Baseball and Softball Improvements 2024 in Taft, TX

The Baseball and Softball Improvements 2024 project at 502 Rincon Road in Taft, Texas, is complete. This new construction effort in San Patricio County included the building of a concession facility and the development of dedicated baseball and softball fields. The project passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in August 2026, confirming that the construction phase is finished.

Registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in August 2024, the project was scheduled to begin construction in October 2024. The filing listed a completion date of March 2025, but the record indicates the final inspection did not occur until August 2026. The owner of record is Irene M. Garza, Ph.D. The design firm of record is Gignac & Associates, LLP. Jose Ricardo Guerrero served as the registered accessibility specialist for this registration.

Project Scope and Cost

The scope of work involved the new construction of a concession building and the baseball and softball fields. The total estimated cost for this project was $5,000,000. The filing lists the square footage as 1,000 sq ft, resulting in a computed cost of $5,000 per sq ft. This cost per square foot is above the county median of $200 for new construction projects in San Patricio County. The total estimated cost is also above the county median for this type of work.

Gignac & Associates, LLP has been involved in several other TDLR-registered projects in the region. These include the Oilton Elementary School in Oilton, estimated at $13,000,000, and the Agua Dulce ISD Field House and Weight Room, estimated at $2,500,000. The firm also designed the Webb CISD Baseball and Softball Fields in BRUNI, which is also marked as inspection complete. The scheduled build window for the Taft project was 181 days, which is shorter than the county median of 244 days for similar new construction filings.

Public funds are involved in this project, as indicated by the filing's statement regarding public funds, public land, or federally funded roadway projects. The Taft area, identified by ZIP code 78390, has a population of about 5,620 according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median household income in this area is $71,940. Housing in the ZIP code is mostly owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of $134,200. These demographic figures provide context for the community in which this new athletic facility was built.