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Staff report progress on Phase 3B1 STEM addition and Enfield Elementary facade; bids for Phase 3B0.2 moved to Nov. 5

Ithaca City School District Facilities & Finance Committee · October 22, 2025
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Summary

Travis Randall, the district's construction project manager, told the committee that the Ithaca High School STEM addition is taking shape, with a new roof and mechanical systems in place and interior masonry and mechanical work underway, and that the district has set a Nov. 5 bid opening for the next phase of projects.

Travis Randall, construction project manager for campus construction, told the Facilities & Finance Committee that work on Phase 3B1 of the Ithaca High School capital program is advancing and showed photos of the new STEM/physics roof, installed mechanical equipment and interior block work.

Randall said the new roof connects the STEM addition (Area E) to Area C and includes a corridor that will improve circulation between the cafeteria and gym. Interior work he showed includes mechanical piping and electrical conduit in the new auto-shop and STEM spaces; masonry (CMU) walls remain a work in progress and window and vapor‑barrier installation are upcoming items.

Photos of Corridor E27 showed partially installed ceilings and lighting and ceramic wall tile being set on one side. Randall said the space is being phased for early use even as finishing work continues.

Randall also described exterior facade work at Enfield Elementary: crews have added a new entry sidewalk and ADA ramp from the bus loop, installed new windows above the cafeteria's low roof, removed an older glazed tile surface, and are preparing for a wall panel system with z-channel and vapor barrier. Structural steel column work remains ongoing.

On schedule matters, Randall said staff have moved the bid opening for Phase 3B0.2 to Nov. 5 to allow contractors additional time to prepare bids; staff expect robust participation and said letters of recommendation will go to the board so the district can vote on awards at the Nov. 20 board meeting. Randall added that, if schedule and bids align, construction is targeted to begin in 2026.

Randall and other staff framed these projects as funded by the 2019 voter-approved capital referendum. They said staff are tracking encumbrances and contingency needs so the district can identify unallocated funds that might be repurposed for high-priority items as bids arrive.

No formal board action was recorded during the presentation beyond the scheduling direction and the plan to bring recommendation letters and contract awards to the board for a public vote.