School board discusses upcoming construction projects

The Brownfield ISD School Board met Wednesday morning for a special meeting to discuss a few matters on their agenda. Board Members Cody Churchwell, Tim Swarnigen, Cat Gonzalez, Chris Smith and Paul Coronado were all present on the quorum along with board president Geoff Cooper. The meeting began with an invocation from Tim Swarnigen and was followed by a discussion regarding the bids for the upcoming demolition project. Board member Chris Smith said that they received two bids for the project and the one they selected had a better price than what was expected. “This bid is from Earth Movers here in Brownfield for a total of 1.1 million dollars to do the demolition, earth work, foundation and slab, wellhouse foundation and slab, sight concrete and asphalt paving,” Smith said. “We actually feel pretty good about that price. I was expecting a higher price around 1.6 to 2.2 so it’s a good bid.” The bid was motioned for approval by Tim Swarnigen and seconded by Cody Churchwell. The board followed this by considering a bid for security film under new stage legislation. Chris Smith said that the new legislation requires that bullet resistant film be placed at all entries and that this project fill be funded through state funds. Smith also said that they received two bids and that the bid they selected was for a better price and thicker film. “This is for 33mm film [and] the standard film is 16,” Smith said. “This beat the price for a better product because [the other companies] price was higher for a thinner film.” Smith said that this project will take place around August and that the company they selected has three districts ahead of Brownfield. The bid was motioned for approval by Cat Gonzalez and seconded by Tim Swarnigen. This concluded the school board’s special meeting.