Specifications include, but are not limited to: The district strives to keep pace with Albuquerque's growth. The approximately 89,602 APS students plus 5,000 charter school students and 12,451 employees require a continuous building program that includes remodeling or refurbishing projects, new additions and new schools. Within the district framework, the Department of Facilities, Planning and Construction (FD&C) handles all new construction and major remodeling projects. Maintenance and Operations (M&O), handles the APS physical plant, repairs and maintains all mechanical systems including heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical work. Independent outside architects, engineers and other contractors and consultants are routinely selected via the RFP/Bid process for work on specific projects or to supplement APS crews. LEED Consulting services as required by this RFP will necessitate close communication and coordination with many of the above using departments, their directors and personnel as well as other contract architects/engineers of record and general contractors.