Education
BY EMILY LINCKE
Stop Overpaying on Property Taxes NCISD’s board of trustees selected Gamma Con- struction Co. for the project again, after first choos- ing them Oct. 20. The new contract is for $19.69 million, Scott Powers, executive director of public relations for NCISD, said via email Feb. 13. Powers said the remaining $1.71 million will go toward work completed before the project was rebid. On Dec. 15, NCISD trustees voted to terminate Gamma Construction’s contract after Spring-based ICI Construction Inc. filed a lawsuit in November. ICI Construction participated in the district’s first round of bidding for the project. In December, Powers said the board opted to Trustees redo contract for $21.4M facility On Feb. 9, a construction company was selected to build New Caney ISD’s new $21.4 million oper- ations and transportation facility after the district canceled a previous project contract in December. What happened
3.8 acres of land to be added to New Caney High School On Feb. 9, New Caney ISD’s board of trustees voted to initiate a 3.8-acre land purchase for a space located next to New Caney High School. Current situation NCISD trustees unanimously voted during Feb. 9 to authorize Superintendent Matt Calvert to negotiate the property purchase. The 3.8-acre plot of land will be added to NCHS’ property, said Scott Powers, NCISD’s executive director of public relations, via email Feb. 13. “The property will become part of the existing campus footprint and may support future school-related needs,” Powers said.
The timeline
October 2025: NCISD approves project contract with Gamma Construction November: ICI Construction sues NCISD December: NCISD trustees cancel contract January 2026: The district accepts new project proposals February: NCISD approves Gamma Construction for the project February 2027: The project is slated to be completed
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terminate the contract “for convenience, not cause.” “NCISD does not foresee any issues with the re-procurement of the project,” Powers said Feb. 13. The project Construction on NCISD’s operation and transpor- tation facility is slated to wrap up by February 2027. The facility will have offices, workshops, warehouse space and meeting rooms. The project is funded by the district’s $695 million bond, which voters approved in May 2023.
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