Status: Architectural drawings have been provided to 5 potential contractors who have expressed interest in working on the project. Due date for bids was April 4. We have reached out to Hopewell Township to see if a full review will be required and are awaiting a response. History of the Capital Campaign as well as … Continue reading Capital Campaign – April 2022 Update

Status: Architectural drawings are under review by engineers (structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing) at this time. This review was delayed by several weeks due to COVID. Key updates to the plans include kitchen upgrades, an enclosed lift-type elevator, and an increase in the height of the second floor roof to accommodate HVAC upgrades. The Steering Committee … Continue reading Capital Campaign Update – January 2022

Status: Architectural drawings are being reviewed by engineers (structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing) at this time. Key updates to the plans include kitchen upgrades, an enclosed lift-type elevator, and an increase in the height of the second floor roof to accommodate HVAC upgrades. We received confirmation that the Mercer County Soil Conservation District has extended the … Continue reading Capital Campaign Update

Since our last update, we have made some progress toward finalizing drawings and selecting a contractor. We reviewed two sets of preliminary drawings and agreed that one was clearly preferable as it allows direct access to the sanctuary lobby from the elevator. Farzad Shadzik is currently clarifying details and negotiating with two of the contract … Continue reading Capital Campaign Update

To date, the Steering Committee has twice revised and sent out architectural plans for bids that have come back in the $1.4 – $1.7 million range. In order to move forward with the project without incurring additional income requirements, we have worked with the architect to preliminarily sketch out a plan with a smaller “footprint” … Continue reading Capital Campaign Project Update

by Jayme Trott and Susan Vigilante, Co-Chairs, Capital Campaign The Capital Project Steering Committee received bids from 4 contractors ranging from $1.5 million to $1.8 million, not including the trellis. We are investigating different scenarios with the engineers, architect, and contractors to alter the design to fit within a $1.2 million budget. We are also … Continue reading Capital Campaign Update

The Capital Project Steering Committee is thrilled to report that we reached another milestone this week with the issuance of the civil, structural, architectural and mechanical/electrical/plumbing bid documents to five general contractors. Bids will be due on December 16 and a site walk through with the general contractors is to be conducted on December 1.  … Continue reading Capital Project Update – November 2020

The Capital Project Steering Committee (Jayme Trott, Susan Vigilante, George Faulkner, Mary Acciani, Steve Saddlemire, Farzad Shadzik, and Susan Irgang) has spent the past month working closely with the new MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) engineer to modify the building plans to better meet our needs. The contract for MEP services was awarded to Kelter & Gilligo Consulting … Continue reading Capital Project Update – October 2020

Jayme Trott and Susan Vigilante, Co-Chairs, Capital Campaign/Project The Capital Project Steering Committee (Jayme Trott, Susan Vigilante, George Faulkner, Mary Acciani, Steve Saddlemire, Farzad Shadzik, and Susan Irgang) have been extremely busy this month! We received final drawings from the architect and MEP (Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing) engineer. Although we are satisfied with the architectural drawings, the MEP … Continue reading Capital Project Update – Sept 2020