significant amounts of time and money.

Joint Use Agreements
SSA forms programs and negotiates agreements with public and private interests for joint use of campus facilities for parks, libraries, community centers, performing arts venues, league athletic events and other beneficial uses that recapture scarce capital, and/or enhance operating revenues.