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Edinburg CISD trustees approve roofing projects and Harwell trailer replacement, authorize superintendent to finalize contracts
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At a June 28 meeting, the EDINBURG CISD Board of Trustees approved roofing upgrades at Canterbury and Cavazos elementaries and a trailer replacement at Harwell Middle School, and authorized the superintendent to negotiate final contract terms with the top-ranked vendors.
EDINBURG, Texas — The EDINBURG CISD Board of Trustees on June 28 approved multiple school facilities projects and gave the superintendent authority to negotiate final contract terms with the top-ranked vendors.
The board approved proposals for Canterbury Elementary roofing improvements, roofing work at Cavazos Elementary and the Harwell Middle School trailer replacement after the Facilities Committee reviewed the items June 26. Superintendent Mario Salinas told the board the agenda had been posted under open-meetings rules and read the committee rationale into the record: "the board of trustees approved the recommendation to accept the proposals for the, in this case, Canterbury Elementary Roofing Improvement and at the same time authorize administration and the superintendent to continue to negotiate and finalize the contract with the highest rank vendor with legal review." He also certified the public notice, saying, "I certify that the agenda was posted under the guidelines of the Texas Open Meetings Act."
The Facilities Committee recommendation asked the board to accept the proposals as presented and to authorize administration to negotiate the final contract price so work could begin. Trustees voted to carry the motions by voice and by raising hands; the meeting record shows each item was approved. The board also approved a bid referenced in the record as "$25.74," though the transcript does not specify the unit or whether that figure is a unit price, a total, or contains a transcription error.
Board members who participated in the meeting affirmed the committee’s recommendation and moved through the consent-style approvals in succession. The board’s approvals included an explicit direction to the superintendent to negotiate final contract terms with legal review rather than a final ratification of a completed contract, meaning contract execution remained dependent on subsequent negotiation and legal review.
The board adjourned after the votes. The meeting record closes with trustees exchanging brief summer well-wishes.
