Building Project Update for 5/19/2026

The concrete crew is currently working on the perimeter footings.  As those are being completed the crew is starting to prep and place the edge forms required for the slab pour.

The slab is still on schedule to be poured between June 1st and 3rd.  The pour will require something along the lines of 40 concrete trucks to complete the pour.

Underslab plumbing has been completed and inspected for buildings A and B.  The electrical conduit installation is proceeding on schedule.

The masons arrived onsite today and have started construction on the firewall.  You will see rising alongside the existing building.  This brick structure provides a safety burn barrier between the original building and Building A.

Starting June 16th crews will begin placing a construction entrance that leads directly into the sanctuary from the back of the building.  Construction of this entrance is expected to take up to eight weeks.  Once it is completed we will begin using it (for about eight weeks) while the pad is being graded and poured for Building C.

Contractors have been looking at the area this entrance will be places.  There is going to be some additional concrete pad, steps, sidewalk, etc. placed to make the entrance more functional and attractive.

We have removed the PIN pad from the entry to the Discipleship Building.  You will now find a new device in its place.  This device has two significant functions we are going to be interested in.  First it is a badge reader. Second it acts as a doorbell.

If you had a PIN code that worked on the Discipleship Building door then you should now have a new badge made.  If you haven't been given a badge please check with Chad or I to get that in your hands.  When you have the badge you just hold it over the center of the reader for about one second and then it will chime and say "welcome, while the LED ring flashes blue, and the door unlocks for five seconds.  If you have any questions please let me know.

For the doorbell feature, if you press the doorbell during office hours Tanya and Lily's phone (in room 3) will ring and they can unlock the door for you.  If they aren't there or we are outside of business hours the ring will kick over to Scott and I on our cell phones and we can unlock the door for you remotely.

This new entry system will give us far better accountability and control over building access while also making it easer to grant access to people in situations we didn't anticipate.

● Plumbers dug out for the gang baths.  They put a trap on the baptistry floor drain and began digging the drain along the poured wall.  (Crew of 6)

● Electricians were on site installing 2” conduit for AV and A/C units.  (Crew of 3)

● Concrete were installing rebar in the fire wall footing.  They dug out the baptistry floor and installed rebar so they can pour it tomorrow. They installed one side of the exterior wall panels.  We scheduled the pump truck for 12:00 tomorrow.  (Crew of 5)

● United Rentals dropped off the traffic plates.

● The Special Inspector will be on site at 4:00 today to check the rebar in the firewall footing and the baptistry. They will also be here tomorrow at 12:00 for concrete testing.

● Plumbers were on site plumbing Gang Bathrooms in slab and Unisex bath dug and ready to plumb.  (Crew of 6)

● Electricians installing A/V conduit in the dirt.  (Crew of 2)

● Concrete guys finished pouring the footing for the Masonry wall and the short wall footing. Poured the bottom of the baptistry.

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● Electricians ran 3/4”conduit on grade where they can avoid the plumbers.  (Crew of 2)

● Plumbers installed men’s restroom, unisex bath, and cafe under slab.  (Crew of 7)

● Concrete on site digging footings in Building “B”.  They were also cutting rebar and building mats for those footings.  (Crew of 5)

● Special Inspector was on site in the morning to test the backfill in the ramp area.  It was only 90% and needs to be rolled again.  He will send someone out today to look at the bottom of footings on the “B” building.

● Cut all the 3/4” spacers that I need to space the safety rail posts off the poured concrete walls.   Still need to cut the posts and then install the rails.

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● Plumbers finished up the under slab plumbing and passed inspection around noon.  They began back filling and compacting.  (Crew of 7)

● Electricians finished the conduit that they could and left after lunch.  Their digging man came back and began backfilling their ditches.  (Crew of 2)

● Concrete guys finished digging footings in building “B” they were inspected and poured by 4:30.  They also worked on the poured walls in the back of building “A”.

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● Plumbers were on site with a tamp and began back filling their trenches. They had to pull one pipe for the concrete guys to dig their footing along the exterior wall.  They will return Monday with a small skidsteer to finish backfilling.

● Electricians were backfilling and compacting their ditches.  (Crew of 2)

● Concrete guys were on site installing forms on the perimeter of the building and installing pier forms in building “B”.

● Installed about 12 posts for safety rail.

● Masons had deliveries of sand, block, and rebar.

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