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CTE construction nears final site work as phased turnovers proceed, staff says
Summary
Contractors and district staff reported major progress at the new CTE facility: earthwork largely complete, turn lanes and a fire water line installed, brick and roofing advancing, and phased classroom/shop turnovers underway with punch lists and commissioning continuing.
The Roanoke County School Board heard a progress update Sept. 4 on the county's career and technical education facility, where staff and contractors reported the project is moving into final site and interior work. "We've got about 150 people on site," said Wes Mitchell, a presenter for the construction team, reporting that major earth-moving is largely finished and that drivers can now see the building's final site contours.
Mitchell said crews installed a left-turn lane on Peters Creek and a turn lane on Alpine Drive, and that an 8-inch fire water line in front of the school went in within the past two weeks. "Around the front of the school, all those storm structures are in," he said, adding that crews were finishing areas of rock excavation in the east where an east parking lot will go.
Work inside the building is advancing in multiple areas. Mitchell described completed and near-complete work in the building trades and HVAC shops, ongoing CMU wall construction, insulation, ductwork and painting, and that roofing work in Area A is mostly done. "Steel erection and welding are ongoing in area B and C, and we'll have a topping out with that coming up," he said.
Board members asked technical questions about exterior metal framing and z-girts, and about the timing of HVAC commissioning when older equipment is being reused. Mitchell said commissioning is being done in phases because some equipment is being reused and the full system cannot be commissioned until later in the schedule.
Todd Cagle, who led subsequent updates, said the project team has begun phased turnovers of completed spaces. "We handed over a few phases," he said, noting ceilings, painting and restroom work have been finished in several handed-over areas and that punch-list items remain small and addressable. Cagle said power transfer from the utility was expected in roughly 10 days for one area and that furniture and cabinets were being delivered for completed spaces.
Cagle and Mitchell said Skanska and district staff maintain on-site quality-control processes and named project managers on site to review punch lists and structural issues as they arise. Staff asked the board to expect additional turnovers and to monitor commissioning results as contractors complete the remaining roofing, site storm structures and final interior finishes.
The board did not take formal action; staff said they would return with consent-items and acceptance paperwork as spaces are formally accepted.
