HISD recommending architects for three Examiner-area schools; board meets Thursday

Houston school district administrators are asking the Board of Education for authority to negotiate contracts with three firms on three more 2012 bond projects, including Grady Middle School, Condit Elementary, and the Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion K-8 School.

The board will consider the recommendations at its regular meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 West 18th St.

HISD officials spent several weeks reviewing qualifications submitted by 85 architectural and engineering firms seeking to do work with the district under the 2012 bond program, which will build or renovate 40 schools across the district, fund middle school restroom renovations, technology upgrades, and safety and security upgrades.

The firms recommended as most qualified for the selected projects are:

Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion K-8 School (new facility) -- PBK Architects

Grady Middle School (new addition) -- Natex Corp.

Condit Elementary School (new facility) --VLK Architects

The recommendations are the latest in the $1.89 billion bond program approved by voters last November. On Feb. 14, the school board authorized the district to execute contracts with eight firms for selected projects, as follows:

Middle school restroom renovations -- Robert Adams, Inc.; VCS; English & Associates, Inc.; and Courtney Harper + Partners, Inc.

North Houston Early College High School (new facility) -- RdlR Architects, Inc.

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