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Vidor ISD updates board on $50 million bond projects; asbestos abatement and city plan-review slow some starts
Summary
Vidor ISD staff told trustees at a July 1 special meeting that two renovation projects are underway after a May 26 notice to proceed, bond proceeds total $50 million with about $2.6 million spent so far, and limited asbestos and a new city third‑party plan‑review process have created modest schedule shifts.
Mister Bennett, a district construction representative, told the Vidor Independent School District Board of Trustees at a July 1 special meeting that bond-funded renovations at Vidor Middle School and Oak Forest Elementary are underway after each received a notice to proceed on May 26, and that the district has sold $50 million of bonds and spent about $2,600,000 so far.
Bennett said interior demolition and selective ceiling work have started at both campuses and that general contractor G and G is prioritizing interior campus activities to complete before students return in August. "Electrical and plumbing rough ins are currently being installed throughout the main hallways and classrooms," Bennett said, noting the middle school work is about 99% complete aside from fire‑sprinkler work that remains in design.
The update said work at Oak Forest includes overhead plumbing work completed and electricians…
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