Bullis Charter School UFG Works
Bullis Charter School In partnership with UFG Works

A facilities partnership proposal

Two campuses,
cared for as one.

A scoped facilities and grounds partnership for Bullis Charter School — prepared by UFG Works for the operations team at Egan and Blach.

Prepared for Bullis Charter School Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. · North Wing
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Bullis Charter School A note before we begin
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Before we begin

A short note before we sit down.

Joe — thank you for making time on Tuesday, May 5.

Before we open a deck of services, I want to be honest about how we'd like this conversation to feel. We are not here to sell a janitorial line item. We understand Bullis is not a standard K-8 — the FabLab, Eco-Champions, Intersession, the parent community, and the way two campuses are scheduled around a shared physical plant — and we believe the operational complexity of your school deserves a partner who treats it like a craft.

UFG Works has been quietly doing facilities work for Bay Area schools, labs, and offices for twenty-six years. We are family-owned, locally led, and we still answer our own phones. What follows is a clear picture of what we'd take off your plate — across both campuses, before drop-off, and through every event in between.

We'll keep it tight. See you at ten.

Amy Alfaro amy@ufgworks.net
408 · 380 · 2287
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Bullis Charter School The operational thesis
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Why this conversation

Two campuses. A thousand small decisions a week. One Director holding the line.

Bullis lives at the intersection of charter operations, an LASD-coordinated physical plant, an event-heavy calendar, and a parent community that notices everything. The right facilities partner doesn't add to that complexity — they absorb it.

That is the conversation we'd like to have.

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Bullis Charter School Who we are
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Background

A Bay Area family business, twenty-six years deep.

UFG Works was founded in 1998 in Santa Clara by Al Cuevas — a Bay Area janitor who built a company on the conviction that facilities work should be done with care, not contempt. Today we run four integrated service lines and a staffing arm across the Bay, Silicon Valley, the East Bay, Sacramento, the Central Valley, and the Monterey Coast — for schools, labs, manufacturers, and offices.

1998
Founded in Santa Clara
Family-owned
Decisions stay local
Certified MBE
Minority Business Enterprise
Education
A named industry we serve
Direct-hire
W-2 staff, prevailing wage

We do not subcontract our identity. When you call, you get us.

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Bullis Charter School The single-partner model
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Why this matters

Most schools manage four to six vendors. Then they manage the vendors managing the vendors.

The default — fragmentation.

The cleaner doesn't talk to the landscaper. The handyman invoices on a different cycle. The HVAC contractor schedules around an event calendar nobody shares. The day porter is a separate company — when there is one at all. By Friday, operations has spent more time coordinating service than receiving it.

How we run it.

One account manager. One escalation path. One service plan covering cleaning, building maintenance, grounds, staffing, and event support — across both campuses. That's the entire pitch.

The keystone
One accountable partner. One number to call. The whole campus.
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Bullis Charter School What's inside
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The service map

Four service lines. One operating system.

Pillar 01

Janitorial Services

Daily care for classrooms, common areas, restrooms, and the spaces parents see first.

Daily cleaning Day porter Deep sanitization High-touch disinfection Floor care Carpet care Window care Restroom care Trash & recycling Green cleaning
Pillar 02

Building Maintenance

Proactive care for the systems your day depends on.

HVAC tune-ups Electrical & lighting Plumbing Preventive maintenance Drywall & paint Minor carpentry Ceiling tile Equipment inspections Compliance support
Pillar 03

Facilities Management

The coordination layer — so you don't run the vendors, we do.

Account management Daily inspections Helpdesk & ticketing Hazard reporting Specialty trade coordination Space planning Furniture moves Audits & reporting
Pillar 04

Landscaping & Grounds

From the curb at drop-off to the field at recess.

Athletic fields Playgrounds PIP rubber care Drop-off zones Pathways Shrub & tree care Exterior cleaning Pressure washing Sustainable practices
Beyond the four pillars

Facilities Staffing

On-site technicians, supervisors, and managers — full-time, part-time, or project-based. Education is named first in our staffing book.

