One follow-up inspection of the construction project at New York Elementary School has already been completed, and district officials say two additional inspections are planned for the coming months.

On Oct. 2, the school was inspected by the engineering and design firm Olsson Associates while mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors for the project were on site, said Julie Boyle, Lawrence schools’ spokeswoman. The district should have an initial report by the end of next week, she said.

Attention was drawn to the inspection process of the construction project at the school after an 8-year-old boy was injured there in August. On Sept. 28, school board members terminated the contract of Combes Construction, the contractor for the project.

Inspections at the 15 bond construction projects already begun or complete are being done in part by Douglas County and third-party inspectors. Last month, the Lawrence School Board and the Lawrence City Commission approved a plan for the city to take over inspections of construction that will begin in the spring at six schools.

Final walkthroughs by the subcontractors involved in the construction project at New York School have already begun, and the architecture and engineering firms for the project will be at the school next week, Boyle said.

The subcontractor walkthroughs are part of the routine completion of punch-list items to address minor repairs or adjustments, explained Kyle Hayden, assistant superintendent of business and operations for Lawrence schools. Hayden said once more punch-list items have been completed, an additional third-party inspection will by done by a commissioning agent to evaluate the mechanical and electrical systems.

A commissioning agent inspection is routine process, and the recommendation for hire of a commissioning agent will be brought to the school board for approval by December, Boyle said.

The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office also will schedule a re-check of the building’s life-safety systems. Boyle said the date of that inspection will be determined by the fire marshal’s office.