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New Construction Project Update – Apr. 2022

The latest updates from the new paint/body shop, which is Phase A of the new maintenance and administrative facilities construction project for CityLink, are below.

Phase A – Rear Building (Paint/Body Shop):

  • Site pavement is completed
  • All doors & hardware are installed
  • Guardrail and dock bumpers are installed
  • Metal cap and gutter/trim are installed
  • River City Construction is installing Paint and Mixing Booth
  • Mechanical Contractors continuing connections
    • Once Paint & Mixing Booth installations are complete, they will finalize their connections
  • As of April 11, 2022, Phase A is 95% complete
  • Move in is tentatively planned for the week of April 25

Phases B, C, & D:

  • River City Construction is completing pre-installation meetings with all subcontractors
  • River City Construction is working on contracts for all subcontractors & Material Buy Outs
  • Phase B Demolition of the 1978 building is planned to start the week of May 23
  • The week of April 18
    • N.E. Finch will get started on clearing and installing rock for the employee and construction parking.

You will find update photos below that were taken in mid-April of the exterior and interior of the new paint/body shop. Unfortunately there is, once again, no new timelapse video this month, but we hope to have a timelapse video of the entire exterior of the new paint/body shop once it is fully completed.

  • Phase A – Rear Building (Paint and Body Shop)
    • Final Completion Expected April 19, 2022
  • Phase B – Admin/Maintenance Shop & Visitor Parking
    • Out for Bid – December 2021
    • Demo of 1978 Building – April/May of 2022
    • 1 year for site & building construction phase – May/June of 2023
  • Phase C – South Storage Building Renovation
    • Out for Bid – December 2021
    • Final Completion Expected December 2023
  • Phase D – Annex
    • Out for Bid – December 2021
    • Final Completion Expected December 2023

As construction continues, updates will be made on the progress through our website and YouTube channel.

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