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Central Falls high school construction advances; $3.0 million invoice submitted
Summary
Project team reported ongoing exterior and interior work, radon mitigation installation and a $2,972,953.60 invoice; purchase orders for furniture and equipment were issued to lock 2024 pricing.
Construction and design representatives told the Central Falls School Building Committee that work at the new high school is moving forward, with roofing, exterior sheathing, interior framing, HVAC and electrical work underway and a $2,972,953.60 invoice submitted for the month.
The project update, presented to the committee by Erica from the OPM/architect project team, said crews installed exterior sheathing and roof elements and that sub-slab depressurization systems for radon mitigation are being installed on the building's first floor. Erica also reported active framing, electrical and HVAC work and estimated as many as 80 people on-site on a typical day.
The update matters because it signals continued construction progress and ongoing contractor activity at the site, and the project team told the committee that they issued purchase orders for furniture, fixtures and equipment before year-end to lock in 2024 pricing.
Erica said AI3 and BRATE have been coordinating on finish board selections and expect to present a comprehensive finishes package to the district in the coming week to allow final selections for colors and materials. The project team also reported no new budget adjustments or change orders from the prior month, and that central change orders remain under review.
On project finances, the committee was told the month’s invoice is submission number 17 for $2,972,953.60 and includes payments to the architect team AI3, commissioning agent Steven Turner, Prime Consulting and other third-party consultants.
Committee members asked about next design milestones: the project team said roof completion will enable more visible interior progress over the next month or two. The update also noted ongoing tracking of NBE (non-bidding/excluded?) metrics and contingency logs; no new contingency items were reported at this meeting.
The construction team said they continue to coordinate forthcoming deliverables and will provide further schedule detail as roofing and interior work progress.
