EPISD could award Jefferson stadium contract on Tuesday
EL PASO, Texas – The contract to build a football stadium at Jefferson High School and make improvements to the school’s baseball and softball fields could be approved by the El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
The District seeks to build a 6,000-person grandstand. The stadium also will include a press box, public address system, concession stand restrooms and ticket booths. This will be the first stadium for Jefferson, which has played its home football games at Bowie High School for decades.
The $2.9 million contract, if awarded, also would include renovations to Jefferson’s baseball and softball fields, as well as the relocation of the Henderson Middle School football field and renovations to the basketball courts there.
Funding for the project comes from the bond election voters in EPISD approved in 2007. The funds were originally slated to pay for the construction of a new high school in the far Northeast, but the District scrapped the plans when new home construction planned in the area did not materialize.
Trustees will consider awarding the contract to Banes General Contractors, based on cost and best value as determined by a bid proposal. If approved, construction could start this summer and could be completed as early as March 2017.
