Building Project Update for 3/3/2026

The grading crew will continue with poor soil removal and put back.  Beginning building pad prep work.

In the North Parking Lot we are awaiting the installation of a piece of conduit.  It will allow Duke to move forward with the lighting installation.  Scheduling is pending conduit installation.  The grading crew will install the conduit when they have a break in rough grading because grading the pad is a significantly higher priority. 

We are waiting for Duke Energy contractors to install street lights along the entrance and loop road.

They will also work on detention pond structures if the weather allows .

We received about ⅛ inch of rain over the weekend.  Conditions were suitable to continue removing bad soil. 

The grading contractor continued with soil testing completed after lunch.  It was determined that more soil needed to be removed.  40 loads were taken out. (3 men)

 Weather conditions: Below freezing temps early in the morning with a high in the mid- forties by afternoon. Sunny and breezy with wind gusts up to around 30 miles per hour.

We had our weekly Safety and Alignment meeting at 9:30.  Three grading crew, electrical project manager, Rep from CVE&T, and several members of the church project team were present.  We discussed safety and job progress.

The grading contractor continued to remove poor soil inside the building pad (5 men).

Catawba Valley Engineering and Testing were on site to meet and discuss next steps as the amount of poor soil is getting deeper.  A solution was approved by Discovery project team and the testing firm to finish the area we are currently working on and address each column footing individually as necessary.

The grading contractor continued to backfill area where bad soil was removed and prepared for possible rain on Thursday.  (5 men)

No workers on-site.  ¾ inch of rain made site conditions unfavorable for grading.

No work completed on site today.  Rain in the morning made the soil conditions unsuitable to backfill.