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Hingham School Committee approves emergency roof repairs at South Elementary; $65,927.55 charged to extraordinary capital repair fund
Summary
The Hingham School Committee on Sept. 29 approved using $65,927.55 from the town's extraordinary capital repair fund to cover part of emergency roof repairs at South Elementary School.
The Hingham School Committee on Sept. 29 approved using $65,927.55 from the town's extraordinary capital repair fund to cover part of emergency roof repairs at South Elementary School.
Matthew Mann, director of facilities for Hingham Public Schools, told the committee crews discovered extensive corrosion in corrugated structural steel above the south building while vendors were installing new rooftop units (RTUs). Mann said structural engineers from Habib and Associates and the roofing vendor Enterprise opened the roof and found sections where the steel were compromised, including “tiny little dots” of daylight showing through the assembly. Mann said the work was urgent because…
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