GROESBECK ISD board approves $1.8M cap for elementary canopy, office and theater upgrades

Chair Jim Longbotham called the Groesbeck ISD special board meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the board moved quickly to action on construction work at district elementary facilities.

Board member Stephen Bradley moved that the board "approve a maximum construction budget of $1.8 million for the District's Elementary School canopy, office renovation, and theater improvement projects with Work to be performed by Champco, Inc. as Construction Manager in accordance with the CMAR Agreement dated February 20, 2026," and to authorize the Superintendent to issue a notice to proceed and approve a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment provided the amendment does not exceed the approved budget. Board member Jason Milstead seconded the motion.

The board recorded the motion as carried unanimously. Voting for the motion were Jim Longbotham, Sindra McLean, Jason Milstead, Stephen Bradley and Angela Crane. The motion text and vote were taken from the meeting record; the motion authorizes a GMP amendment but specifies the GMP may not exceed the $1.8 million cap.

The board identified Champco, Inc. as the Construction Manager under a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Agreement dated February 20, 2026. The motion directs the Superintendent to issue a notice to proceed and gives authority to approve a GMP amendment so long as it stays within the board-approved maximum budget. The meeting record did not provide a project-by-project line-item breakdown or an implementation schedule; those details were not specified in the meeting transcript.