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Board accepts Mac's Construction low bid for Oak Grove Middle School; contract recommendation totals $47.22 million with alternates

Lamar County Board of Education ยท April 28, 2026
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Summary

MP Design Group recommended Mac's Construction as the qualified low bidder for Oak Grove Middle School; the board voted to accept the recommendation and award the project for a total with selected alternates of $47,221,700.

The Lamar County Board of Education voted April 28 to accept the recommendation that Mac's Construction Company be awarded the Oak Grove Middle School project as the qualified low bidder.

MP Design Group presented a certified bid tabulation showing five bids received on April 23; the firm recommended awarding the project to Mac's Construction for the base bid of $44,183,700 plus selected alternates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 for a total recommended award of $47,221,700. The bid tabulation lists unit prices, alternates and a May 1, 2028 calendar-day completion date.

Board member Jennie Hensarling moved to accept the low bid recommendation; the motion passed unanimously. The recommendation memorandum from MP Design Group is signed by principal Brad Patano and includes certified bid tabulation details and a note that the information presented is accurate to the consultant's knowledge.

The motion directs the district to proceed with contract award documentation and related preconstruction steps for Mac's Construction. The board did not discuss financing specifics or further alternates during the special called meeting; the bid tabulation submitted with the packet lists the alternates and unit prices for record.