Oct 16, 2024
Design work is moving quickly toward ground-breaking for several projects
At their workshop on October 8, Trustees received an update on renovation designs for the new JROTC firing range at Permian High School and the PHS Auditorium. Design committees have gone through the discussion of “Must Have” and “Want to Have” and the conceptual models are now being turned into building designs. As always, the goal is to create a facility that makes sense for the programs that utilize it, is affordable, and meets the needs of the students and staff. The auditorium is a complicated project, as it will be renovated and expanded in its current location. Other performance venues have been researched as examples. The JROTC facility needs include a firing range and will likely be built just north of the practice field on westside of campus; existing portables will be relocated. JROTC Construction is scheduled to begin in March, the auditorium is on track for April.
One week later, at the regular board meeting, the update outlined that the new middle school project is nearing completion of construction documents and remains on track for groundbreaking in January; the presentation included an architectural drawing of the school’s auditorium.
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center slide displayed a drawing of the front of the school. Design documents will be presented to the CTE committee later this month. Groundbreaking is scheduled for summer.
The Permian High School auditorium project is moving from schematic design to construction design phase. Construction could begin in May 2025.
PHS JROTC facility will be located on the west side of the campus just north of the football practice field, and is moving to construction design now.
The Transition Learning Center (TLC) is a complex facility, and design is moving forward. The new building will likely face 12th Street along Whitaker, facing the existing TLC. Look for construction to begin in January 2025.
The new Agriculture Farm design includes an academic building, an animal barn, and an arena to seat about 100 people.
Staff and community advisory committees have been active with architects, assisting in the design of state-of-the-art facilities for our students and staff.
Each middle school is getting new bleachers in the main gymnasium. The projects are completed at Nimitz and Crockett with the rest expected to be finished by Thanksgiving.
New choir risers have arrived. More than 570 instruments have been ordered and 304 have arrived. About $1.4 million has been spent on fine arts needs.
In regard to technology projects, surveillance cameras are being received. So are storage servers which are to be installed soon. A Request for Proposals is out for PA/Bells/Alarms/Clocks.
The financial update shows about 2% of bond funds have been spent so far, and about 5% has already been committed through purchase orders.
The Bond Oversight Committee meets again on October 22; the TLC and CTE committees will meet in November.
In action items:
Trustees voted 7-0 to approve purchases over $50,000 related to the bond. On the list this month are $7.7 million to CSI Lubbock for the refresh and replacement of all Public Address (PA) systems, bells and alarms in each ECISD school; $1 million to a pool of companies to establish a commission agent for all new construction projects ensuring buildings meet requirements, specifications, and industry standards; and $150,000 to SAFEbuilt Texas, LLC, for third-party review and inspection of projects outside the city limits.
Trustees voted 7-0 to authorize the negotiation and execution of a contract to purchase property for a new Transportation Center. The property is 8860 & 8866 Northwest Loop 338. The property is 35.12 acres with 20,500 square feet of total office space and 74,500 square feet of total warehouse/shop space. This is a change from the site first considered earlier in the year.
Trustees voted 7-0 to approve a Bond 2023 purchase over $50,000. The item on this list is to Basin Abstract and Title for a maximum of $5.5 million for the potential purchase of the property for the new Transportation Center.