Board approves $528,203 contract to replace Challenger Columbia Stadium video board

The Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees approved a $528,203 construction contract with NEVCO Sports LLC to replace the video board at Challenger Columbia Stadium.

Trustee Bowen moved to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to award construction contract 2025‑04/11 for $528,203. Board members discussed project budgeting and how savings from the project will be allocated. The motion passed by unanimous vote.

Board debate and context: Trustees said the scoreboard project had been budgeted earlier and that the contract came in approximately $420,000 under the board’s previous funding allocation. Trustee Bowen explained that some of the assigned savings are earmarked for electrical work and control-room technology that were not included in the NEVCO contract. A district staff member clarified the amended project financial statement shows $490,005 assigned to soft costs (some to pay for electrical work) and $150,000 set aside for technology; remaining savings will be returned to capital contingency or offset by proceeds from a prior land sale depending on final accounting.

Trustees also noted the original scoreboard paid for itself through advertising over its useful life and emphasized the project’s educational value: a board member said students in the district’s media and production programs gain real-world experience using stadium broadcast equipment.

The board approved the contract by unanimous vote; staff said the project will proceed under the terms of contract 2025‑04/11 and track any final savings back to capital contingency or the specified funding source once project closeout is complete.