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District reports construction progress, one red and one yellow project; fleet aging raises replacement planning
Summary
Beaufort County School District construction staff reported mostly green status for 2019 and 2023 bond projects but flagged a red status at Robert Small Leadership Academy and a yellow for Will Branch Early College High School related to contractor documentation; operations staff showed vehicle fleet aging and an asset-management rollout to prioritize replacements.
BEAUFORT, S.C. — At the July 23 joint operations and finance meeting, district construction staff gave monthly updates on bond-referendum projects and district operations.
Construction leadership reported one red traffic light for the 2019 bond at Robert Small Leadership Academy because of remaining site-subcontractor work (decommissioning of a force main and water/sewer meter installations); the contractor JD Dunn missed its substantial-completion date and the district issued a notice of potential liquidated damages at $750 per calendar day, a cost the director said is currently running "a little more than $68,000 and counting." The…
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