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Gus Garcia Middle School
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157,434 SF, Middle School
Owner: Austin ISD
Architect: Pfluger Associates Architects
Method of Delivery: CM-at-Risk
Start/Completion: 06/06 - 08/07
Gus Garcia Middle School was constructed for Austin Independent School District under the Construction Manager-at-Risk delivery method. The project included of a two story classroom wing, administration area, main gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium, cafeteria, library, band hall, music/choir areas, auditorium, athletic fields, courtyards and locker rooms within the 157,434 SF middle school facility. The construction methods utilized included drilled piers, elevated concrete beams, hollow core planks, concrete topping slabs, insulated precast wall panels, structural steel, masonry, modified bitumen roofing, storefront and upgraded interior finishes. The project has a featured student commons area with stain concrete floors, lighting and extensive glass storefront to provide a central student gathering location.
The school was constructed on approximately 32 acres of land including the athletic fields with a total of 168 rooms and a 1,100 student capacity. The athletic fields have two softball fields, a soccer field, competition football field, running track, long jump pit, outdoor basketball courts and extensive landscaping. The gymnasium has of athletic systems, bleachers, wood floors, locker rooms, weight rooms, coaching offices and shower areas. The entire project was constructed on a fast track 15 month schedule. Construction commenced in June 2006 and was completed in time for the school opening in August 2007.
This project recently received the 2007 AGC Award for Outstanding Construction. |
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Science Labs for NEISD |
20,000
SF, New science classroom wings & renovation to existing
facilities
Owner: North East ISD
Architect: Garza/Bomberger & Associates
Method of Delivery: CSP
Start/Completion: 09/05 - 06/07
One of the final projects of the 2003 North East ISD Bond Program,
the Science Lab addition projects add a science lab building
to eight (8) middle schools throughout the school district.
Middle schools receiving the science lab additions include;
Bradley Middle School, Eisenhower Middle School, Garner Middle
School, Jackson Middle School, Krueger Middle School, Nimitz
Middle School, White Middle School and Wood Middle School. This
project called for some renovation and upgrading work at
Driscoll Middle School. Each addition will have stand alone
Mechanical systems, including new HVAC systems and chiller up-grades.
Each addition also required up-grading the storm drain and storm
water retention systems, in order to bring them up to current code.
Seven (7) of the eight (8) middle schools have a 1-story
addition containing eight (8) lab/classrooms per addition.
Each classroom is equipped with case work, demonstration
fume hoods, state of the art data line hubs, television and
computer connections, shower, eyewash and acid neutralization
capabilities. In each Science Lab Classroom, there is an epoxy
teaching demonstration table that has a computer, VCR &
DVD capabilities and video projector built into the table itself.
Each room is also equipped with a ceiling mounted projector
with a screen mounted to an interior wall in the room.
There were several challenges that were faced throughout the project.
All 8 additions occurred on occupied campuses. Temporary parking
was created on most project sites because of the construction.
Also, because the bus loop runs through most of the addition
construction sites, twice a day (drop-off and pick-up) the construction
site is blocked off to allow for bus traffic. Finally, on two
(2) of the sites, large retaining wall foundation systems were
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Armando Chapa Middle School
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130,000
SF, Middle School
Owner: Hays Consolidated ISD
Architect: SHW Group
Method of Delivery: CM-at-Risk
Start/Completion: 05/05 - 05/06
This state-of-the-art, 130,000 SF, 900 student middle school
opened on time for the 2006-2007 school year. Sitting on 25
acres of land, the foundation was constructed slab on grade.
This facility was constructed using structural steel and a masonry
veneer construction, standing seam metal and modified bituminous
roofing. With 4 full Science laboratories complete with gas,
fume hoods, acid resistant countertops and acid waste system,
makes Armando Chapa Middle School a competitive science facility.
The school also has a competition Band Hall and an Art wing.
