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Construction on new Holyoke school nears July substantial completion; ribbon cutting set for Aug. 14
Summary
Officials reported rapid progress on the new Holyoke City school building, including installed windows, an active FF&E and technology procurement process, and remediation of isolated window test failures. The committee set a ribbon-cutting for Aug. 14 with a rain date of Aug. 15.
Chris, a staff member, said construction at the new Holyoke City school is progressing rapidly and that the project’s substantial completion date is “coming up July 1.”
The construction update covered remaining submittals and requests for information (RFIs), ongoing cost-control reviews, and quality inspections across site work and interior finishes. Chris said furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) procurement is under way and that furniture deliveries are expected sometime after July 1. Technology procurement and vendor quotes are also in progress and “looking good,” he said.
The project team reported that exterior windows have been fully installed and that the contract requires air and water infiltration testing on a sample of the windows. Chris said the team has conducted roughly 10 tests so far and that “we've had some minimal failures on probably half of them,” adding that manufacturer and installer representatives…
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