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Marshall ISD trustees approve local contractor Casey Slone for stadium project over district recommendation
Summary
Marshall ISD trustees voted Oct. 3 to name local contractor Casey Slone as the general contractor for the district's stadium renovation, overriding the administration's recommendation of TCMC General Contractors; the board cited Slone's local track record and use of local subcontractors despite an approximate $43,000 price gap.
Marshall Independent School District trustees voted on Oct. 3 to approve local contractor Casey Slone as the general contractor for the MISD Stadium Renovation & Expansion Project, after a discussion about bidders and local economic impact.
Assistant Superintendent of Auxiliary Services Andy Chilcoat told the board the project "was bid utilizing the Competitive Sealed Proposal process and received 4 company proposals" and that the District recommended TCMC General Contractors. Several trustees questioned that recommendation, saying the roughly $43,000 difference in bids was not as important as the local experience and the potential for Slone to hire local subcontractors.
Trustee Chase Palmer moved to approve Casey Slone as the general contractor; Trustee Ted Huffhines seconded. The board vote was recorded as five in favor, zero opposed, and one abstention, and the board president declared the motion passed. The motion and vote conclude the formal contract-selection step; the contract award and subsequent administrative steps were not detailed in the meeting record.
The discussion emphasized local economic considerations raised by multiple trustees rather than additional technical or scoring details of the Competitive Sealed Proposal evaluation. The transcript does not specify which trustee abstained or provide the district's written scoring breakdown for the recommendation.
