The details
LISD previously approved a guaranteed maximum price of $8.68 million for the Degan Elementary School Partial 20-Year Life Cycle Maintenance and Repair project included in the 2023 bond. The project closed out at roughly $7.9 million, about $760,000 under budget.
District officials also wrapped up several flooring and casework projects across nine campuses under budget. Casework refers to built-in cabinets, drawers, cupboards and other similar features. The guaranteed maximum price was $4.9 million, and the project closed out at $4.6 million, resulting in about $300,000 in bond fund savings, according to district documents.
The following schools received flooring replacements:
- Griffin Middle School
- Independence Elementary School
- Killian Middle School
- Lakeland Elementary School
- Lamar Middle School
- Arbor Creek Middle School
- Lamar Middle School
- Garden Ridge Elementary School
- Morningside Elementary School
Other completed bond projects include furniture replacements at several campuses, a districtwide emergency radio system replacement, and new track and field lighting at all LISD high schools, according to a report from Executive Director of Construction Randy Fite at an Oct. 6 work session.
One more thing
LISD Communications Director Samantha Fitzpatrick said the $1 million in savings will be rolled over into future maintenance and repair projects. District officials have not yet allocated the funds to any specific project, Fitzpatrick added.
