Norwich building committee hears multi-school construction updates and approves change orders

The Norwich Building Committee on July 15 reviewed construction progress across the district's four active school projects, heard updated cost and schedule figures and approved a set of change orders and contract reconciliations for Greenville and Stanton schools.

Committee members voted unanimously to approve three PCOs for the Greenville project and a separate package of alternates and PCOs for the Stanton project. During the meeting CSG and design and construction teams reported that payment request No. 9 for both Stanton and Greenville has been approved by the state but the city had not yet received the funds, and that drilling and blasting work at Greenville began in mid-July.

Why it matters: The decisions approved by the committee allocate additional contract funds and reconcile work that was not fully priced at the time the contractors' guaranteed maximum prices (GMPs) were set. The committee's actions allow the projects to proceed with approved electrical and site-work revisions, bleacher and sign alternates, and other previously reviewed items while keeping the overall program within the grant-authorized funding envelope, according to staff reports.

Most important actions and vote results

- The committee approved PCOs 12, 14 and 15 for the Greenville project by unanimous roll-call vote (see vote record below). Those items include alternates for telescoping bleachers and concrete curb revisions and a reconciliation for general trades and millwork…