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| Work Detail | Prescott High School Principal Stephanie Hillig is delighted students and faculty will no longer have to dodge puddles in the hallways, or in their classrooms, because of a leaky roof. On Tuesday night, Aug. 23, the Governing Board awarded a contract for some $1.5 million to Southwest Roofing to replace the roof on the approximately 200,000 square foot building, a project that will also be coordinated with a $4.5 million energy and new heating and air conditioning project. The roof repair cost is to be covered through the state school facilities board and $2.45 million of the energy and air conditioning project is to be covered by the bond; the remainder is a zero-percent loan based as part of an energy savings deal. “We are thrilled; it can’t start soon enough,” Hillig said of the soon-to-be replaced roof. “Our students certainly deserve it, and we’re excited for the work to start.” Chief Financial Officer Kevin Dickerson said there is a meeting with the contractor next Wednesday to talk over scheduling with the hopes that this project will begin sometime in early October. This project is somewhat tricky because it requires coordination with the energy and heating and air conditioning work as well as the fact it is to be done without any interruption in the educational process, he said. That will mean all of the construction work must be done when the school is closed, most likely evenings and weekends and during the fall break in October. As for how long the project will take once it starts, Dickerson said he expects it will be multi-months on a timetable so that the work is substantially completed by the onset of winter. “We want to do it right, and cost effectively … and so we will be leaning on the experts to tell us the schedule,” Dickerson said, noting it is a lot to coordinate so that it is “pulled off without a hitch, but we can do it.” Schools Superintendent Joe Howard said the intent was to have this work done over the summer, but the fact that this project is being paid for through the state rather than by local taxpayers requires another bureaucratic layer in the process but he is confident the end result will be worth the effort. “We’re very grateful we’re getting that support for the roof,” Howard said. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Construction |
| Entry Date | 03 Sep 2016 |
| Source | http://www.dcourier.com/news/2016/aug/25/bond-money-work-prescott-high-school-set-improveme/ |
