Liberty Curtain Elementary on track overall but faces potential year-long switchgear delay, contractor providing temporary fix

Jeff Straub, project manager for Crabtree, told the Keystone Central School Board Facilities Committee on Feb. 25 that construction of Liberty Curtain Elementary is progressing well but faces a potential long delay for the building—s permanent electrical switchgear.

"Time wise, we're 72% through the project. But as far as budget, we're 80% through the project right now," Straub said, summarizing construction progress and cost tracking. He said the manufacturer for the required switchgear has pushed deliveries nationally and that the district learned that the permanent switchgear may not arrive for up to a year. "The electrician has a temporary switchgear that he's installing temporarily," Straub said, adding the electrician is taking responsibility for that unit and that "you will not be paying any lease charges for that. Essentially, he's taking, ownership of this as a as his responsibility." Straub said he had not heard of…