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Springbrook principal’s requests for office repaint and classroom flooring prompt cost and timing questions
Summary
Contractors and the subcommittee discussed a principal’s request to restore the painting scope in the Springbrook administration suite, and a larger request to replace flooring in seven kindergarten classrooms; the subcommittee asked staff to gather contractor availability and cost details before deciding.
The Springbrook Elementary principal asked the Westerly School Building Subcommittee to reconsider a prior credit and restore painting (rather than the previously approved pared-back scope) in the administration area, and to consider a separate request to replace flooring in seven kindergarten classrooms.
Why it matters: The requests would add work and cost to the Springbrook summer schedule. The subcommittee emphasized that moisture mitigation and contractor availability are higher priorities, and asked staff to return with firm prices and subcontractor availability before taking action.
What was discussed: Project representatives told the committee they previously issued a credit of $2,544 for change-order work related to wall covering removal but the principal asked the team to return to the painting scope that had been in the contract. The project manager estimated that restoring the painting scope and addressing potential wall-repair work could cost about $15,000 on top of returning the $2,544 credit.
On classroom flooring, the subcommittee heard that the seven kindergarten rooms total 5,251 square feet and that a unit price in the contract for floor replacement is $20 per square foot. Committee members noted that at that unit price the total cost would be roughly in the “hundred-thousand” range and asked whether the work could be deferred or bundled with other floors. Contractors said material and subcontractor availability is tight for summer 2025 and that the moisture-mitigation process is labor- and time-intensive (strip, dry, apply mitigation, dry, Ardex top coat, install new LVT), making a reliable two-week turnaround unlikely.
Committee direction: The subcommittee did not authorize added work at the meeting. Members asked staff to: (1) obtain a written availability confirmation and pricing from the flooring subcontractor, (2) confirm whether materials can be procured in time, and (3) return with a cost recommendation. Subcommittee members suggested moisture mitigation for classrooms should take priority over cosmetic work in the administration suite.
Other Springbrook items: The committee also discussed mini-split installations: capital staff said that all seven kindergarten classrooms are scheduled to receive mini-split units this summer as part of the moisture/comfort work.
Speakers quoted included Ashley Prester (project representative) and committee members. The subcommittee expects an updated contractor response and pricing at its next meeting; the presenter said they would return with an emailed subcontractor availability confirmation.
