The Newburgh Enlarged City School District’s facilities team reported Sept. 11 that the locker room renovation under the gym at Newburgh Free Academy is approaching substantial completion, with a target date of Nov. 20 and an expected month-to-six-week closeout period. Tom Ritzenthaler of CS Arch said plumbing, ductwork and floor leveling are largely in place and that the contractor began construction in May.

The presentation showed that the project will reconfigure the lower-level spaces into a girls’ team room, boys’ locker room, boys’ team room and associated coaches’ offices. Ritzenthaler said students would typically be allowed to use spaces while punch-list work continues and that the Nov. 20 target is intended to have the rooms available for winter sports.

Warren Sackman of Jacobs reviewed pending change orders and credits. He cited, among potential items, additional slab trenching for about $15,000, a credit for an FRP door and louver of $14,900, and additional millwork on the laundry room for roughly $1,880. Sackman said the slide presented a “total balance” of $2,247.13 under the label “potential change orders,” and that those items still needed to be formally processed and issued against contract allowances.

Committee members asked whether students could occupy the rooms while closeout work continued; Ritzenthaler said that is “typically” the case and that punch-list work would be documented so any later damage claims could be reviewed against that record. No formal motions or votes were recorded on the locker room item at the meeting.

The presentation included photographs taken Sept. 11 showing blockwork, ductwork and plumbing rough-in. The facilities team said plumbing in the boys’ locker room includes accessible shower units.

Pending administrative steps listed in the presentation included formal issuance of change-order paperwork and final closeout documentation.