Olentangy ready to raise roof at high school

By THOMAS GALLICK ThisWeek Community News ThisWeek Community News Monday March 24, 2014 7:59 PM

Students returning to Olentangy High School this fall will learn under a new roof.

The Olentangy school board voted 4-0 last Thursday, March 13, to approve a $1 million project to replace most of the roof at the high school.

Devon Immelt, the district's public information coordinator, said no one incident led to the board's decision to replace the roof, but the structure already is past the replacement date set when it was originally installed.

"It's past its replacement time and the district has worked hard to keep that roof maintained past its (usable life)," he said.

He said the replacement project was not related to damage caused by a 2010 windstorm that tore off part of the roof. The storm also caused significant damage to the high school's gym floor.

"That damage was previously repaired and paid for through insurance," Immelt said.

The district has contracted with Design Build Solutions of Cleveland, which submitted a $1,014,600 bid for the project. The roof will be installed by subcontractor Sky Roofing.

The district expects construction staging for the project to begin in the last week of May. Construction is slated to begin May 27 and end Aug. 8, five days before the 2014-15 school year begins.

The contractor will remove the existing EPDM rubber roof and replace it with a modified bitumen roof, known for being durable and weather resistant.

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