The project has a concrete slab on grade placement scheduled for Thursday 10/22.  The project has coordinated and reduced these placements sizes with the concrete contractor to help decrease the duration of these work activities.  It is very typical in the industry that concrete slab on deck and concrete on grade placements require extended work hours to properly complete the work activity. 

Below is the tentative schedule for the concrete placement.  Note the below periods of time are tentative and subject to change based on concrete service, weather and other potential unforeseen issues.

6:30AM – Concrete Pump Truck Mobilizes Onsite

7:00AM – 12:30PM – Place & Pump Concrete to Slab on Grade Locations

• Approximately (25-30) Concrete Trucks will be accessing the project site to support this concrete placement

12:30PM – 4:00PM – Commence Concrete Finishing Activities.

• Gas powered finishing equipment will be utilized during this period.

4:00PM – 5:00PM – Third Party Quality Control – Flatness Testing

5:00PM – 6:00PM – Saw Cut Control Joints in Slab on Grade

• Gas powered saw equipment will be utilized during this period.
• Temporary light towers may be required to safely light the work area during this time period

6:00PM - 7:00PM - Cover the Concrete Slab with Curing Paper

• Temporary light towers may be required to safely light the work area during this time period

7:00PM – 9:00PM – Contingency Period for Potential Delays - Concrete Service, Weather Effecting Cure Times, Etc.

This work schedule has been communicated and coordinated with both the Marblehead Building Department & Police Department.

Please see below project update for the Marblehead Elementary School:

• Continue with backfill activites of the building retaining wall on the North end of the project site.  The site contractor will be delivering a piece of equipment this week to assist with processing and generating more onsite backfill soil materials to support this activity.  
• Continue with underground utilities on the West side of the site working towards Gate C located at Dartmouth Road. 
• The backfill activity for underground utilities within the building footprint shall continue in Areas B & C of the building.
• Excavation & sub-grade prep for underground utilities shall continue this week in Area C of the building.  
• Light gauge metal framing & sheathing activites on the exterior of the building shall continue on the West, South & East elevations of Area A on the building.  The project will receive deliveries of framing materials to support this activity.
• Building waterproofing activities shall commence on the West elevation of Area A working North along this elevation. 
• The installation of the roofing insulation and membrane materials shall continue on the Roof Level of Area A working North towards Area B.
• The installation of the roofing deck and waterproofing materials shall complete on the Roof Level of Area C.  The roofing contractor shall have a crane onsite on Wednesday 10/21 to deliver and hoist roofing materials to the roof level.
• The site contractor shall continue site and grading work on the West elevation of the project site adjacent to the Tower School residential properties. 
• The slab on grade placement for Area B will occur on Thursday 10/22.  Please see seperate post outlining the tentative placement schedule for this work activity.  
• In the coming weeks temporary lighting within the new building shall be installed and energized to support a safe working enviroment for future activities & trade contractors.  Note it is a State mandate that the temporary lighting remains energized at all times; including nights and weekends.   

Please see below project update for the Marblehead Elementary School:

• Continue with backfill activites of the building retaining wall on the North end of the project site.  The site contractor will be delivering a piece of equipment this week to assist with processing and generating more onsite backfill soil materials to support this activity.  
• Continue with underground utilities on the West side of the site working towards Gate C located at Dartmouth Road. 
• The backfill activity for underground utilities within the building footprint shall continue in Areas B & C of the building.
• Excavation & sub-grade prep for underground utilities shall continue this week in Area C of the building.  
• Light gauge metal framing activites on the exterior of the building shall continue on the West, South & East elevations of Area A on the building.  The project will receive deliveries of framing materials to support this activity.
• Exterior sheathing on the West elevation of Area A on the building commenced this week working North towards Area B.
• The installation of roof blocking for mechanical units on the Roof Level shall continue in Area C of the building. 
• The installation of the roofing insulation and membrane materials shall commence on the Roof Level of Area A working North towards Area B.
• The installation of the roofing deck and waterproofing materials shall commence on the Roof Level of Area C working East on the roof level.  The roofing contractor shall have a crane onsite on Friday 10/16 to deliver and hoist roofing materials to the roof level.
• The site contractor shall continue site and grading work on the West elevation of the project site adjacent to the Tower School residential properties. 
• The slab on grade placement for Area A will occur on Wednesday 10/14.  Please see previous post outlining the tentative placement schedule for this work activity.  
• In the coming weeks temporary lighting within the new building shall be installed and energized to support a safe working enviroment for future activities & trade contractors.  Note it is a State mandate that the temporary lighting remains energized at all times; including nights and weekends.    

The project will be working on the site this Saturday 10/10/20.  Activities will consist of exterior metal framing & blocking of the exterior walls of the building.  The work crew will be utilizing man-lifts and power tools (drills and saws) to support the work activities through out the day.

The allowable work hours for Saturday is 8AM – 5PM.  The work crew is scheduled to work until 4PM this particular day.

This Saturday work schedule has been communicated and coordinated with both the Marblehead Building Department & Police Department.

The project has a concrete slab on grade placement scheduled for Tuesday 10/13 and Wednesday 10/14; there may be weather on Tuesday that would require the placement to occur on Wednesday .  The project has coordinated and reduced these placements sizes with the concrete contractor to help decrease the duration of these work activities.  It is very typical in the industry that concrete slab on deck and concrete on grade placements require extended work hours to properly complete the work activity. 

Below is the tentative schedule for the concrete placement.  Note the below periods of time are tentative and subject to change based on concrete service, weather and other potential unforeseen issues.

6:30AM – Concrete Pump Truck Mobilizes Onsite

7:00AM – 12:30PM – Place & Pump Concrete to Slab on Grade Locations

• Approximately (25-30) Concrete Trucks will be accessing the project site to support this concrete placement

12:30PM – 4:00PM – Commence Concrete Finishing Activities.

• Gas powered finishing equipment will be utilized during this period.

4:00PM – 5:00PM – Third Party Quality Control – Flatness Testing

5:00PM – 6:00PM – Saw Cut Control Joints in Slab on Grade

• Gas powered saw equipment will be utilized during this period.
• Temporary light towers may be required to safely light the work area during this time period

6:00PM - 7:00PM - Cover the Concrete Slab with Curing Paper

• Temporary light towers may be required to safely light the work area during this time period

7:00PM – 9:00PM – Contingency Period for Potential Delays - Concrete Service, Weather Effecting Cure Times, Etc.

This work schedule has been communicated and coordinated with both the Marblehead Building Department & Police Department.