Information/Action taking place at
January 8, 2008, Board of Education meeting

BOND PROJECTS
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Bond Project Manager Keith Maready updated the Board on several projects.

Atlantic Elementary – The HVAC renovation work is nearly complete. Inspections and operation demonstrations will conclude this month.

Beaufort Middle – HVAC equipment and materials are being received. The contractor is continuing with equipment receiving and preliminary work in preparation for summer work.

Broad Creek Middle – The HVAC contractor is processing submittals for review and will mobilize in the coming weeks.

Croatan High Auditorium – Mr. Maready said progress is being made on the design of the auditorium. Additional time will be needed.

East Carteret High – Window installation scheduled to take place during the Christmas break did not proceed as planned because of a personnel shortage on the part of the contractor. The roofing project is progressing without problems and is on track to be completed in late April. Construction of the new building is progressing well. The completion target remains in August 2008, however Mr. Maready noted it was an aggressive target and the contract commitment for completion was actually November 2008.

Harkers Island Elementary – The HVAC renovation work is nearly complete. Inspections and operation demonstrations will conclude this month. Mr. Maready noted staff members were exploring putting some type of screening in front of the roof units.

Morehead City Middle – Window replacement will be completed next week. Contracts for the HVAC renovation project are in place and the submittal process has begun.

Morehead City Primary – Contracts for the HVAC renovation project are in place and the submittal process has begun.

Newport Elementary – The HVAC renovation project and the new construction project continue to move forward. The HVAC project will continue through June 2008 and the new construction project will continue through August 2008. The CMU walls on the new building are complete. The roof structure is in place and the veneer is in progress. The new classroom addition will be ready to occupy in the fall of 2008. The roof replacement project continues to make progress without complication.

Smyrna Elementary – The HVAC renovation project continues to move forward and is on target for an April 2008 completion. The window replacement work project scheduled to take place during the Christmas break did not take place because of a lack of personnel on the part of the contractor.

West Carteret High – Demolition of the track is complete and the new stone subgrade and asphalt are in place. The asphalt will need to cure through most of January and then, provided temperatures are high enough, the application can take place. He hopes to have the work completed by mid-February.

White Oak Elementary – The HVAC renovation project and the new construction project continue. Work on the dining room expansion started during the Christmas break and should be completed in the fall of 2008. The roofing project is near completion.

Transportation – The addition of four work bays is complete. Rerouting an existing sewer main under the addition is in progress and must be complete prior to the inspections department issuing a certificate of occupancy.

Central Services – A preconstruction meeting for the roofing project will take place in January.

Morehead City Elementary – Although not a bond project, Mr. Maready is also overseeing the renovations and improvements at Morehead City Elementary. The window replacement project is complete. The HVAC project is complete and acceptable for receipt of final pay application.

Mr. Maready estimated that to date about $27 to $28 million of the $50 million bond work was completed, committed or in process.
Dr. Rick Luettich asked if everything promised in the bond, particularly sealing the envelope and the humidity control, would be addressed.
Mr. Maready said everything promised in the bond would be completed.