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Phase 2 Schedule Update

May 7, 2023

Phase 2 construction of the new high school is currently underway and includes the central concourse, humanities classroom wing, library, cafeteria, exterior courtyard, District offices and Menotomy Preschool.   

After reviewing the Phase 2 construction schedule, on May 2nd Consigli Construction informed the AHS Building Committee that they will be unable to meet the initial Phase 2 turnover date of September 19, 2023. The revised schedule for turning over all Phase 2 AHS spaces, including the District Administration offices, is now October 11, 2023. AHS students and staff are anticipated to move into the new spaces by the end of October. The delayed schedule will not affect teaching and learning. As previously determined, the Menotomy Preschool wing will be turned over to the district in December 2023 and will open to students in January 2024. 

At the May 2 meeting, the project team reiterated that the Phase 2 schedule has always been the tightest of the four phases. Though the winter was relatively mild, there were numerous steel and concrete work delays due to frequent rain and strong winds. The construction team has been working overtime, including extended hours, Saturdays and holidays the entire phase, but those efforts are not enough to recover the lost work days. There is no additional cost to the Town for the delay in the schedule.

In October 2022, the AHS Building Committee had voted to delay demolition of parts of the old school in order to avoid disruption to students at the beginning of the next two school years. That decision accommodated a normal start of school in the fall of 2023. The demolition delay also accommodates later schedule changes with an anticipated 3 month delay for Phase 3 and Phase 4 respectively. 

Following is the revised schedule for the remainder of the project.

Phase Original completion date Revised completion date
2 September 2023 AHS spaces, District Administration – October 2023


Menotomy Preschool – December 2023
(students occupy after holiday break)

3 September 2024 December 2024
(students occupy after holiday break)
4 April 2025 September 2025
(fields available for start of school)

 

Resources:

Blog: Schedule Update (October 2022)

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