Bond Updates
November Construction
The end of November brings cement work on the academic wing, with beams being poured after a rain setback.
October Construction!
The rig operator about to drill one of 76 pier holes for the new academic wing.
The old blue-clad ag shop, most recently used as a maintenance shop,
in the process of being repurposed for One Act Play storage and rehearsal space.
Workers changing parts on the drill before resuming drilling pier holes.
Workers carefully measure before piers are installed.
August Update
The Santo ISD Transportation/Maintenance Facility is ready for buses just in time for the first day of school!
June Updates on Bond Work
Transportation/Maintenance Facility
The district is making a great deal of progress on the maintenance and transportation facility (the former Ferti-Tex build at 87 S Front Street). Metal work is completed, site drainage and insulation are installed, and contractors are now on to electrical and fencing.
Academic Wing
Site work and temporary fencing are going up in preparation of academic wing construction. The portable building has been moved to the south and part of the new septic system is on-site.
February Bond Updates
Board Chooses Architect & Delivery Method at February Meeting
The Santo ISD Board took action at the February meeting of Trustees to select Canterbury Consulting Group, Inc. as project architect and a delivery method of Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR).
Transportation/Maintenance Facility
Work is in full swing on the repurposed Transportation/ Maintenance Facility. Located on Front Street in the old Ferti-Tex Warehouse, the facility is slated to be in use next fall.
New Instructional Facility
The district expects to begin utility work in early summer, soon after school ends. Electrical, sewer, water, etc. work is one of the first visible steps in the construction process.
$18.5 million in Bond funding coming in February
The SISD Board approved the sale of the first series of construction bonds on January 18, netting the district approximately $18.5 million dollars in construction funds. That money will arrive in a designated district account in mid-February.