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District withholds payment and issues punch list after widespread concrete defects at multiple schools
Summary
Facilities staff detailed extensive concrete defects across several projects, said the district is withholding roughly 20% of final payment to the contractor, is applying liquidated damages, and plans winter safety measures with permanent repairs next spring.
Tim Hague, the district's facilities director, gave a detailed account of construction-quality issues on recent concrete work performed under a contract with WM Welch and subcontractor Summit Concrete. Hague said the district, working with Architects West and WM Welch, has identified numerous deficiencies including hand-carved ADA lines, a 6- to 8-inch lip creating a trip hazard at Spirit Lake stairs, cracking…
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