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Santa Rosa ISD details bond allocations, advances Ag Shop (Hog Barn) design work
Summary
Project manager presented the district's 2023 bond allocation report and recommended design and engineering contracts for Ag Shop/Hog Barn improvements and Barrera gym upgrades; remaining bond balance reported roughly $2.5 million.
The Santa Rosa Independent School District on Oct. 20 reviewed progress on the 2023 bond program and moved forward on planning work for the Ag Shop (Hog Barn) and Barrera gym.
Project Manager Ernie Villarreal of Project Management Services, Inc., presented the bond allocation report and schematic-design status for several packages, reporting a remaining bond balance of $2,495,091.18 as of Sept. 15, 2025. Villarreal outlined schematic-design completion levels for LED lighting and intercom upgrades (approximately 80% complete) and earlier-stage schematic work for fire-suppression at Barrera gym.
The board discussed specific project steps for the Hog Barn renovation: GMS Architects’ schematic plans were shown and the agenda included an ASA-1 service request for surveying work. The board also reviewed an Architects B101 design contract for the Ag Shop and an Ethos Engineering proposal and task order covering LED lighting, fire suppression, public-address and sound panels at Barrera gym. The agenda materials flagged a structural concern with the gym’s lamella wood roof and noted that a structural engineer is verifying whether it can carry fire-sprinkler piping loads.
Trustees did not debate the bond totals at length during open session; the documents attached to the meeting packet detail line-item balances for multiple projects. Those attachments show an original bond principal ($7.5 million) plus interest and line-by-line allocations across facilities and contingencies used to compute the remaining bond balance mentioned by Villarreal.
The district staff indicated next steps include completing schematic design, verifying structural constraints, and advancing surveying and bidding documents so the projects can enter the construction procurement phase when approved.
