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Officials report repairs and urge close monitoring of Lowell High School contingency
Summary
Project managers told the City Council that recent gymnasium and building defects have been addressed, recommended quarterly presentations to the council, and confirmed remaining contingency funds but warned of potential cost events tied to unforeseen conditions during demolition.
City and construction officials told the Lowell City Council Tuesday that most of the gymnasium issues raised earlier have been repaired, but councilors pressed for continued oversight of the project's contingency as demolition work revealed unforeseen conditions.
Skanska and Suffolk representatives gave a status update on Lowell High School construction and committed to providing the council with the same monthly materials the School Building Committee receives and to quarterly presentations to the council.
"There are no leaks in that new roof, and there is no mold in the new Freshman Academy," said a representative for the design‑construction team, addressing concerns raised at a prior meeting. The team described repairs to a misaligned gym entrance glass, replaced locker‑room lock sets, corrected a leaking…
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