Schools

Sachem EXCEL Bond Updates

A look at Phases I, IB and II in the school district.

At last week's Sachem Central School District Board of Education meeting, representatives from design and construction management firms gave a presentation to the board about the current state of the EXCEL Bond Capital Improvement program sprucing up parts of the district.

JAG Architects and McClave Construction Management gave out a document with photos and status updates on the various projects (see PDF to the right).

The $33,141,716 improvement initiative calls for renovations to all 18 Sachem schools. According to the district, Sachem North is receiving the biggest facelift, worth $10,525,600. Sachem East, hindered by construction issues since its inaugural year in 2004, is getting $4,006,100 in repairs. 

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This summer, according to the district, the following projects were worked on:

Phase I

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  • Replacement of windows and curtain wall at Sachem North

Phase IB

  • Blast wall construction at Gatelot Elementary
  • Reconstruction of the Surge tank at the North pool
  • Gas tank replacement at facilities
  • Electrical upgrades and pad mount transformer at Gatelot
Phase II
  • Sidewalk, concrete and asphalt reconstruction at most buildings
  • Track reconstruction at Seneca Middle School
  • Replacement of visitor bleachers at North (work to begin after 2010 football season)
  • Asbestos abatement at District Office, Grundy Avenue and Lynwood
  • Replacement of casework at Merrimac and Waverly
  • Replacement of sinking nurse's office slab and leveling of kitchen slab at Gatelot
  • Replacement of chimney at Gatelot
  • Toilet reconstruction at Samoset Middle School and Seneca
  • Masonry repair at Samoset
  • Installation of perimeter fencing between the school and Sachem Youth Soccer League complex at Waverly
  • Replacement of existing exterior underground heat piping and re-routed to interior at Lynwood and Gatelot


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