Employees from WPCS begin isntalltion of the radio tower at the Public Safety Complex last week.

The Complex is now substanially “tight to the weather”. The sheetrock is up, windows are in , and the fire department garage doors have been  installed. All of the rough electrical in the office  side is complete and they have moved on to the fire bays.  They are also in the process of constructing the mezzanine in the fire apparatus bay.

Workers from Fontaine Brothers install roof trusses on the complex.  More photos in the “pictures” page.

The contractors have started working on the walls of the station . The trusses are due September 22. We ae on schedule to be weather tight before the snow flies… the “hole” front fo the picture is an underground  water run off detention area.

Where did all that “dirt” go?

The Contractor (Fontaine Brothers) “owns “  the site. Including excavation and responsibility for the disposal of the excess material. The loam is piled on site to use as top cover for the final landscaping. the sand has to be tested to ascertain if it is suitable for fill around the foundation etc. The remainder had to be removed from the site and disposed of as fill.  There is a rock crusher on site to handle the ledge that has been excavated.

The Town did retain the hardwood for use in the Town’s fuel assistance program.

The Board of Selectmen have voted a NO TRESPASS order on Aldrich Field for the duration of the project due to concerns over safety and security. It is anticipated that there will be a few “epen house” sessions during the construction process.

Granby public safety building work set to start

By STEPHEN C. HILL
Staff Writer

Thursday, March 19, 2009
GRANBY - Construction of the $6.4 million combined police and fire station on Kellogg Field will start this spring.
James Trompke, chairman of the Public Safety Building Committee, said Fontaine Bros., of Springfield, has been hired to serve as the construction manager for the project.
Fontaine is now working with the project’s architect Kaestle Boos Associates to tweak the building’s design for what Trompke called “value engineering.” The move is to make sure the project can be done within budget, he said.
“The idea is to be complete and out to bid next month,” Trompke said.
“It’s a good environment to be seeking bids.”
A request for bids for the foundation and site work will be issued first, with other subcontracting bids following a week or two later, said Trompke.
Crews can be expected to break ground on the 11-acre site at the corner of State Street and North Street by the beginning of May, he said.
The committee has received permission from the state to use a process called cost management at risk. It allows construction to begin before the design and engineering is completed and it becomes the construction management company’s responsibility to bring the project in on budget, Trompke said.
The potential for major design changes during construction is minimized by the construction management company working closely with the architect, Trompke said.