Prosper ISD approves $22.3 million guaranteed maximum price for multipurpose complex
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The Prosper ISD Board of Trustees approved a $22,324,522 guaranteed maximum price for a multipurpose complex that includes site work, an administration building and an outdoor learning/community center; the district also reiterated findings from an independent review of construction concerns involving a long-time contractor.
The Prosper Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $22,324,522 for a multipurpose complex Monday night, a package the district said includes a site package, an administration building and an outdoor learning and community center.
The GMP "includes 3 projects that will include, collectively, b 1 GMP, and that total package is a 22,324,522," Prosper ISD construction lead Shirley told the board during the presentation. The district said the work would be paid from bond proceeds and would not affect the district's ability to fund future school sites.
Why it matters: the project is intended to relieve space constraints in district offices and to provide district-wide professional development, meeting and community event spaces. The site, east of Rogers Middle School near State Highway 380 and Lakewood Drive, covers roughly 53 acres and will include an administration building of about 120,000 square feet and a 22,000-square-foot outdoor learning/community center, district and contractor presenters said.
The administration building is designed to include a larger boardroom, multiple professional-development rooms and office space to consolidate district departments. The outdoor learning/community center will have a ground-level learning area and an upper-level community room and a pavilion intended for shared use with the town of Prosper; the district said the site could also eventually host a natatorium or a performing-arts space.
Brandon Colquitt, vice president of Poe Construction's McKinney office, said the GMP bid process drew wide contractor interest: "we did have a very favorable turnout on, on bid day for this project. We received, 3 42 trade partner proposals on this project." James Pearson, senior project manager, said the package included grading, utilities, detention, landscaping, gas and electric, and that the GMP reflects current market factors such as material tariffs and subcontractor bids.
District officials provided specific data during the presentation: about 572 parking spaces are planned; the administrative building will include four elevators and design occupancy estimated around 2,300; the site requires substantial earthwork with as much as 10–17 feet of cut and fill at some locations, presenters said.
The board took a motion to approve the GMP. A trustee moved "that the board approve the guaranteed maximum price for the multipurpose complex as presented by the administration," and the motion received a second. The motion carried and the GMP was approved.
The vote and participation: the motion was moved and seconded on the record. The board recorded the GMP as approved; the transcript indicates one trustee abstained for professional reasons during discussion and that the motion thereafter passed. (The board did not provide a roll-call breakdown in the public discussion beyond those statements.)
Contractor oversight and prior review: earlier in the meeting the district read a statement about an independent review of construction questions first raised in December 2024 related to projects handled in 2018. Superintendent Holly Ferguson read the district statement, saying the district "immediately retained an independent outside law firm to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of these concerns. The investigation found no evidence of financial impropriety, breach of contract, or any other action resulting in harm to Prosper ISD." The statement named Pogue Construction as a longstanding partner and said the district has strengthened financial controls since the projects in question.
What to watch next: administration and construction staff said the GMP includes contingencies for current market tariffs and that the district will continue coordinating site access and traffic improvements with the town of Prosper. The district also said additional work on a future natatorium or performing-arts facility could be pursued as a separate project.
Sources and attribution: quotes and technical details in this article come from Prosper ISD construction lead Shirley; Brandon Colquitt, vice president, Poe Construction; James Pearson, senior project manager; and Superintendent Holly Ferguson, all speaking at the publicly posted May 19, 2025 Prosper ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
