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Board hears $21M–$23M GMPs for middle-school repairs and a $5.4M Hebron Field House scope change
Summary
Finance staff presented guaranteed-maximum-price recommendations for three middle-school lifecycle projects and a proposed $5.4 million scope and budget adjustment for Hebron High School’s 2002 field house to bring parity and safety improvements, funded from land-sale proceeds and slated for consent in March.
The Lewisville ISD Board on Feb. 10 received a finance update covering planned guaranteed-maximum-price (GMP) packages and a proposed scope/budget adjustment for Hebron High School’s older field house.
Finance staff outlined three 20-year life-cycle GMPs for middle-school repairs: Creek Valley (GMP approx. $21,000,000), Downing (approx. $23,096,718) and Durham (approx. $22,745,518). Each project is planned as a two-summer effort (ceiling/above work first summer; below-ceiling work the next). Administration said recommendations for approval would be presented to the board on the consent agenda the following Monday.
Trustees questioned timing given district planning and recent discussions about potential school closures. Trustee Lisonbee LaSanne asked that projects be held if they are on campuses that could close, except for urgent safety items such as fire-alarm or fire-suppression work. Several trustees supported holding or pausing non-safety work until the board develops a clear plan for middle schools that might be affected by closures.
On Hebron High School’s field house (the 2002 building), administration proposed a scope adjustment to match parity with later facilities: expanded training and coach-support spaces, expanded laundry/storage, improved video and circulation, removal of an obsolete ticket booth and pedestrian-flow improvements. The administration proposed using $5.4 million from land-sale proceeds for the work; construction would be scheduled to begin after one more football season to accommodate logistics.
Administration indicated the scope change would not draw from maintenance-and-operations funds and that land-sale funds and bond project savings could cover escalations if needed. Board members asked for continued clarity about funding sources and confirmed that safety-critical elements would be prioritized if projects are deferred.
No GMPs were adopted during the meeting; the board heard the presentations and several trustees signaled they may withhold approval next week until additional plan-level discussions occur.
