I just came back from a weekly meeting with the contractors. All is going well and the last purlins are being attached to the roof of Bank B. Purlins tie the trusses together and the roofing is attached to them.
We are in the middle of the South Pacific Games right now. There are athletes from 22 island nations here to participate in many different events. The country is all spruced up and it is quite an exciting time to be here.
With all of the construction going on around Samoa, we expected delays in our efforts on the school but to this point have not experienced any concerns with workers or materials. That should be behind us now and I expect that there may be a a shortage of work now for many people as I am sure that the government will be scaling back on new construction. A lot of money has been spent to complete the venues, roads and to beautify high traffic areas.
We are in the middle of the South Pacific Games right now. There are athletes from 22 island nations here to participate in many different events. The country is all spruced up and it is quite an exciting time to be here.
With all of the construction going on around Samoa, we expected delays in our efforts on the school but to this point have not experienced any concerns with workers or materials. That should be behind us now and I expect that there may be a a shortage of work now for many people as I am sure that the government will be scaling back on new construction. A lot of money has been spent to complete the venues, roads and to beautify high traffic areas.
Bank A has most of the roofing steel attached.
The masonry subcontractors are busy on all walls. Here they are putting a fine cement topping on the bricks in Bank A in preparation for painting a sealer coat next week.
From the back, a view of the work on Bank B with the excavation for the bathroom block in the foreground. The roof is almost ready for sheeting. They will wait until Monday to begin sheeting and give the workers the day off tomorrow (Saturday) so that they can attend some of the various sporting events around the country.
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Malo Bro. Harker. Great to see this very worthwhile project coming about. Thanks to you and Nafanua and the foundation for making this possible.
Jimmy Atoa
PS-That land was where Larry & Pat Oler lived in the very early years formerly owned by the Hellesoe family.
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