Entry technicians Mid-level technicians Senior technicians Facilities managers Embedded day porters Event-day support Project staffing Education sector first
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Bullis Charter School Pillar 01 · Janitorial & green cleaning
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Pillar 01

The cleaning K-8 classrooms actually deserve.

Schools are not offices. A first-grade classroom on a Wednesday afternoon is not the same surface area as a conference room on a Tuesday morning. We staff, supply, and schedule for that difference.

Daily & routine

Classrooms, common areas, MPRs, restrooms, break rooms, and shared LASD-coordinated spaces — clean by drop-off and ready for the parent who arrives early.

Deep clean & disinfection

Two-pass clean-then-disinfect protocols. EPA-registered disinfectants used at the right dwell time. Dedicated tools per zone, color-coded so restroom tools never reach a classroom surface.

Specialty surfaces

FabLab and MakerSpace residue — laser-cut soot, 3D-printer particulate, sawdust, light solvent — receives HEPA vacuuming, the right solvents, and trained crews.

Green cleaning

Eco-friendly, low-VOC products, with selection aligned to the spirit of California's AB 2570 — Green Seal, EcoLogo, and Safer Choice preferred when viable.

Floors & finishes

Hard-floor stripping, waxing, polishing; carpet hot-water extraction; interior and exterior windows; high-velocity TK / K restroom care; supplies replenished, trash, and recycling — all under one team.

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Bullis Charter School Pillars 02 & 03 · The systems behind the building
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Maintenance & coordination

The repairs you call about, and the ones you never have to.

Building Maintenance
02

Proactive systems care, not reactive scrambling.

  • HVAC tune-ups, filter replacement, and indoor-air-quality checks — especially in portables.
  • Electrical, lighting, lamping — interior and exterior.
  • Plumbing and fixture care.
  • Drywall patching, painting, ceiling tile replacement, minor carpentry.
  • Equipment inspections and compliance support.
  • Custom preventive maintenance schedules per campus.
Facilities Management
03

The coordination layer that keeps it all connected.

  • A dedicated account manager who knows your buildings.
  • Daily inspections of classrooms, common areas, and MPR spaces.
  • Helpdesk for staff tickets, hazard reporting, and after-hours escalation.
  • Specialty-trade coordination — when a vendor is needed, we manage them.
  • Space planning, furniture moves, workspace reconfigurations.
  • Audits and reporting on a published cadence.

If the building has a problem, you call one number. We do the rest.

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Bullis Charter School Pillar 04 · Landscaping & grounds
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Pillar 04

From the curb at drop-off to the field at recess.

Grounds work at a K-8 is image, safety, and athletics — all in the same square foot.

  • Athletic field care: turf condition, lining, and safety for flag football, basketball, and lacrosse.
  • Playground & PIP rubber surface care: soft-washed at low pressure so the surface is cleaned, not damaged.
  • Twice-daily drop-off and dismissal zones: leaves, gum, debris, and litter before families notice.
  • Pathways, shrubs, tree care, exterior facade cleaning & pressure washing: campus edges that feel intentional.
  • Sustainable practices: water-conscious, low-impact, IPM-aligned.
  • Garden Club respect: we work with the curriculum, not around it.

First impression every morning. Last impression every afternoon.

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Bullis Charter School Beyond the four pillars · Facilities staffing
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Staffing tiers

When you need people on-site, not just service.

A staffing offering, separate from our service lines, for embedded technicians, supervisors, and facilities managers — full-time, part-time, or project-specific.

01

Entry-level Technicians

Daily inspections, groundskeeping, trash removal, furniture moves, hazard reporting, drywall and paint, ceiling tile, helpdesk response.

02

Mid-level Technicians

Routine maintenance and repairs, basic plumbing fixture replacements, minor carpentry, equipment inspections.

03

Senior Technicians

Complex electrical and HVAC troubleshooting, preventive maintenance on advanced systems, project supervision.

04

Facilities Managers & Directors

Strategic planning, budget management, vendor coordination, compliance ownership.

