The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees approved several procurement and contracting items including the purchase of Freightliner school buses, an AP-exam purchase, employee vaccine services, a shortlist of architectural and engineering firms for bond projects, and selection of McQueen Company as the district's real-estate broker for surplus property sales.

Mister Rodriguez outlined five items. The transportation purchase will add eight Freightliner buses, producing a total fleet of 12 Freightliners as replacements for aging Van Hool vehicles. Staff said many of the old buses have very high miles (staff referenced multi-million-mile totals over years of service), and district staff described repeated breakdowns and escalating maintenance costs. Trustees noted new Freightliner buses drive like regular buses, increasing the available pool of drivers and lowering maintenance complexity.

The board also accepted a short list of local architectural and engineering firms following an RFQ process to support execution of bond projects; staff clarified that not all listed firms will necessarily be assigned work but that firms will be vetted through committee processes. The board approved the McQueen Company to provide real-estate-broker services for previously-declared surplus properties.

All items were presented as purchases using restricted or designated funds where applicable; trustees approved the package by roll call/voice vote with no recorded opposition (motion carries 5-0).