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District 51 outlines $190 million bond work: Central HS, Fruita Monument HS, priority improvement projects
Summary
Officials briefed the board on progress since voters approved a $190 million bond in November, including design teams, construction manager selections and a summer schedule for priority improvement projects.
Clint Garcia, chief operations officer for Mesa County Valley School District No. 51, and Micah Adams of Dynamic Project Management updated the board on Jan. 7 about work since the district’s $190 million bond passed in November.
Why it matters: The bond funds major upgrades to Central High School, Fruita Monument High School and a set of districtwide priority improvement projects (PIPs) that address safety, accessibility and learning environments.
Adams said the bond package totals $190,000,000 and breaks into three components: Central High School (just under $70,000,000 listed in presentation materials), Fruita Monument High School (about $20,000,000), and PIPs that include security upgrades, ADA and life-safety improvements, and classroom renovations. Central’s work includes security vestibule upgrades, fire-sprinkler work, ADA improvements and replacement of a two-story classroom wing; Fruita Monument plans include connecting outbuildings to the main building, science classroom renovations and classroom additions.
Since the bond passed, the district issued RFQ(P)s for architects and construction managers. Chamberlain (local) partnered with Hoard Copeland Mach for Fruita Monument and the PIPs; Blythe Group teamed with DLR for Central High School. Grand River Environmental began asbestos surveys and abatement planning. Construction manager selections are pending contract negotiations; four local firms were selected to cover multiple PIP sites and major projects. Adams said schematic designs for the PIPs are expected in about two weeks with pricing to follow; construction solicitation for the two high-school projects is expected in spring next year with on-site work beginning after subcontractor selection.
Phase 1 PIP summer projects were prioritized using facility-assessment D ratings and start with schools on the east side of the valley working west, Adams said. Upcoming procurements will include commissioning agents, surveyors, geotechnical engineering, construction material testing, third-party movers and asbestos abatement contractors.
Ending: Board members asked about timelines for visible work; Adams said design milestones late this year and bidding next spring should put visible activity on major projects by early-to-mid 2026.
