Renovation of an educational facility in Athena, Oregon. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The budgeted cost for design, construction and soft costs for this Project is $8,800,000. On May 19, 2026, voters within the Athena-Weston School District approved a $4,980,000 General Obligation (GO) Bond. This GO Bond, combined with a $4,980,000 matching grant from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), will provide a total project budget of $ 9,960,000 to fund capital improvements. The scope of work and related budget associated with this exemption include the following projects: . A new 12,000-square-foot Career, Trades, Sciences, and Technical Education Center with art classrooms, metal and wood shops, general science labs with storage, a multipurpose classroom with space for agricultural science, and additional parking. The building will include energy-efficient HVAC, windows, and insulation and will meet modern ADA accessibility standards. Minor renovations to repurpose vacated classrooms at Weston-McEwen High School (WMHS) will occur after the new CTE building is complete. During the validation , design , and estimating process, an allocation for the minor renovations at Weston-McEwen High School shall be established . The selected Design-Build Team will assist the District in prioritizing options at WMHS to identify base scope as well as desired scope that fits within the established budget. Design-build services for a Career, Trades, Sciences, and Technical Education Center. The District reserves the right to reject any SOQ not in compliance with all prescribed public procurement requirements, and to reject for good cause any or all SOQs upon finding that it is in the public interest to do so.