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2006 Central Project Press Releases
Joint Press Release of The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library and Woollen Molzan and Partners, Inc.
October 4, 2006
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library and Woollen Molzan and Partners, Inc., are pleased to announce that they have reached a resolution of their dispute.
IMCPL Announces Projected Opening for Transformed Central Library
July 20, 2006
Due to significant recent construction progress, the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Board of Trustees has announced that the projected opening to the public of the transformed Central Library downtown has been moved up by approximately six months, and is now scheduled for the end of 2007.
Library Moves to Recoup Construction Delay Damages from Former Central Library Construction Managers
June 2, 2006
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (IMCPL) has added the former construction managers of the Central Library addition and renovation project to the companies it is suing to recover repair, legal, and delay costs associated with the project. Named in the suit were Turner Construction Company, Trotter Construction Company, Inc., and Shiel Sexton Company, Inc. The firms managed construction of the Transformed Central Library at 40 East St. Clair Street as the Library Delivery Team, a tri-venture (Turner Construction, 50 percent; Trotter Construction, 30 percent; Shiel Sexton, 20 percent) they formed for the project. The Library Team?s contract ended in December 2005, and was not renewed.
Central Library Construction Proceeds Rapidly on Major Project Components
March 30, 2006
Notable progress has been made toward completion this year of key construction milestones in the Central Library Transformation Project downtown. Most apparent is the initial installation of glass paneling on the southwest corner of the six-story addition, which will house a majority of Central Library’s collection of materials and provide a technologically-rich environment for the lifelong learning needs of all patrons. A total of 300 glass panels will form the curtain wall of the north and south sides of the addition.
