Board approves bond-related contract changes, hears updates on new CTE center and Vasquez Middle School
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Ector County ISD trustees approved several bond-related contract amendments and purchase authorizations and received progress updates on the district’s Career and Technical Education center, Vasquez Middle School beam-signing, the Permian High School auditorium and other capital projects.
Ector County Independent School District trustees approved bond-related contract revisions and heard progress reports on multiple construction projects during a public board meeting.
District staff presented photos and video updates showing foundational work, utilities and site prep for the new Career and Technical Education center and said the campus is expected to have a long service life. The board was told the CTE site work includes trenching for electrical and plumbing, vapor barriers to protect concrete and slabs, and parking and retention-pond grading near MLK Street.
Staff also highlighted the final beam placement at Vasquez Middle School and held a ceremonial beam-signing; district leaders said the middle school project is moving on schedule toward an opening that will serve more than 1,000 students. Updates at Permian High School included plans to extend the auditorium stage 10–12 feet and provision for an orchestra pit, plus interior finishes and athletic-field earthwork.
On procurement, staff told trustees a previously approved Tiner Construction contract requires a $775,000 increase, bringing that contract’s total to $2,000,000 to cover additional work packages at Permian High School. The board also received a recommendation to authorize a construction-manager-at-risk contract (listed at $545,000) for the district’s new transportation facility. Trustees moved and approved the procurement items by voice vote.
The board approved amendments to Park Hill Architects’ agreements to reflect actual construction costs for the agricultural farm project (construction cited at $6,600,000) and to update the firm’s compensation for the JROTC facilities project. Staff described these amendments as necessary because Park Hill’s fee is calculated as a percentage of final construction cost.
Board members asked questions about sequencing and site utilities; staff said the middle-school steel erection phase, concrete masonry work near the fine-arts section and interior HVAC and electrical installations are in active progress. No dissenting votes were recorded on the bond and contract items.
The meeting closed with routine business and a superintendent announcement of Raquel Rodriguez as the new principal at Vasquez Middle School.
The district identified the spending and contract modifications as part of ongoing bond work and said it will return with further updates at subsequent meetings.