Bond construction on track; board told Collier low bid for McGill addition and Rio Vista demo bids due next meeting
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Summary
San Angelo ISD construction update reported Crockett under construction and on track for Aug. 2026; administration recommended contracting Collier Construction for McGill phase 2 at $12.35M and said Rio Vista abatement/demolition bids were received and will be scored and returned with a recommendation at the next meeting.
At the Jan. 12 pre‑agenda meeting, the San Angelo Independent School District received a monthly construction update and several procurement recommendations tied to the 2025 bond program.
Mister Lopez, presenting the bond construction update, said projects are progressing on schedule: "Crockett Elementary is under construction... they've actually finished the outside of the kitchen, and they're about to start steel construction," and the project manager Lee Lewis confirmed the campus remained on track to open in August 2026. Lopez also described design refinements at McGill, Lehi and Lakeview and presented renderings and site‑planning details for Central High School, including capacity numbers for the auditorium and gymnasium.
In procurement matters, Mister Henry reviewed a proposed addition to the maintenance/transportation/miscellaneous supplies RFP and recommended adding an approved vendor (identified in the bid recap as 'Z Company') for the contract period Nov. 1, 2025 through Oct. 31, 2030. The board moved that item to consent.
On McGill Elementary addition phase 2 (a roughly 26,540.74 sq. ft. addition), Henry reported five qualified bids and said Collier Construction received the highest score and the lowest bid at $12,350,000; administration recommended contracting with Collier for phase 2. Board discussion noted the construction budget figure near $13,050,000 and that the apparent low bid was about $1,000,000 under that construction budget figure.
For the Rio Vista campus, Henry said the facility is now vacant after Head Start moved and that abatement and demolition specifications were prepared; the district has received six bids and is still scoring them and answering questions before returning with a full recommendation at the next meeting.
Ending: The board deferred formal contract awards to the appropriate action items at the next meeting; no final contract award votes were recorded in the Jan. 12 pre‑agenda proceedings.