Cornwall board reports Triton named construction manager; spring bond planning begins

The Cornwall Central School District Board of Education reported that Triton Construction has been approved as the district's new construction manager and has begun work to assemble projects to present to voters in a spring bond referendum.

Jim, speaking for the facilities committee, said the committee interviewed two firms after an RFP and "we were able to approve Triton as a new construction manager." He said Triton has begun work and that committee members John and Walter Moran scheduled a kickoff meeting with the firm.

The board combined an architects' building condition survey with the committee's existing project list to create a single master list for the construction manager to review. Jim said the goal is to refine that list and identify projects to put before voters in the spring.

Committee minutes and discussion also flagged immediate maintenance needs. "This boiler is no good. We need a new fire alarm in this building," Jim said, and he emphasized the district is keeping long-term space constraints in view as it plans capital work. The facilities committee raised the possibility of additions to existing buildings or, in the long term, a fourth elementary school, but no decision or binding direction on that topic was made at the meeting.

The board's report noted the Oct. 27 special board meeting where Triton was approved; that approval was reported as an action already taken rather than a vote held during the regular meeting.

The board will continue meetings with the construction manager and expects to present a recommended list of bond projects to voters in advance of any referendum.