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Gloucester High renovation: under‑slab pipes, kitchen work and terrazzo use up contingency; $1.3M remains
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Hartley updated the boards on renovation progress, saying contractors uncovered widespread failing ductile iron piping, required kitchen and under‑slab replacements, and Terrazzo relaying; contingency has fallen from roughly $5.2 million to $1.3 million.
Gloucester County school officials updated the boards on the ongoing Gloucester High School renovation and contingency usage, saying a string of unforeseen infrastructure repairs — chiefly failed under‑slab piping and extensive kitchen and utility work — has reduced the project contingency from roughly $5.2 million to about $1.3 million.
Deputy Superintendent Joe Hartley presented photographs and described field discoveries where workers encountered failing ductile‑iron stormwater and wastewater pipes dating to the 1970s. Hartley said crews had to saw‑cut terrazzo and concrete floors and excavate under slabs in multiple…
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