Reading committee hears construction progress, approves $800,975 contractor payment

Project staff presented a one-page dashboard summarizing schedule, contract values and contingencies, then the committee approved a slate of invoices recommended by the OPM and design team.

Peter walked the committee through a compact dashboard that lists the general-contractor contract at about $19.3 million, a construction contingency of roughly $3.6 million and an owner contingency of about $1 million; he noted an arithmetic error on the total project number and said he would correct it. He described the contractor's critical-path schedule as near final and said the team expected to accept a baseline schedule 'in a day or two.'

Construction staff gave a site update: April Bakis said crews completed a recent concrete placement and planned another later in the week, that foundation walls and spread footings are in place, underground plumbing had started and compaction and concrete tests were underway. Colin of BH+A said his team has processed 117 submittals and that steel truss and wood roof-truss submittals were arriving for review.

On the consent/payment agenda, the committee approved J&J contractor requisition #2 for $800,975; BH+A invoice #28014 for $33,000; UTS invoice #123165 for $2,919; and Turner & Townsend invoice PJIN000047690 for $31,780. Voting was by roll call and each motion passed with the members present voting yes.

Committee members said they appreciated the single-sheet dashboard and asked staff to circulate backup materials for members who wished deeper detail.

The chair said the schedule and invoice approvals would be reported at the next meeting and that the OPM and design team would continue to track proposed change orders under review.