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Okemah board approves $39,286.89 change order for middle school construction
Summary
The Okemah Board of Education on July 22, 2026, accepted a Box Construction change order that raises the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the Okemah Middle School portion of the 2025 bond from $1,133,300.94 to $1,172,587.83 (an increase of $39,286.89). The motion passed 3-0 with two members absent.
The Okemah Board of Education voted Wednesday, July 22, 2026, to accept a change order increasing the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for the Okemah Middle School portion of the 2025 bond from $1,133,300.94 to $1,172,587.83, an increase of $39,286.89. The vote was recorded as 3 yeas, 0 nays, and 2 absences.
A motion — recorded as "Motion to accept the Change Order to the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposed by Box Construction for the Okemah Public Schools 2025 Bond Project A (Okemah Middle School) for the original amount of $1,133,300.94 to the new amount of $1,172,587.83." — was made by Gina Brandt, a board member, and seconded by Mekko McGirt, a board member. The meeting record does not include additional detail on the reason for the increase or line-item adjustments to the GMP.
The change order was approved during a special meeting held at 12:12 p.m.; two trustees, Jason Bean and J.C. Haddox, were recorded as absent. The board did not specify an effective date for the change order in the minutes provided.
