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OSF asks Sumter School District to advance ADA parking work at Crestwood to secure occupancy
Summary
After inspections by the South Carolina Department of Education Office of School Facilities, district staff recommended moving accessibility work and grading from a later phase into phase 2 of the Crestwood athletic project so the district can obtain a letter of occupancy without increasing the approved phase 2 budget.
Sumter School District finance staff told the board that the South Carolina Department of Education Office of School Facilities (OSF) recommended moving a portion of Crestwood High School's planned phase 3 work into phase 2 so the district can obtain a letter of occupancy.
“OSF...are recommending that we, move a portion of phase 3 up to phase 2. It will not increase the cost for phase 2 because, remember, phase 2 has been approved to the tune of $1,565,000,” Shatika L. Spearman, chief finance officer, told the committee. Spearman said the portion OSF wants moved up is roughly $300,000 and relates to additional graded grass-area parking and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) parking that must include van-accessible spaces.
The district has completed phase 1 work — drainage, turf installation, track resurfacing, bleachers…
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