Prosper ISD board approves Folsom Elementary renovation GMP; hires contract personnel and OKs easement after closed session
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Summary
Trustees voted to approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price for Folsom Elementary renovations and, after a closed session, approved hiring contract personnel and an easement/purchase/sale agreement. The transcript records two different project cost figures: a presentation figure of $22,000,008.30 and a motion figure of $22,839,616.
At its Jan. 26 meeting the Prosper ISD Board of Trustees approved a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for renovations at Folsom Elementary and completed several post-closed-session approvals.
Consultant Kirk Pearson, speaking for the architect/contracting team, described a multi-phase renovation of Folsom Elementary that will update academic wings, administrative spaces, the gym and cafeteria and replace playground surfacing. Pearson described the project footprint as roughly 96,000 square feet and said work would begin in a summer phase to ready academic areas for the next school year. During his presentation he stated a project figure of "$22,000,008.30."
Trustee Missus Dixon moved to approve the GMP for the Folsom Elementary renovations; Trustee Webb seconded. The motion as announced on the record referenced a GMP of "$22,839,616." The board voted to approve the motion with a recorded tally of 5 yes, 1 no and 1 abstention. The transcript therefore contains two different project amounts: the consultant's presented figure and the figure recited when the motion was moved.
The board recessed into closed session under Texas Government Code chapter 551 (the Open Meetings Act) to discuss personnel and real-property matters. After returning at 8:30 p.m., the board approved hiring contract personnel as presented by administration; the motion to hire contract personnel was made by Trustee Van Wolf, seconded by Trustee Dixon and carried unanimously (7–0) on the record. The board also moved to approve an easement, purchase and sale agreement discussed in closed session; that motion was made on the record and seconded by Trustee Linker and recorded as passing 7–0.
Next steps for the Folsom renovation include finalizing contract documents and beginning Phase 1 site mobilization and procurement for summer work, per the consultant's timeline. District staff did not provide a single reconciled GMP figure on the public record during the meeting; the consultant’s presentation number and the motion's number differ in the transcript and should be confirmed with district procurement staff for reporting and contracting accuracy.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: approved (recorded as passed on the consent vote). - 10a — GMP for Folsom Elementary renovations: motion passed 5–1 with 1 abstention (amounts on the public record differ: $22,000,008.30 stated in presentation; $22,839,616 stated during the motion). - 12a — Hiring of contract personnel: approved 7–0 after closed session. - 12b — Easement, purchase and sale agreement: approved 7–0 after closed session.
