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FRENSHIP ISD trustees approve architecture contract for New North Elementary, authorize utility easement and adopt CMAR procurement resolution
Summary
The FRENSHIP ISD Board of Trustees approved a contract with BGR Architects for the New North Elementary project, authorized a 5‑foot utility easement across district land to improve power redundancy for Memorial High School, and adopted a resolution to use the construction manager at‑risk procurement method.
The FRENSHIP ISD Board of Trustees approved three action items related to building and site work for new and existing campuses during its meeting.
Administration recommended and the board approved an architecture services contract with BGR Architects for the New North Elementary project after administration said eight firms responded to the district’s December request for qualifications and BGR provided the best value for the district’s project budget. Derek Cobb, a FRENSHIP ISD staff member who presented the item, summarized the RFQ and selection process. A board member moved to approve; the motion carried without recorded dissent.
The board also authorized the board president to execute a permanent public underground utility easement requested by a local utility. The easement covers a five‑foot strip across a district 6.58‑acre tract (legal description provided to the board). Administration said the easement would improve redundancy and allow faster restoration of power to Memorial High School after outages by enabling backfeeding options. A trustee identified a conflict of interest and recused from that vote because the trustee is employed by the utility; the remaining trustees voted to approve the easement.
Finally, trustees adopted a resolution authorizing use of the construction manager at‑risk (CMAR) procurement method for the New North Elementary project. Administration told the board CMAR has been used on prior bond programs and provides the district with cost control, scheduling benefits and assigns construction liabilities and bonding to the construction manager; approval allows the district to issue the procurement request for a CMAR firm and return to the board with a recommendation.
Votes at a glance
- Architecture services contract (BGR Architects) — Motion to approve made and seconded; outcome: approved. (Administration recommended approval after RFQ and evaluation.)
- Permanent public underground utility easement (5‑foot strip crossing a FRENSHIP ISD 6.58‑acre tract, Section 38, Block AK, GC & SFRR company survey, abstract 689, Lubbock County, Texas) — Motion moved by Kyle Rogers, seconded by Sean Vincent; one trustee recused; outcome: approved. Administration said the easement will provide redundancy and faster power restoration to Memorial High School.
- Resolution to use construction manager at‑risk (CMAR) procurement method for New North Elementary — Motion to approve made and seconded; outcome: approved. Administration said CMAR supports cost control and shifts construction risk to the CMAR contractor.
Recusal and conflict of interest
A trustee identified themselves as employed by the utility requesting the easement and recused from that vote. The recusal was entered on the record before the vote; the motion carried with the remaining trustees voting in favor.
What the board did not decide
The board did not discuss new project budgets or change orders in detail during these agenda items; administration said contract documents and fees were included in the board packet and that the next procurement steps will return to the board for selection of a construction manager once the CMAR RFP is completed.
Presenters and motions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the board approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting before these action items.
