More Errors in Asbestos Abatement

School Board Approves Another $69,938
    Blaming the “lack of competency” of CAM Environmental, the firm hired by the School System and paid $20,000 to identify asbestos in the old Central Middle School, the Central School Board met Monday and approved almost $70,000 in additional abatement work.
    In addition to this cost, the School Board hired a new company, Terra Con, to re-do the work done by the original company and review the demolition site to identify any undocumented asbestos.  The cost of the second firm’s work has not yet been disclosed.
    The original bid for asbestos abatement for this project was $178,000.  This $70,000 plus the first $123,000 change order to remove the asbestos from the auditorium ceiling pushes the total cost over $370,000.
    ARC, the contractor actually doing the abatement work is not responsible for the errors.  They are hired only to remove asbestos identified by CAM and Terra Con.