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Torrington School District committee meeting, Sep 24, 2026

40 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Project team reports 15 of 25 trades closed out on school building project 8:47

  • A project staff member reported on punch list status, landscaping, the building's HVAC system and closeout of contractors on the project. 1:34
  • The staff member said four trades were set to close this month, bringing the total to 15 out of the 25 trades on the job. 8:47
  • Questions were raised about a glycol incident, filter changes and whether an issue would be covered under an extended warranty. 10:05
  • A motion was made and seconded to approve $1,595,505.69 on a payment application, and a motion was later made to go into executive session. 34:05
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and procedural matters 0:03
    • A speaker asked for a motion to approve the agenda, which was seconded, and called for a vote. 0:20
    • A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded. 1:00
    • A speaker called for public participation. ~1:20
  2. Punch list and closeout status 1:34
    • A project staff member said the security vendor programmed 4 out of the 6 cameras on field light poles and would return to address the other 2. 2:10
    • A participant asked about signage warning that there is no through traffic once the gate is operational. 3:34
    • The staff member said about 90% of landscaping items had been completed and the HVAC system had received a substantial completion certificate, with balancing still to be done. 5:52
  3. Mechanical system and drain questions 10:05
    • Asked about a glycol incident, a staff member said the tanks were low and needed to be refilled. 10:05
    • A staff member said filter changes had likely not been done since the system began operating and asked for a list of filters by unit. 11:18
    • A staff member said a contractor had installed about 80% of the trap guards in the science rooms and had to order more material. 13:24
  4. Handrails, drywall, flooring and warranty items 15:24
    • Staff members said loose handrails had been repaired before school started. 15:36
    • A staff member said the drywall contractor installed the gymnasium lip as designed and could not be held accountable for it. 16:53
    • A staff member said the flooring contractor owns a 1-year workmanship warranty running to November 10th. 18:28
  5. Court floor flex and warranty 22:31
    • A participant described an area of the court floor with flex in it, about a foot and a half by 3 feet. 22:31
    • A staff member said the contractor likely would not fix an isolated area if the rest of the court met tolerances. 23:16
    • A staff member asked to defer discussion of the tennis courts to executive session. 27:25
  6. Field report and HVAC balancing 27:48
    • A staff member said a field report from the day's site visit would be the final report, with remaining items kept on the punch list. 27:50
    • The staff member said balancing and final commissioning would take place within the next 7 days. 28:33
    • Participants discussed whether the 3-way valves had resolved chiller alarms and how that would be tested. 28:49
  7. Payment application 31:24
    • A staff member said the application reflected significant reductions to protect the district's and town's interests in payments to a contractor and was representative of completed work. 31:29
    • A motion to approve $1,595,505.69 was made and seconded. 34:05
  8. Drywall contractor bond adjustment 34:26
    • A staff member said PCO 792 was a bond adjustment for the drywall contractor, which was receiving a final payment. 34:29
    • A motion to approve the bond adjustment was made and seconded. 34:40
  9. Project budget summary and lift bids 34:53
    • A speaker said there were no payment of invoices this month and the project budget summary would be provided later. 34:53
    • A speaker said there were 3 bids and the low bid was McDonald's Auto Parts. 37:00
  10. Executive session 38:48
    • A motion was made and seconded to go into executive session. 38:48

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Video: posted by the district as “Torrington Board of Education - School Improvement & Policy Committee Meetings”