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Board hears wide-ranging bond construction updates; approves competitive sealed-proposal method for Hancock athletic field
Summary
Trustees received progress reports on multiple 2023 bond projects (Jimmy Ray complete and under budget; Wildman STEAM delayed to January; Hancock ~60% complete) and approved using a competitive sealed proposal delivery method to build a junior-high-sized athletic field behind Hancock using Proposition A funds and savings from other projects.
The Waxahachie ISD board received detailed construction and budget updates tied to the 2023 bond program and approved a procurement approach for a Hancock athletic field.
Construction updates: Staff reported Jimmy Ray Elementary is complete and currently about $1.8 million under budget; the Wildman STEAM Academy is approximately 80% complete with gas installation on schedule to be finished by year-end and occupancy expected in January 2025; Hancock Junior High work is about 60% complete with storm-shelter, band hall and structural steel progressing. Family Junior High and Howard Junior High remain in earlier phases (demolition, underground utilities, and power-line relocation), and the Findlay and Finley projects were…
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