Toms River updates referendum projects, boiler and High School East water issue

During the Buildings & Grounds committee update, facilities staff provided progress reports on referendum and new projects across the district and answered board questions about specific repairs and closeouts.

Mr. Wagner said many referendum projects are near completion but still have punch-list items. High School East is essentially complete pending final closeout paperwork and payment requisitions; the district expects change-order credits on final payment requisitions. Grouped work at High School South still has mechanical items to resolve. Staff described a boiler replacement and scoping work for the Early Learning Center with a co-op vendor and said freeze-stat installations and front-office mechanical replacements were completed to reduce continuous water use.

Staff also described an issue at High School East where a front-office cooling system used chilled water that was not returned, causing water waste; in-house HVAC staff identified and remediated the condition. At site 196 (window replacement at West Over on Washington Street) the contractor expects delivery of windows next week and will schedule after-hours work. At 123 Walnut Street, additional testing was ordered for well monitoring after site-remediation advice; the county superintendent approved an alternate method of compliance for one year for conditions tied to an earlier approval the board had granted.

Staff reported smaller in‑house repairs (for example, replacement of a 60-horsepower motor in the bubble structure) and said returned referendum credits will be used for additional smaller projects. The board asked for updates on two recently reported broken windows and on the status of stadium lighting issues raised during public comment; staff said vendors are scheduled to address specialty-glass replacements and will inspect athletic-field lighting.