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Committee of Joint School Buildings receives construction update for Hillside and McLaughlin; accepts report
Summary
The Committee of Joint School Buildings heard progress on Priority 1 school projects including Hillside and McLaughlin middle schools, learned that modular HVAC work should not affect air conditioning at school start, and voted to accept the monthly report for submission to the Board of Mayor & Aldermen and Board of School Committee.
The Committee of Joint School Buildings on Aug. 12 received an update on Priority 1 construction work at Hillside and McLaughlin Middle Schools and voted to accept the monthly progress report for submission to the Board of Mayor & Aldermen and the Board of School Committee.
Mark Glennfest, the owner’s project manager with Left Field, told the committee that site work is under way at both priority schools, including drainage, excavation for an elevator pit at McLaughlin and removal of asphalt. He said roofing adhesion testing and soils removal are complete at portions of the sites, and that Consigli has submitted a resubmission of a guaranteed maximum price as part of the contracting process. "We do not foresee any heating issues," Glennfest said of the modular ERV and HVAC work, adding the installation will continue through the summer and partway into September.
The update also covered Group 2 projects—Parkside and Southside—and the Beach Street project. Glennfest…
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