Facilities Director Gabriel Martinez and district staff presented a visual recap of bond‑funded projects, current construction and future plans, and asked the board to approve preliminary guaranteed maximum price (GMP) Phase 1 early procurement for a large new site.

Martinez reviewed completed projects—new science and media buildings, kitchen remodels, new courtyards, turf fields and perimeter fencing—and outlined future work including a new district office with a Family Resource Center, a new University High building, a sport complex, gym renovations, an ROTC building and a field house. Staff said the district has expanded its bus yard and added EV chargers for electric buses.

On procurement, staff asked for preapproval to purchase long‑lead items (examples cited: switchgear, mechanical equipment) and to undertake early site mobilization for a roughly 60‑acre project to avoid cost increases from supply‑chain delays. The facilities presenter said some items can take six to 12 months to deliver, and early procurement is common to hedge against market volatility.

Board procedure became contentious when a board member moved to table the related principal hiring process (a separate agenda item) and later asked the GMP discussion be delayed until design documents and details were available. Another member explained that motions are discussable and warned that delaying early procurement could raise costs. Multiple points of order and procedural exchanges followed; the transcript records a motion to approve the GMP Phase 1 early procurement and discussion of timing, but a final vote on the GMP approval is not shown in the provided transcript.

Action at a glance: staff presented the GMP Phase 1 early procurement request and a motion to approve was made and debated; the transcript shows a separate, successful motion to table the principal‑hiring item to a future agenda.

Board members asked for the GMP item and related designs to be returned to a future agenda if tabled. Staff said early purchases would be ordered only when design allowed and that some early site work and pre‑mobilization would be required to meet an anticipated fall 2027 occupancy timeline for the project.