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Lakeville police station construction largely on track despite brief schedule delay
Summary
Committee heard a construction update showing exterior and site work progressing, a roughly five-day schedule slip, and contingency plans to speed interior work once the roof is closed in.
Lakeville Police Station Building Committee members were told on Nov. 7 that major exterior and site work on the new station is progressing and that the general contractor is roughly five days behind the original project baseline but expects to catch up.
Committee members heard that outbuilding roof trusses, some exterior trim and asphalt shingles have been installed, rough electrical inspection has been approved and masonry work on the sally-port is about 70 percent complete. The site contractor has installed catch basins, roof drainage piping, septic and propane tanks, and site grading is under way; the contractor’s goal remains to place the asphalt binder coat by the end of the month.
The committee was told the contractor is approximately five days behind his initial schedule but has float built into the timeline. “He’s about 5 days behind of that target date. … He thinks he can make it up,” the construction representative said. Committee members pressed whether the contractor had a formal recovery plan; staff said the contractor expects productivity to increase once the main roof is sheathed and the building is heated.
The contractor reported exterior metal studs and insulated panels are being installed on the main building, most wood roof trusses are in place, and roof sheathing, trim and shingles are due in the coming weeks. Electrical conduit work is continuing and a state 9-1-1, General Dynamics and Verizon review of the site communications room raised no issues, staff said.
Committee members also discussed a nationwide framing labor shortage on multiple projects and noted that framing crews at this site have sometimes been small. “They’re trying to get more framers there,” a committee member said. Staff replied that framers are subcontractors to the general contractor and that the committee has no direct contractual leverage over that subcontractor; the general contractor is responsible for meeting schedule obligations.
The construction representative said the contractor and project team discussed winter work options, including tenting, to preserve schedule if weather worsens. The committee will continue to monitor schedule and productivity as exterior enclosure work progresses.
