7/30/1996 SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Minutes

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Construction Progress/Auditorium (continued) page 2 channels to make them well aware of the work status . Paul said the Academic Winch will be finished on time with no problem. We have already told everyone that we feel the auditorium will not be ready; we also said the last area that may not be ready is the kitchen. To date, his feeling remains the same. Discussion followed. Paul said the dining area will be ready as soon as the ceiling is washed and painted; this will eliminate eating in the classrooms , labs, etc . Paul explained that the one question to deal with is at what stage the job is done so that we can accept the building subject to a few rooms. Upon question from Tom regarding keys , Paul informed they should be given to the architect as part of "project close-out" ; he feels Chartwell should be there as a method of making sure we have everything so that there is a nice coordination with the Building Maintenance people. Paul pointed out that the drawings show we are really dealing with two separate buildings . . . the fire door could be pulled down to lock off one building. He has spoken with the electric contractor ' s foreman and the sprinkler contractor; both feel there is no problem. It is just a matter of all these other miscellaneous trades completing their work to allow us to open up . that wing of the building . We still have 4 weeks ; Stone ' s substantial completion date is August 23rd. We have seen a remarkable difference these past 4 weeks . . . a lot of work has been completed . . . we need to keep pushing to get the remaining work finished. More discussion followed concerning the stops in work in various areas . Paul explained that although these stops have only been a few days , he recently let David Patrick know that they have become major hurdles when we are down to only 30 days . David agreed and will definitely look into the matter. His count and Paul ' s count of the weekend staffing is much different. Upon question of what ramifications there may be upon missing the substantial completion date, Paul explained that, basically, it calls for penalties including damages ; however, it will be a tough number to see until we get down to the end. The damages could include a number of items ; he feels this will become a litigation issue. Upon question about furniture delivery arrangements , Manny informed there will be 5 truck loads starting on August 12th; the student furniture is assembled and will come off the trucks in designated storage locations because the classroom space will not accommodate all of it. Paul feels there should be no problem with the classroom furniture; he explained they should be out of that Academic Wing by August 12th. At present, the worst areas are the E Wing and the stairwells; the stairwells only require painting and some punch list items . Upon question, Paul explained that once the punch list items are completed in each classroom, the classrooms will be free to put in the furniture.