November 2009
Capital project construction originally scheduled to begin in September will likely not begin until the spring of 2010 due to a delay in the project’s approval by the state.
The State Education Department, which must give final approval on the construction plans, requires documentation of the local water capacity to fight fires on the BKW campus.
On September 14, Project Architect Karl Griffith told the Board of Education the project cannot proceed until the state receives written assurance from local fire departments of its full capability to fight fires at BKW. Griffith said the district might also have to install a fire hydrant supplied from existing water storage tanks or possibly a water storage tower on district property to satisfy the state’s inquiry.
Though the matter will likely be resolved before fall’s end, the time needed to complete the construction bidding process will probably not allow for fall construction work. Griffith hopes to resolve the matter in time to receive bids on the project before winter.
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