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Board Designates Design‑Build for Barwise Special‑Education Construction Project
Summary
Trustees designated the design‑build delivery method for a Barwise special‑education construction project to serve LEAP and life‑skills programs, a pre‑procurement step required by district policy for projects over $50,000.
Wichita Falls ISD trustees designated the design‑build project delivery method for the Barwise special‑education construction project, a pre‑procurement determination required under district policy for refresh and repair projects exceeding $50,000.
Superintendent staff said the work will renovate Barwise to accommodate LEAP students and to relocate a life‑skills program from another campus; anticipated changes include restroom upgrades, widened doorways for accessibility and other adaptations. Staff said the action at this meeting was to select the procurement methodology only and that specific construction costs and contracts will return to the board for approval.
The district cited policy CD(local) and said design‑build is a faster, single‑step procurement option; trustees approved the methodology and asked staff to bring final project documents and bids back in a future action.
