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Norwich Township opens Station 83 but retains contractor funds over unfinished work
Summary
Station 83 began operations in December 2003, but trustees have kept retainage and scheduled a Dec. 30 meeting after raising concerns about concrete repairs, parking-lot issues, missing blinds, landscaping and moisture in the elevator pit; retainage for Triad CM was held at 5%.
Norwich Township’s new Station 83 began operations Dec. 4, 2003, but trustees stopped short of releasing final builder payments amid a list of outstanding construction and finishing defects. In late December the board sent a formal letter to Triad CM asking for corrective action and kept a 5% retainage on the contractor’s pay until punch-list items were resolved.
Trustees cited multiple unresolved items: parking-lot defects, concrete repairs, missing cross bars on windows, missing mini blinds in bunk and meeting rooms, unfinished terrazzo floors, landscaping that the board considered incomplete or poorly executed, and persistent moisture in the elevator pit. The trustees decided that certain contractors (ACE and Central Command) could have their retainage reduced to 2% where their scopes were largely complete, but Triad CM and other primary contractors will retain 5% until the board accepts the building in full.
The board scheduled a meeting at Station 83 on Dec. 30 to review punch-list items and seek commitments from contractors. A Dec. 22 letter to Triad asked the contractor to propose solutions and make repairs to the township’s satisfaction. The minutes record a firm stance: "No more monies will be paid to anyone until all punch list items are finished and the Trustees accept the building with all items fixed," reflecting the trustees’ insistence on complete corrections before final payment.
Station 83’s opening has proceeded alongside many related purchases: trustees approved a phone system, base radio station, EMS reporting computers, medic intercoms, fitness equipment and furniture during 2003. That procurement activity reflects efforts to make the new facility operational even while construction finalization continues.
Trustees set an open house for Dec. 21 and moved some regular meetings to the new station for greater public access; they also arranged a Dec. 30 meeting to press contractors for final fixes and to decide on any further withholding of payments. A final decision on retainage reductions will depend on whether the contractors complete the corrective work to the board’s satisfaction.
