BY EMILY LINCKE
New Caney ISD cancels contract for $21.4M facility
Trustees select new board officers New Caney ISD selected new board officers Nov. 17 following the swearing in of a newly elected trustee, which prompted the leadership reshuffle. What’s changed Elizabeth Harrell—who previously served as board vice president—was unanimously approved as the new board president during trustees’ Nov. 17 meeting. Ty Trout was selected as the new board vice president, while trustees Wendy Sharp and Angela Tompkins will serve as secretary and assistant secretary, respectively. In case you missed it David Hagler was sworn in as NCISD’s newest trustee after he was elected during the Nov. 4 election, as previously reported.
“The board of trustees took action to terminate the contract with Gamma, for convenience, not for cause,” Powers said. District officials don’t expect the cost or timeline for the project to be largely impacted by the contract changes, Powers noted. The board is expected to consider project contracts in February with con- struction wrapping up by February 2027.
The New Caney ISD board of trustees voted Dec. 15 to terminate a construction contract for a $21.4 million project to build a new operations and transportation facility for the district. Latest update The board canceled the district’s contract with Gamma Construction Co., which was originally approved on Oct. 20. Trustees also voted Dec. 15 to allow district leaders to re-bid the project. Officials will begin accepting proposals in January. The project is funded by the district’s $695 million bond, which voters approved in May 2023. Diving deeper NCISD trustees opted to redo the project bidding process after a construction company from the first round of bidding sued the district, said Scott Powers, executive director of Public Relations for NCISD, via email Dec. 18. ICI Construction, Inc. filed the lawsuit in November, according to legal documents.
Timeline 2025
October: New Caney ISD approves project contract with Gamma Construction Co. November: ICI Construction, Inc. sues NCISD December: NCISD trustees cancel contract 2026 January: The district will be accepting new project proposals February: NCISD trustees are expected to consider a new proposal
SOURCE: NEW CANEY ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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