Magnolia ISD’s board of trustees voted at its May 12 meeting to hire Stewart Builders Inc. and B&C Constructors LP as the construction managers-at-risk for the district’s 2026 bond projects.
The overview
Following voters’ approval of MISD’s bond at the May 2 election, the board was required to choose a delivery method for all projects valued at $50,000 or more in keeping with Government Code 2269.
Executive Director of Facilities Tim Bruner recommended the construction manager-at-risk delivery method, which the board unanimously voted for, for the following 2026 bond program projects:
- Elementary School No. 10, opening in 2028 at a cost of $53.9 million
- Elementary School No. 11, opening in 2029 at a cost of $57.7 million
- High School No. 3, opening in 2030 at a cost of $304.7 million
- Magnolia and Magnolia West high school additions
Once the district received responses from its request for proposal in March, it selected Stewart Builders and B&C Constructors as the construction managers-at-risk.
Bruner said Stewart Builders will be responsible for High School No. 3, and B&C Constructors is going to be in charge of Elementary Schools Nos. 10 and 11.
Bruner explained staff has not figured out how the high school additions will be split up between the two companies.
One last thing
Also during the meeting, the MISD board of trustees approved the purchase of approximately 100 acres of land located along the east line of FM 1486, north of Hwy. 249 as the site for High School No. 3.
Assistant Superintendent of Operations Erich Morris said an appraisal and survey have already been performed on the property.
The funding for this purchase will come from the remaining budget balance from the 2022 bond and the land sale of an 80-acre tract at FM 2978 and Carraway Lane. District officials confirmed the purchase contract is still being finalized.
