ECISD bond update: DeMille Middle School steel erection, auditorium foundation and roofing work ongoing
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District staff updated trustees on bond-funded construction at DeMille Middle School, saying steel erection should be completed in October, roofing has begun on academic sections and site utilities and foundation work are in progress; the campus is expected to open in February.
District staff briefed the Ector County Independent School District board on progress at DeMille Middle School and other bond projects during the Aug. 19 meeting.
Staff reported that slab-on-grade work for area H (the auditorium) is ongoing and that site utilities, foundation work, electrical, plumbing and steel erection are active across the campus. The presentation said steel erection at DeMille should be complete in October and that the roofing for academic sections A and B has begun. Staff also described block work around the auditorium and two competition gym buildings with cinder-block walls.
A video shown to trustees walked through the campus: academic sections A and B at the left, the auditorium foundation in the center, two competition gyms and the rear area above the football field. Staff said pavement and concrete work for the main driveway would be among the final site tasks. They reported a high daily subcontractor presence — “in excess of at least 60 to 100 per day” — and said the district anticipates the campus will open by February of next year. Trustees asked a question about covered walkways; staff replied the sections will be connected as the project progresses.
The presenter thanked county officials, including Judge Fawcett, for support on the project and said the district would plan a steel-erection celebration in October.