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Bond-construction updates show progress at Richmond High School career center, Live Oak Field and site work
Summary
Facilities manager reported progress on Live Oak Field drainage and paving repairs, demolition and drainage at former tennis courts, construction of an applied skills wing and career-center restroom renovations, plus a one-week flooring delay due to moisture; contractors are working extended schedules to meet the start-of-school timeline.
Richmond Community Schools staff told trustees on July 15 that bond-funded work at Richmond High School and athletic sites is progressing, though some items slipped by roughly a week.
Brad Walton, presenting the bond project update, said the Live Oak practice field moved forward after early soil and compaction issues and that the south end zone paving was damaged during installation and is being fully replaced. He reported completion of tennis-court demolition and approval of new drainage plans, installation of conduit for the scoreboard, and that field-event facilities (discus, shot-put areas) have been installed.
"The applied skills wing over RHS is coming along beautifully," Walton said, describing finished wall tiling, cabinetry installation in the kitchen area and ongoing painting. He said the secured front entrance experienced drywall and paint delays and that some doors remain backordered; the secured entrance will be functional but some finish work is delayed until mid-August.
Walton described a flooring delay in the career center that required grinding concrete and applying an epoxy coating to achieve warranty conditions. "We lost about a week with it," he said, adding that contractors are working six- or seven-day schedules where necessary to keep the overall program on track.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about HVAC turnover and where the grinder work occurred; Walton said mechanical upgrades have not been fully turned over to the district and that three different systems exist across the high school, with some individual units still unreplaced. He also said the jobsite faced a moisture-content issue that set back flooring installation but that the schedule still targets occupancy for the school year.
Board members and staff noted additional site work: drainage between the track and end zone, new discus putter areas, and replacement of water fountains and tiling in the cafeteria corridors. Walton also said the career center restroom renovations revealed behind-the-wall plumbing and that tiling and drywall work are underway.
Next steps: staff will continue to monitor subcontractor schedules and report updates; some finish work (doors, paint) may extend into mid-August but the district expects the major systems to be operational for the start of school.
No formal vote was required for the update; trustees used the presentation time for technical questions and to confirm timelines for contractor turnover and occupancy.
