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Aquilla ISD board approves construction plans, sets Dec. 19 bid deadline
Summary
The Aquilla ISD Board approved construction documents and authorized staff to post bid documents this week; bids are due Dec. 19, 2024 at 2 p.m. The board said bids will be evaluated 40% on price and 60% on qualifications, and anticipated approval is Jan. 20, 2025.
The Aquilla Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve construction plans and authorized school officials to post a full set of contract documents for bidding. Wade Zimmer presented the construction packet, which the board said is about 90–95% complete; the structural engineer’s report was expected by the following Tuesday and the board hopes to post completed sets to contractors on Friday.
Board members set a bid submission deadline of Dec. 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. and indicated the bid evaluation will weight price at 40% and qualifications/criteria at 60%. The board anticipates reviewing and approving a bid award at the Jan. 20, 2025 meeting. A motion to approve the construction plans was made by Will Pinner and seconded by Tamara Harrison; the minutes record the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the approved documents and timeline move a bond‑funded construction effort into the procurement phase. The board later formed a separate committee to review bids (see related article), which will narrow proposals before a full‑board award. The district has not specified the final dollar amount or project scope in the minutes.
