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Gatesville ISD board approves $1.65M design retainer, moves ahead on May bond planning
Summary
The Gatesville ISD Board approved a $1,650,000 allocation (7.5% of the district $22M construction estimate) and initial contract language with architect Huckabee to begin design work ahead of a proposed May bond election capped at $26 million; board members were urged that early design could limit inflation-driven cost increases.
The Gatesville ISD Board of Trustees voted to allocate $1,650,000 to architect Huckabee to begin design work and to authorize an initial contract draft, a step leaders said will let the district accelerate work and limit construction escalation if voters approve a bond in May.
Board members were told the district will keep the bond package at or below $26 million so the tax rate would not increase; the presentation from Huckabee said the program being planned assumes roughly $22 million in total construction costs, with the $1.65 million equal to 7.5% of that figure. Mike Boyle, identified in the presentation as Huckabee lead architect, said starting design while conducting community engagement allows projects to be bid-ready sooner and can reduce the impact of rising material and labor costs.
Why it matters: the vote moves the district from planning to paid preconstruction services, which the architects and the district said could make projects shovel-ready sooner if voters approve the bond. Trustees were also presented options…
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