Alice ISD board approves CPR 1 to add parking and transportation-building demolition for new stadium
Summary
The Alice ISD board approved Change Proposal Request 1 (CPR 1) for the new Alice Memorial Stadium to add roughly 175 parking spaces and authorize a not-to-exceed construction change in the 1.8 million range for demolition and relocation of the transportation building.
The Alice Independent School District board voted to approve Change Proposal Request 1 (CPR 1) for the Alice Memorial Stadium project during its Nov. 20 special meeting.
David Ignatius of AVA presented the request as a change order to GMV Package 2 to demolish the existing transportation building, relocate the transportation department and add approximately 175 parking spaces to complete site fencing and a secured visitor entry. Ignatius described an increase to the contract sum associated with the change order and shared a draft AIA G701 change-order document in the packet.
Ignatius provided a contract summary that listed the previously approved contract amount as about $34,973,612 and said this change order would add roughly $1,000,868.07; he said negotiations were underway and the new contract sum would not exceed about $36,000,008.42 as presented. He also said the change-order paperwork currently includes a proposed 66‑day time increase related to materials delivery, which the team may eliminate from the final change order while tracking possible delivery delays weekly.
Finance and schedule considerations: staff noted accumulated bond interest of approximately $1,700,000 and said they were trying to avoid using project contingency for the change order. Ignatius said the team was pursuing additional savings and expected further negotiation to reduce the amount before final signatures.
Board action and vote: Trustee Ramon made the motion to approve the construction proposal request; Trustee Rees seconded. The clerk recorded "Aye" votes from trustees on the dais (the transcript records affirmative votes by the trustees called), and the presiding officer declared the motion passed.
Site and schedule notes: Trustees discussed site progress, possible material delays for masonry block deliveries and options to continue work (fabricating plumbing and risers while awaiting block deliveries). The contractor and construction director described frequent site observations and daily logs to track manpower and progress; trustees asked about scheduling a site visit and a potential topping-out ceremony.
What wasn’t resolved: Ignatius said they were still negotiating final dollar amounts and nuances such as the final contract time adjustment; the signed change order and final contract sum were to be completed after additional negotiation.
Quoted from the meeting: "We would add additional parking approximately 175 slots," Ignatius said. On the change-order amount he said the add would be "$1,000,868.07" and described a not-to-exceed contract sum near "$36,000,008.42."
Next steps: Staff will finalize negotiations with the contractor, return the finalized change-order documents for signature and continue weekly tracking of material delivery schedules.
