Mission Statement
“The goal of the Department of Construction Services is to provide quality environments for safe and effective student learning as economically as possible and in a schedule consistent with the District´s needs.”

What We Do
We build schools!
The Department of Construction Services (DCS) is responsible for the administration of the building construction program for Manatee County School District. This includes the new construction, renovation, and/or remodeling of all educational facilities and ancillary spaces owned by the District. DCS is responsible for overseeing these capital projects from design to construction and closeout. DCS is also responsible for implementing and maintaining the District's Plans Room which contains accurate facilities records, including as-built drawings, construction documents, specifications and closeout data, and reporting this information to fire and law enforcement departments as required by law.

Who We Are
The Department of Construction Services of Manatee County School District is comprised of:

	Sherry Dowling, Director
	Jane Dreger, Assistant Director
	Four (4) Project Director / Project Assistant teams
	Plans Room Specialist
	Highly-qualified support staff

**PROJECT ALERT** Open Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
If this link is active, DCS has an active selection process open for a project or projects. To learn more, click on the link which will take you to our RFQ/Selection Process information page where you can download the appropriate forms.

When this link is not active, DCS does not have an active selection process open for a project or projects.