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Redding Middle School near completion; board approves related change orders and bond conversions
Summary
District construction manager reported Redding Middle School will open on schedule; the board approved two bond conversions, several change orders and set a ribbon-cutting date for Aug. 27.
District construction staff reported Aug. 12 that the new Redding Middle School is largely complete, functional and on budget, and the board approved several capital-related items tied to the project.
Construction manager Lewis Redding and project lead Keith Hopkins showed photos of completed interiors and described near-term work: final paving of a back parking lot starting next week, sidewalk installation, topsoil and sod placement, and fencing to separate construction zones. Hopkins said the building is "functional" and that the district has certificates of occupancy for areas needed to start school operations.
Hopkins told the board the plan for arrival and dismissal separates car drop-off from buses and walkers. The board scheduled a ribbon cutting for Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 5:30 p.m.
On capital finances the board voted to convert two bond anticipation notes to bonds (no new debt). Chuck Longfellow said the converted bonds are already being paid through the district's debt-service fund and the underlying referendums that previously authorized the debt. The board approved conversion of a 2025 series note with principal $18,700,798 at an interest rate cited as 4.09% and a 2022 series note converting $5,424,500 at 2.28%; both conversions keep existing payment schedules.
Construction change orders were also approved. Hopkins said the items include an additional stormwater-management product for about $37,000 and a clarification on light fixtures costing roughly $70,000; he told the board those items remain within the project's budget and schedule.
The board also approved a separate motion to accept after-school activity bus bids (one bid per route was common) and several routine personnel and field-trip items during the same meeting.
Board members encouraged the public to attend the ribbon-cutting and congratulated construction staff for delivering a school the district described as ready for the upcoming year.