All staffing is direct-hire. Education is named first in our staffing book.

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Bullis Charter School Built for your reality
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Campus-by-campus scope

What we'd actually do at Egan and at Blach.

Egan / North
Campus 01
Shared with LASD Main administrative campus

The main administrative campus. Larger student footprint, MPR-heavy event calendar, and the morning drop-off Joe sees from his office.

  • Pre-7:30 a.m. classroom and restroom turnover, every weekday.
  • Day-porter coverage through MPR transitions: PE, assembly, lunch, parent night, Intersession showcase.
  • Athletic field and playground care on a published cadence.
  • Drop-off and dismissal-zone cleanliness, twice daily.
  • Portable classroom HVAC and IAQ on a quarterly inspection cycle.
  • Coordination with LASD's custodial schedule, not collision with it.
Blach / South
Campus 02
Shared with LASD Bullis Center for Innovation

Home of the Bullis Center for Innovation, FabLab, MakerSpace, and a K-5 population with its own restroom velocity.

  • FabLab and MakerSpace specialty cleaning: laser residue, 3D-printer dust, sawdust, light solvent work.
  • K-5 restroom care at higher frequency, with supplies actually replenished.
  • Flood-plain awareness in grounds and exterior maintenance.
  • Garden Club partnership — we work with the curriculum, not around it.
  • After-school programming readiness through 5:30 p.m.
  • Coordination with shared Blach Intermediate facilities.
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Bullis Charter School Compliance & care
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Children's health

Children's health is not a line item. It's the standard.

California has some of the strongest school-cleaning expectations in the country, and they exist because children spend most of their day on surfaces adults don't think about. We treat them as the floor, not the ceiling.

Behind every protocol, a person accountable for it. A dedicated Safety & Training Compliance Manager owns training and workforce readiness across UFG — and every employee assigned to a campus completes child safeguarding training before their first shift. No exceptions, tracked by name.

Healthy Schools Act (HSA) readiness

Annual notifications, IPM practices, recordkeeping for any antimicrobial use, and designated responsible staff.

AB 2570-aligned product selection

Green Seal, EcoLogo, and Safer Choice preferred; Prop 65 chemicals avoided where viable alternatives exist.

Cal/OSHA chemical handling training

Training discipline across the workforce, with products used as intended and stored correctly.

Cold, flu, and norovirus protocols

Disposable mop heads in season, color-coded systems, two-pass cleaning, proper dwell times, and EPA List G products when needed.

HEPA vacuuming & child-safe products

Portable classrooms and indoor-air-sensitive spaces get the product and equipment choices they deserve.

Audit-ready reporting

Documented protocols, training logs, and product manifests available on request — for parents, board, or auditor.

If a parent asks what we sprayed, you can tell them — and they'll be glad you did.

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Bullis Charter School Partnership model
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How we work together

Visible work. Quiet results. A partner who's still here in 2028.

We'd like to be the partner you don't have to introduce in 2028.

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Bullis Charter School The next thirty days
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A standing offer

Tuesday at ten is already on the calendar. We'd like it to be more than a meeting.

Whatever direction this goes, we'd like to leave you with something useful. Within two weeks of our conversation, our operations team will walk Egan and Blach with you and produce a baseline observation report — what's working, what we'd lift off your team, and a scoped plan with options for how a partnership could look. No pricing pressure. No procurement shoehorning. A plan you could hand to your board and your parents in the same breath.

01 · Tuesday

The conversation

10:00 a.m. at the North Wing. We'll bring a tight forty-five minutes and the right questions.

02 · Within two weeks

The walkthrough

A two-campus walkthrough at no cost. Photos, notes, observations — yours to keep, with or without us.

03 · Within thirty days

The plan

A scoped service plan with model options. You decide what, if anything, to take.

Email Amy about the walkthrough Call or text · 408 · 380 · 2287

Looking forward to seeing you at ten. — Amy Alfaro

Prepared for Bullis Charter School Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 10:00 a.m. · North Wing
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Tue · May 5 · 10:00 a.m. · North Wing