Building Committee Meeting 10-1-2026

The Coventry RI Public Schools Building Committee met on October 1, 2026. It approved the prior meeting minutes, with one member opposed. The committee reviewed roof-replacement change orders at the Auren Sean Feinstein Middle School: the main change, resulting from a shift to a fully adhered roofing system and additional removal work, was negotiated down from nearly $180,000 to about $104,000; related items included masonry work estimated at $8,000 and a deck adjustment. The project remains under budget, with an estimated positive variance of about $350,000 before the design fee is entered. No vote approving these change orders was recorded. Fire-protection work at the high school is nearing completion, with pay applications 6 and 7 being processed and no additional change orders anticipated; an approximately $9,000 permit-savings credit remains. The wastewater connection project is complete at a cost just over $1 million, with paving work still scheduled.

The committee also reported that Western well work is in the bidding process: one bidder attended the mandatory pre-bid meeting, bids are due before the upcoming School Committee meeting, and contractor approval is expected to be placed on that meeting’s agenda. Three TreeHouse proposals for auditorium audio-visual, lighting, and sound upgrades were described as reasonable and potentially affordable within the available grant budget; related auditorium bathroom and house-lighting improvements are also being considered. Members discussed prioritizing future capital work—including a middle-school gym project, windows, doors, ceilings, painting, accessibility improvements, and paving—and the possibility of bundling paving work across sites. No procurement award or spending vote on these future projects was recorded.