JACKSONVILLE —
Jacksonville Independent School District Board of Trustee members voted unanimously Thursday night to use a construction management at risk delivery method for upcoming construction to be paid for by bond money approved in the Nov. 2 election.
JISD Superintendent Dr. Joe Wardell told Board members he has worked with this type of delivery method for projects at past schools and was pleased with the outcome.
“To me it’s the very best delivery method,” he said, adding approximately 90-95 percent of construction in the state uses this delivery method.
Wardell explained that under a construction management at risk delivery method, the construction company chosen for projects can enter the design process with architects chosen and make suggestions for more effective builds.
“They can give you ideas to save dollars,” he said.
He also said it allows for more flexibility in construction — if something needs to be changed in a build while construction is underway, the change can be made without it having to be brought to the Board for approval.
“They also do the actual bidding of the subcontractors,” Wardell said, adding the construction managers will bring to the Board a guaranteed maximum price for the project.
“Once they give us that guaranteed maximum price, they’re on the hook for everything else,” he said.
The Board also canvassed the ballots from the Nov. 2 election.
In other business, the JISD Board of Trustees also approved:
• an amended 2010-2011 district improvement plan;
• adopting a resolution to the Texas Legislature requesting that education funding be a priority; and
• participation in the CDARS Program through Texas National Bank.
The Board will next meet on Dec. 13 rather than Dec. 20, which would be its normal meeting day.
The Board meets at the JISD Administration Building, 1547 Pine St., and the meetings are open to the public.
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