Dilley ISD moves forward on 2025 bond construction: selects CMAR, authorizes RFP and adopts Davis-Bacon wage rules

The board approved a package of decisions to advance the district's 2025 bond construction projects. Russell Furnace moved that the district "select Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMAR) (one-step process) as our delivery method for construction services as providing the best value for the district's 2025 Bond Projects," a motion seconded by Rene Alvarez; it passed unanimously, 7-0.

The board also authorized the superintendent, with counsel, to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals for a Construction Manager at Risk (one-step), delegated to the superintendent the authority to set evaluation criteria and weights, and authorized a committee to evaluate and rank proposals and return recommendations to the board. Separately, the board adopted the prevailing wage rates published by the U.S. Department of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Section 276a et seq.), excluding fringe benefits, for the 2025 bond projects. Those motions were recorded as passing unanimously; the transcript does not include contract values or specific timelines for advertisement and selection.