Canutillo ISD reports progress on $379 million 2024 bond; security upgrades prioritized

Canutillo ISD staff and their contractors updated the Board of Trustees on progress in the district’s 2024 bond program, reporting that the $379,000,000 program is moving from design into the procurement and early construction phases, with districtwide safety-and-security work prioritized.

Ernest Ortiz, program director for the Presidio Group, told the trustees that “this is the largest per capita bond in the El Paso County history” and gave a quarter-to-date summary of design milestones, pending land acquisition and community outreach events.

Why it matters: The bond funds 10 major projects that span renovations and new construction across the district. Ortiz said 15.5% of program funds have been committed and that the district is “early in the execution phase” of a program that has an overall timeline of roughly four years (with many projects staged over five years).

Most immediately, Ortiz said construction activity is expected to ramp up in July and August, with some new-construction work beginning in September. He said the design phase for the program is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Garcia, Damion (Damiano)…