Athletic Complex: The road north of the track was completed on Wednesday, August 23. Concrete sidewalks around the north side of the track were poured on August 23 and 24. The retaining wall forms were set the week of August 28, and the wall was poured on Thursday, August 31. Asphalt paving of the track started on September 1, and the surface layer was completed on Tuesday, September 5. The top layer of field rock was fine-tuned the week of September 5 in anticipation of turf installation starting Monday, September 11. Topsoil is being final graded around the perimeter of the track.

Anticipated Milestone Activities:

Fence & Guardrail Install (9/26 - 10/4)
Hydroseeding Outside of Track (9/28 - 9/29)
Turf Install (9/11 - 9/29)
Scoreboard Panels Reinstall (9/12 - 9/14)
Long Jumping/Triple Jump (Poured 9/13)

Middle School: The under slab rough-in is complete, and the electrical underground was installed at the mechanical room. The interior bearing footings for the west half of the building were poured, rock for the under-slab base was brought in, a vapor barrier was installed, and the slab rebar was placed. The first section of slab on grade was poured on September 12. The concrete crew recently finished the foundation walls at the mechanical room and is currently forming the southeast perimeter walls this week. They will then move to the footings that run north to south in Corridor 117 as they work their way out of the building pad.

Anticipated Milestone Activities:

Slab on Grade 1st Pour (9/12)

Footings & Foundation Walls East Half (8/30 - 9/22)

Structural Masonry (Start West Side 9/18)

Slab on Grade 2nd Pour (9/28-9/29)

The monthly update also includes one Change Order Request the Board approved:

Change Order Request #11: This change order is for the revisions to the Sanitary Sewer lines per RFI #09 and RFI#11. The existing sewer line from the high school science building was running in the same location as the footing that needed to be installed for column line 2.

The monthly update also includes two agreements the Board approved:

An agreement for special inspections and testing with Terracon. The district must contract directly with the firm to ensure they are independent of the construction manager in their inspections and tests. Terracon was the lone bidder and the same firm we worked with on the primary school project.

An agreement with Provision Data Solutions for low-voltage network infrastructure in the new middle school wing. As you will recall, this bidding was pulled out and coordinated through our E-rate consultant to access federal funding to support the project. Provision has engaged Steel-Nett as their subcontractor for the pulling of cable and installation of equipment.

The board also voted on moving forward with a sidewalk around the concourse area of the stadium and color of the track (black).

SMWilson was again in attendance at the meeting and reviewed their timeline and progress. Work at the stadium complex and middle school is running on schedule. Substantial completion of the middle school building addition is scheduled for July 16, 2024, and the track and field on October 6, 2023. You can view the entire timeline for each project on pages 25-27 here.

Progress Report #5: September Monthly Update

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