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news:
Construction continues
despite bumps in road
By Danielle Grossman
On-line Forty-Niner
Construction of
the Fine Arts Buildings at Cal State Long Beach is continuing
as planned despite some problems with the contractor.
Construction began
in February 2000 for phase one of a project that includes
the major renovation of FA1, FA2, the art gallery, the art
store, and surrounding areas. The construction will modify
the buildings to bring them up to code to meet the needs of
the art department.
Students and faculty
in the College of the Arts are finding ways to work around
the renovations. Since the college is borrowing space from
other departments such as health services and engineering,
those departments are also being affected.
"As with any
renovations, there's sacrifices to be made," said Colleen
Ryan, facilities coordinator for the College of the Arts.
"This is going to be for the ultimate betterment for
the entire art department."
Construction was
halted February 14, 2001 when CSULB officials thought the
contractor, Dennis J. Amoroso, violated the contract said
Scott Charmack, associate vice president for physical planning
and facilities management. Allegations against the contractor
included not protecting the building from rain.
Charmack said the
two parties eventually decided to work out another agreement
together rathar than wasting money in courts that could be
spent on the construction. It took 10 weeks to amend the original
contract.
"We think
that we've structured this agreement so that it's fair to
all parties," Charmack said.
Construction began
again on June 25. The contractor has six weeks from the start
date to complete construction and 150 days after that to complete
the final construction.
"It's been very
challenging, but we remain hopeful," Ryan said.
Renovations, however, may not be moving as fast as Charmack
and others would like.
"We're concerned
they're not processing the work as fast as they could and
should," Charmack said.
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Danielle
Grossman/On-line Forty-Niner
Construction
on FA2 began again on June 25 after problems with the contractor
were resolved. FA1, the art gallery, is also under construction.
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