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Annandale board hears facilities update: track surfacing delayed; bid set for dehumidification project
Summary
An architect told the board that a high-school track surfacing contractor milled asphalt too deep, prompting third-party testing and patching; final surfacing awaits consistent 50°F weather. Separately, a dehumidification and mechanical improvement project is out for bids with a public opening set for Nov. 11.
The Annandale Public School District board received a facilities update describing construction challenges on the high-school track and an upcoming public bid for mechanical improvements.
Caitlin Chambers, an architect with Wold, told the board crews identified an area on the track that had been milled down "too far to be structurally stable." The district sent a "suspected nonconforming work letter" to the contractor and retained Brown Intertech for third-party testing; that firm determined the proposed patching would meet design requirements and the contractor has completed patching work.
Chambers said the district is "waiting for weather to be consistently at a 50 degree temperature for the final surfacing to happen" and that the surfacing work may need two days and will be scheduled in a suitable weather window. She noted remaining concrete work around jumping-event areas and replacement of old timbers with concrete curbing to better hold sand in long- and triple-jump pits.
Separately, Chambers reported the dehumidification and mechanical-improvement project at the high school is on the street for contractor review; a formal public bid opening is scheduled Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the district office.
Board members asked about winter exposure risks if surfacing is postponed; Chambers said leaving the milled base exposed over winter would not jeopardize structural integrity, though the surfacing provides the running surface for athletes. The district will monitor weather and continue daily site observations while completing remaining concrete and surfacing work.
