District contractors say steel is up on new high school; bus garage targeted for early August despite weather delays
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Project managers told the Kings Board that steel work is underway on the new high school, the bus garage is scheduled to open by early August, and crews plan weekend work to recover roughly five lost days from recent winter weather.
Contractors updating the Kings Local Board of Education said steel erection for the new high school is progressing and the district is targeting an early‑August opening for the bus garage, but recent winter weather cost roughly five workdays.
Project representatives (identified in the transcript as Mister Spinner and Mister Lucky) said they are focused on schedule milestones, reviewing bids for turf, bleachers and dugout materials, and completing earthworks and topsoil stripping on the south property acquired from Kings Island. Spinner told the board: “We lost 5,” when asked about weather‑related lost days, and added teams will work weekends to regain schedule time.
The presenters described the bus‑parking move as the critical path item: they must relocate bus parking to allow the remainder of site work and to meet the August target. The administration said contractors HGC and architectural partner SHP are coordinating milestones to get the bus garage and classroom wing ready for the start of the school year.
Board members asked about contingency funds and schedule risk; project staff said contingency and carryover funds remain in play and that the district will be monitoring the schedule closely.
What’s next: district staff offered to schedule site tours when conditions permit and will return with procurement and schedule updates as they become available.
