North Ridgeville board gets construction update; approves soils-removal amendment for new high school

The North Ridgeville City Board of Education on Oct. 21 heard an update on the district's construction program — including near completion of a new transportation and maintenance center and site preparation for a new high school — and approved a contract amendment to remove and properly dispose of unsuitable soils discovered during site work.

The construction presentation was led by Bill Sherman of Hammond Construction and by Claire Bank of TDA Architecture. Bill Sherman, with Hammond Construction, told the board the transportation and maintenance center on the north side of campus is nearing completion and crews are preparing the high school site. "I'm with Hammond Construction," Sherman said when introducing himself; during his remarks he described the transportation/maintenance center as essentially finished and said the district could occupy the new facility as early as December, with final completion expected in January. He said construction of the new high school is scheduled to begin in early spring — around March — with a target completion in 2028 and demolition of the existing high school to follow in summer or early fall of that year.

The design team reported that design work is wrapping up, that the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) package is under review by Hammond Construction, and that final construction documents for the high school are expected to be issued in early December. Site work completed so far includes…