Building Committee 10/7/2026

The Building Committee meeting of WPS Video was held October 7, 2026. The committee approved numerous change orders, project invoices, and construction-related payments for school renovations and ADA site work. Items included ADS Construction change orders for asbestos abatement ($12,218.58) and electrical work ($30,986.17) on the Hawky mechanical renovation; a six-month modular classroom rental at $4,229 per month; a $2,870 catwalk change order; and Pilgrim High School change orders of $28,456 and approximately $17,000. The committee also approved ADS Construction’s $153,484.87 invoice for the Hawky mechanical renovation, along with payments for environmental monitoring, commissioning, construction inspections, electrical and envelope work, and ADA improvements. Motions on these and other payment items carried; the transcript does not provide a complete, reliable total for all approved spending.

Members discussed the $56 million high school bond and requested a project-status update for the next meeting, including change orders as a percentage of project costs. They also reviewed environmental consulting expenses for contaminated soil at Pilgrim High School: the consultant’s agreement was described as approximately $650,000, with about 80% invoiced, and additional oversight may be needed for four remaining soil hotspots. The committee discussed tracking the remaining costs and allocating capital-projects-office expenses between bond funds; that allocation remained unresolved. A contractor also agreed to waive an approximately $8,500 labor-burden charge going forward.»,