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Glendale officials report continued progress, schedule risk on downtown campus reinvestment project
Summary
City staff said construction on the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project is moving forward with major systems installed and masonry work due in February, while unexpected structural repairs have added time and potential schedule risk; staff gave a Q1 2026 target for substantial completion.
Don Bessler, Glendale’s director of engineering, told the City Council during a Jan. 28 workshop that work at the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project (DCRP) is advancing and that the city is in its 29th monthly update on the project.
Bessler said the site currently has “about 85 full time workers” and that crews were installing exterior sheeting, vertical MEP shafts and interior framing. “The masonry’s delivered and you’re gonna start seeing the actual brickwork going up in February,” he said. He added that rooftop units had been procured under a previously approved guaranteed maximum price and would be screened for noise and aesthetics.
The update emphasized…
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