Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Gym RTU Replacement

Grand Prairie Independent School District completed a specific mechanical renovation at Grand Prairie High School, located at 101 Gopher Trail in Grand Prairie, Texas. The project, filed as the Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Gym RTU Replacement, involved replacing four existing water source heat pumps with four new rooftop units (RTUs) to serve the main and auxiliary gymnasiums. This renovation/alteration covered 15,000 square feet of the facility.

The estimated cost for this work was $750,000, resulting in a cost of $50 per square foot. This figure is below the Dallas County median of $73 per square foot for similar renovation and alteration filings. While the total project cost sits in the top quarter of the county median for this work type, the scheduled build window of 89 days was close to the county median of 92 days.

Innovative Engineering Group served as the design firm of record for the project. Ross A Thomas was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project involved public funds and public land, consistent with school district infrastructure updates in the area.

Project Status and Timeline

The construction start date listed in the filing was January 2025, with a scheduled completion date of March 2025. Although the completion date has passed, the official status is determined by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) records. TDLR closed the project file in December 2024, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. This closure indicates that the regulatory review phase was finalized prior to the scheduled construction window.

Grand Prairie ISD has other TDLR-registered projects in the district, including a $10,800,000 project at Grand Prairie High School and a $4,000,000 project at Garcia Elementary School. Innovative Engineering Group is also associated with another $10,800,000 project at Grand Prairie High School. The ZIP code 75067 has a population of about 68,451, with a median household income of $76,630 according to U.S. Census estimates. Dallas County unemployment was 3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier.