School subcommittee approves multiple contractor pay applications and professional invoices

WESTWOODY, Feb. 12, 2025 — The Westwoody Public Schools School Building Subcommittee on Wednesday approved a set of contractor pay applications and consultant invoices covering work at Dunn's Corner Elementary, Springbrook Elementary and State Street Elementary.

The approvals included general-contractor draw requests, testing and inspection bills and invoices from architects and project managers that together represent monthly progress payments for active construction and professional services.

The subcommittee approved a pay application from the tower construction contractor (application No. 7) for Dunn's Corner and Springbrook in the amount read into the record as $604,943.95; meeting minutes show this application brings the total billed to date to roughly the mid-30-percent range of the contract. The subcommittee also approved a pay application from G Industries (pay application No. 5) for State Street Elementary in the amount read as $588,559.08 (reported in the meeting as about 15% of that contract).

Other approved items included a professional-services invoice from DBVW (invoice 2318-20) for Dunn's Corner and Springbrook for $29,767.22; two TSKP invoices for State Street (230601-17 for $12,678.11 and 230601-18 for $12,679.18 as read in the meeting); commissioning services billed through Collier’s Project Leaders totaling $8,063.75 (broken down in the packet to Springbrook $1,155; Dunn's Corner $1,320 and $3,846.25; State Street $1,742.50); and Prime Consulting testing and inspection invoices totaling $27,900 (State Street $25,164 and Springbrook $2,736).

The committee also approved Downs Construction Corporation invoice No. 17 for owner’s-project-manager services through January 2025, shown in the packet at $19,537.50 with line-item allocations for Dunn's Corner, Springbrook, State Street and the capital improvements Stage 2 application.

All motions to approve the listed invoices and pay applications were moved, seconded and carried unanimously, with the subcommittee recording aye votes and no recorded opposition.

Votes at a glance - Tower construction pay application No. 7 (Dunn's Corner & Springbrook): $604,943.95 — approved (unanimous) - G Industries pay application No. 5 (State Street): $588,559.08 — approved (unanimous) - DBVW professional services invoice 2318-20 (Dunn's Corner & Springbrook): $29,767.22 — approved (unanimous) - TSKP invoice 230601-17 (State Street): $12,678.11 — approved (unanimous) - TSKP invoice 230601-18 (State Street through 02/05/2025): $12,679.18 (as read) — approved (unanimous) - Collier’s Project Leaders commissioning invoices (aggregate): $8,063.75 — approved (unanimous) - Prime Consulting testing & inspection invoices (aggregate): $27,900 — approved (unanimous) - Downs Construction Corp. invoice No. 17 (OPM services through Jan. 2025): $19,537.50 — approved (unanimous)

The approvals allow contractors and consultants to be paid for work completed through the end of January 2025 and keep construction and oversight activities funded while the subcommittee continues to monitor schedule and budget performance.

The subcommittee moved on after the approvals to receive the owner’s-project-manager and architect updates, change orders and other construction items on the agenda.