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Project team: Central High punch list shrinking; committee approves $1.09M bond reimbursement
Summary
Owners’ project managers told the school building committee that Central High School’s punch list is shrinking after a temporary certificate of occupancy, and the committee approved a $1,090,811.39 bond reimbursement tied to FF&E and technology purchases.
The school building committee received an update from the owner’s project management and architect team on Central High School construction and approved a $1,090,811.39 bond reimbursement tied to furniture and technology. Eric, representing the owner’s project management and architect team, told the committee the high school "update is starting to shrink" and that the project received its temporary certificate of occupancy on Feb. 19.
Eric said the contractor is addressing three items identified by the building official and is continuing to work down a punch list the team described as "just under 1000 items," a milestone the project team called significant. He said site finish work is underway: sod is being reinstalled in disturbed areas, final plantings are being installed, and rooftop and wood decking work is scheduled over April vacation so it will not disrupt students.
On budget metrics, Eric reported the project’s total budget (excluding site acquisition) as $108,000,000 and said owner-contingency tracking currently shows about $136,000 of unused contingency, noting that final project change orders (PCCOs) and accounting could change that number. He also reported MBE/WBE participation for the high school at 14.61% of the total project.
The committee also heard that Narragansett Improvement Company was the lowest qualified bidder for the track and field; the company was in final negotiations to be under contract and had already begun vendor onboarding in advance of contract award.
Before adjourning the meeting, the committee voted to approve bond requisition under bond number 33 for the Central High School reimbursement request. Sam Bradner said the reimbursement request was for $1,090,811.39 and covers FF&E and technology procurements the project team is bringing into the building. The motion to approve the invoice was made by a committee member and seconded; the committee approved payment by voice vote.
The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. The meeting record shows that project closeout work, punch-list reduction, procurement of remaining items and final PCCOs remain tasks for the team going forward.
