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Superintendent says new high school to move into vertical work; footers, cafeteria, gym and auditorium foundations complete
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bennett reported that footers and foundations for the district's new high school are complete and wall pours are expected soon; he said crews will begin lifting walls within about 15 days and noted conduit and rebar work already in place.
Superintendent Dr. Bennett told the school board that construction of the district's new high school has reached the stage where vertical work will begin. He said footers have been poured for the main building, cafeteria, gym and auditorium and that crews expect to start pouring walls on Friday, with wall lifting to begin in roughly 15 days.
"If you look at the walls right now, they've every area where conduit needs to be run, it's run," Dr. Bennett said, calling attention to the amount of rebar in the walls. He added, "I believe those walls will stand 200 mile an hour winds." The superintendent described much of the work so far as below-grade (footers and conduit) and said the next weeks will show visible vertical progress.
Board members did not take formal action on the construction update; members received the report during the meeting's new business and discussion period. Dr. Bennett also explained the payment-application process for construction invoices: as each stage of work is reached, a payment application is submitted and later a purchase order is processed to issue payment.
The board's next procedural steps on capital projects were not specified during the update. No timeline for final completion or change orders was provided.
