Bullitt County construction updates: access‑road widening, drainage work and change orders presented
Summary
Facilities staff reported progress and site issues at Bullitt East and North Bullitt campuses, recommended several change orders (including widening an access road from 15 to 20 feet) and noted a roughly $130,000 credit on a baseball/softball project.
Kate Noble Ward, presenting construction updates to the Bullitt County Board of Education on Oct. 20, 2025, said work is underway on multiple school projects and described site‑specific issues and recommended change orders that are on the agenda for signature.
Ward reported that at Bullitt East the project is “underway with foundations” but there are water issues in a pump room that are being tracked by the board’s third‑party special inspector. At the physical science center for Bullitt East she said crews are adding storm‑water inlets “to take on some additional storm water” and recommended additional drains paid on contract unit prices so the area will not be soggy when construction finishes.
At Bullitt Central (North Bullitt) Ward said the site has significant rock and flatness compared with East’s poor soil conditions; the team recommended French drains and additional rock where needed, and she characterized the difference between the two campuses as a move from “poor soil” to “a lot of rock.” Ward said seating installation in the Bullitt East auditorium is scheduled to begin in November and that turf installation at North Bullitt is also slated for November.
Other items Ward listed as change‑order or finish items on the agenda for signature included: widening an access road from 15 feet to 20 feet to improve bus traffic flow; shifting a roadway and adding bollards to protect an electrical box; moving a storm detention system because a previously undocumented water main was discovered; additional fencing at condenser units at athletic fields; and interior framing and elevator floor finish not previously documented. Ward said the special inspector documented change‑order requests for rock and unsuitable soils and that the project has an allowance that has been largely exhausted; she also said the district received roughly a $130,000 credit from a baseball/softball project that offsets some overages.
Ward told the board there are two AIA vendor change‑order forms that require signatures and that vendors sometimes take longer than the general contractor to return completed forms. She said the project team has improved its process for these forms so the district will have less cleanup in the future.
Ending No board vote on the individual construction details was recorded separately during Ward’s presentation; these items were included in the consent items that the board approved unanimously.
