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Fairmeadows Construction - April/May 2006

Update through May 30, 2006
Still working on cleanup on the exterior. New east canopy has been framed, but not finished. Still some work to do on the new south canopy also. Exterior seeding and sodding is complete with some areas looking good, while others may need to be reworked. Both the east and west classrooms and the Media Center have been punched and final work is being completed. Punch happening on 5/30 for office area and new Music Room. Exterior punch in early June. All still looking good for a move-in on 6/19. Some windows had to be reordered and those will not be on site and ready for installation until mid-July. Chillers and air-handling units are all connected and running. Work is underway on fine tuning the controls for those units.

Update through May 4, 2006
Exterior grading done and ready for seeding, which is scheduled for early the week of 5/8. Fence has been installed around the water retention area northwest of the building. New sidewalk installed in an area in front of the building, still a couple of pieces of sidewalk to repair in the back of the building. Still some finish work to do on the canopy as well as some spot exterior painting. Inside finish work continues with final painting nearly complete in the east wing, most ceiling tile have been dropped, floor all in and most of the base has been installed. In the west wing, there is still ceiling tile to drop, most floor is down, still some base to install, trim work on electrical and plumbing is ongoing, still some rubber flooring to install in the multi-purpose room as well as the Art room. HVAC scheduled for startup in early May. Still looking good for turnover to the WDMCS District in mid-June.

Update through April 13, 2006
East wing – Working on the entrance canopy. East corridor now tiled. Temporary windows have now been installed on the east corridor. All carpet and millwork is in the classrooms. All ceiling grid up and ready for dropping ceiling tile. Prime painting is done in the classrooms and corridor. Still have vinyl base to install in classrooms. Most east end whiteboards are installed. Millwork set in the office and floor prep underway. Central rest rooms have tile set, plumbing fixtures in place but not connected, and some bathroom partitions have been installed.

West wing – All corridor floor tile installed as well as tile and carpet in the classrooms. Millwork has been set. Plumbing is still underway in this wing. Ceiling grid all installed. Ceiling lights hung and connected, but no ceiling tile has been placed as yet.

Mechanical equipment scheduled to start the first week of May. Some exterior work is scheduled for 4/14 and the week of 4/17, weather permitting. The project is on schedule for a mid-June turnover.

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