BOCES to break ground on building project in May
NORWICH – As the ground starts to thaw, Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego (DCMO) BOCES administrators say groundbreaking ceremonies are just around the corner.
In December 2005, voters in the 16 component school districts of the DCMO BOCES approved a facilities proposal to renovate and expand the two BOCES campuses located in Norwich and Sidney Center, a $49 million project.
Since then, BOCES faculty, staff and administrators have worked diligently to get plans drawn and ideas generated for the expansion project.
“Teachers even got to have a say in the design layout of their own classrooms,” said District Superintendent Alan Pole.
On March 21, the state Education Department approved phase one of the project. This phase includes major additions and renovations of most classrooms at the Chenango campus on East River Road, as well as the renovation of four shops at the Harrold Campus in Masonville.
On March 23, the project officially went “out to bid.” A pre-bid meeting was held with interested contractors March 29, with six to seven contractors attending. However, as of that same date, 20 sets of construction documents were sent out to various contractors, indicating there is substantial interest in this project. Bids are to be received by April 26, and on April 30 there will be a meeting to determine what alternates can included in the project.
Administrators say they hope to have BOCES board approval to accept the recommended bid by the end of April. Construction may start as early as May 7.
Groundbreaking ceremonies are currently being planned for both campuses. BOCES says the groundbreaking is scheduled to be conducted at the Chenango campus at 10 a.m., May 11. Students will be integral to those ceremonies, as they are designing invitations and programs, speaking at the ceremonies, and will also help turn over the first spade of soil. A similar ceremony will be held at the Harrold Campus and is tentatively scheduled for at 10 a.m., June 5.
Maintaining health and safety standards is a major concern while construction is underway and a meeting at the Chenango campus is scheduled for April 10 to review procedures. Also, once construction begins, the project manager is going to be regularly meeting with the health and safety committees.
BOCES, being a technical life skills school, plans on involving the students throughout the construction process as much as possible. Students are taking part in many ways, including building new parking lots, playfield preparation, tree removal, design of CTE shop signs, assisting with groundbreaking ceremonies and design and landscaping of the exteriors of the buildings.
New furniture is scheduled to be ordered by the end of May in order to have it delivered to new/renovated areas in time for the start of school in September.
Administrators also say they are into the fine-tuning of the phasing process including picking floor tiles, wall tiles, paint styles and colors.
In December 2005, voters in the 16 component school districts of the DCMO BOCES approved a facilities proposal to renovate and expand the two BOCES campuses located in Norwich and Sidney Center, a $49 million project.
Since then, BOCES faculty, staff and administrators have worked diligently to get plans drawn and ideas generated for the expansion project.
“Teachers even got to have a say in the design layout of their own classrooms,” said District Superintendent Alan Pole.
On March 21, the state Education Department approved phase one of the project. This phase includes major additions and renovations of most classrooms at the Chenango campus on East River Road, as well as the renovation of four shops at the Harrold Campus in Masonville.
On March 23, the project officially went “out to bid.” A pre-bid meeting was held with interested contractors March 29, with six to seven contractors attending. However, as of that same date, 20 sets of construction documents were sent out to various contractors, indicating there is substantial interest in this project. Bids are to be received by April 26, and on April 30 there will be a meeting to determine what alternates can included in the project.
Administrators say they hope to have BOCES board approval to accept the recommended bid by the end of April. Construction may start as early as May 7.
Groundbreaking ceremonies are currently being planned for both campuses. BOCES says the groundbreaking is scheduled to be conducted at the Chenango campus at 10 a.m., May 11. Students will be integral to those ceremonies, as they are designing invitations and programs, speaking at the ceremonies, and will also help turn over the first spade of soil. A similar ceremony will be held at the Harrold Campus and is tentatively scheduled for at 10 a.m., June 5.
Maintaining health and safety standards is a major concern while construction is underway and a meeting at the Chenango campus is scheduled for April 10 to review procedures. Also, once construction begins, the project manager is going to be regularly meeting with the health and safety committees.
BOCES, being a technical life skills school, plans on involving the students throughout the construction process as much as possible. Students are taking part in many ways, including building new parking lots, playfield preparation, tree removal, design of CTE shop signs, assisting with groundbreaking ceremonies and design and landscaping of the exteriors of the buildings.
New furniture is scheduled to be ordered by the end of May in order to have it delivered to new/renovated areas in time for the start of school in September.
Administrators also say they are into the fine-tuning of the phasing process including picking floor tiles, wall tiles, paint styles and colors.
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