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FEMA obligated $12.8 million for South Cameron High School gym complex; bids to be solicited
Summary
Hoffpauir Architects told the Cameron Parish School Board that FEMA obligated $12,825,812.80 (stated as 90% of eligible amount after insurance reduction) for the South Cameron High School new gym complex; the district plans to advertise bids in late June and accept them in late July.
During the May 12, 2025 meeting, Hoffpauir Architects reported on multiple construction projects and said the South Cameron High School new gym complex was obligated by FEMA on Dec. 21, 2023 for $12,825,812.80, described in the presentation as 90% of the eligible obligated amount after insurance reduction. Board staff said bids for the gym complex will be advertised in late June and accepted in late July.
The report listed other final restoration and miscellaneous repairs at South Cameron High School (including athletic-field structures such as stadium light poles and bleachers) and noted ongoing reviews for insurance and FEMA eligibility. Project management also announced that Johnson Bayou High School track bids are due May 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the administration building (510 Marshall St., Cameron).
The project status and bidding schedule were presented by James Hoffpauir of Hoffpauir Architects/Project Management; maintenance and transportation updates were presented by Robert Gates, Maintenance/Transportation Supervisor. No formal board vote on the gym project was recorded at the meeting; the board received the update and set tentative advertisement and bid-acceptance windows.
