WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. July 4, 2008: Asbestos removal has begun and bids are being sought by the White Plains City School District for a complete new gymnasium floor at Post Road School due to flooding at the beginning of June. The flooding, Assistant Superintendent of Business Fred Seiler said, was  caused by the contractor (Unitek) building the new Post Road School failing to make adequate drainage provisions while putting in footings for the new school foundation.

Construction on the new Post Road School footings installation has been identified as the cause of the flooding of the Post Road School Gymnasium (to be incorporated into the new school under construction), requiring replacement of the gymnasium floor.

Preparation for Asbestos Removal at Post Road School Gymmasium.

During one of the downpours at the beginning of June, Seiler said, runoff waters flooded the gymnasium floor and caused the floor to buckle.

It was determined the contractor was at fault. Seiler told the Board of Education  Tuesday evening that the contractor’s insurance company and the school district insurance company would cover the cost of replacing the floor. Asbestos removal will cost $38,800. The cost of replacing the gymnasium floor will be determined by the bid process. WPCNR notes that the cost of a typical gymnasium floor today runs about $60,000.

Seiler said that the asbestos would be removed within the next month and the gymnasium floor installed in August prior to the start of school at Post Road on September 1. Seiler said the new floor installation would not delay the opening of the new Post Road School, scheduled a year from September. The Mamaroneck Avenue School renovation is expected to be completed in November of this year on schedule.

The Post Road School Gymnasium is being incorporated into the new Post Road School Building.