The athletic facilities are top of the line beginning with 2
gymnasiums. The competition gymnasiums comes complete with Hardwood
Maple flooring, electrically operated retractable bleachers,
6 electrically retractable basketball goals in each gym, competition
volleyball court and 2 cross-court volleyball courts. Armando
Chapa Middle School also offers a competition football field,
practice football field, long jump pits, pole vault pits, shotput
& discus fields, running track, Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
was able to committ over $340,000 in savings upon project
completion. Several recommendations were taken be the owner
such as instead of using ceramic tile in the school’s
foyer, the owner decided on stained concrete floors; giving
a cost savings of what the ceramic tile system was going to
cost. The stained concrete floors will allow for lower maintenance
for owner for years to come.
Hays CISD took the savings and put it back into the project.
Several major upgrades were made to the competition football
field including a competition running track, football field
bleachers and outdoor stadium lighting. |
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Coke Stevenson Middle School
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153,500 SF, Addition and Renovations
Owner: Northside ISD
Architect: Kell Munoz
Start/Completion: 07/04 - 09/05
Bartlett Cocke General Contractors successfully managed the
construction to Northside Independent School District’s
Coke Stevenson Middle School Campus. The work included addition
and renovations and associated site work to the existing campus. This entire project
consisted of approximately 25,000 SF of new addition,
15,000 SF of renovation, and 57,000 SF of
HVAC system upgrades and ceiling replacement. |
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John B. Connally Middle School |
164,000 SF, Middle School
Owner: Northside ISD
Architect: Garza/Bomberger & Associates
Method of Delivery: Competitive Sealed Proposal
Start/Completion: 02/97 - 08/98
John Connally Middle School was constructed for Northside Independent
School District. The project consisted of a two-story, 164,000
SF, middle school facility that included 32 classrooms;
14 science, art and computer laboratories; gymnasium, cafeteria,
library, band hall, offices, and athletic fields. Building methods
utilized for construction included a slab on grade foundation
with spread footings, cast-in-place concrete structure with
bar joists, modified bitumen and metal roofing systems, and
CMU walls and brick veneer. |
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Jack Jordan Middle School |
170,000 SF, Middle School
Owner: Northside ISD
Architect: Noonan-Dockery-Noonan
Method of Delivery: CM-at-Risk
Start/Completion: 08/91 - 08/93
The Jack Jordan Middle School was successfully constructed both
on-time and within budget for Northside Independent School District
under the Construction Manager-at-Risk project delivery method.
The school consists of a two-story, 170,000 SF facility that includes 75 classrooms, gymnasium, cafeteria,
library, band hall, offices, and athletic fields. Building methods utilized for construction included a slab on
grade foundation with spread footings, cast-in-place concrete
structure with bar joists, modified bitumen and metal roofing
systems, and CMU walls and brick veneer.
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Henry Metzger Middle School
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185,000 SF, Middle
School
Owner: Judson ISD
Architect: PBK Inc.
Method of Delivery: Competitive Sealed Proposal
Start/Completion: 01/03 - 07/04
This state-of-the-art, 185,000 SF, 1,200 student middle school
opened on time for the 2004-2005 school year. Sitting on 54
acres of land, the building was constructed using 6’ clear
suspended pan slab on drilled piers, steel and Masonry construction,
standing seam metal, and modified flat roofing. With 8 full
Science laboratories complete with gas, fume hoods, acid resistant
countertops and acid waste system, makes Henry Metzger a competitive
science facility. Metzger has a fully functional theatrical stage
and ‘Black Box’ theatre, which is the first for a middle school in the state of Texas.
The athletic facilities are top of the line beginning with 2
gymnasiums. The competition gymnasiums comes complete with Hardwood
Maple flooring, electrically operated retractable bleachers,
6 electrically retractable basketball goals, competition volleyball
court and 2 cross-court volleyball courts. The auxiliary gymnasium
has Action Flooring Systems synthetic flooring, 6 electrically
retractable basketball goals, competition volleyball court and
2 cross-court volleyball courts. Henry Metzger also offers a
competition football field, practice football field, soccer
field, long jump pits, pole vault pits, shotput & discus
fields, softball field, running track, outdoor basketball courts
and tennis courts. |
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