Construction Status
Most of the spaces in the new school are occupied and used for daily in-person instruction. The Commons and kitchen are also in use as are all of the athletic facilities. Science labs, Art, Shops and all classrooms are complete. Still under construction are the library, music room and family and consumer sciences classroom. There are a variety of smaller, finish jobs to be completed throughout the facility, but those can be handled in the final days of work.
On the outside, work continues on the parking lot areas to the north and west of the building. The reason parking is so limited right now is that 75% of our parking is under construction. Irrigation is being installed in the front parking lot areas and concrete continues to be poured for sidewalks and ramps.
The board selected a different color scheme for the exterior of the building. You can see the mock up of gray and red/brown on the exterior of the building. Field color will be gray with accents in red/brown. We've heard many compliments on this combination and that it is preferable to yellow.
Members of the Grand Lodge of Washington F&AM rededicate the cornerstone of the high school.
Carpenters' Strike
The Association of NW Carpenters voted down an agreement last week and went out on strike throughout Washington state on Thursday, Sept. 23. This means that most of Jones & Roberts team is not working on our project right now. Some subcontractors are continuing to work at this point. We are hoping that the parties can reach an agreement soon so that work on the project can continue.
Roof
We continue to experience supply chain problems. The most serious of these is not being able to take delivery on roofing materials. While we are hopeful that this will be remedied soon, it is difficult to get clear understanding of when these materials will be delivered (or even if they've been manufactured).
Bottom Line
Our project is on budget, but it is no longer on schedule and completion seems more likely to be in late November.
