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| National City Middle School, 1701 D Avenue, National City, CA |
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DIEGO, CA -- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s top
education facility builders, has completed construction of a new
19,880-square-foot classroom building, comprising phase two of National City
Middle School, located on a two-acre site at 1701 D Avenue in National
City, Calif. 91950.
The
$11,122,000 project was performed on behalf of the Sweetwater Union High School
District, with Trent Carr serving as project manager for the
district. LPA, Inc., served as the
architect and interior designer.
Construction began in June of 2013.
The new
two-story classroom building uses light gauge metal framing, structural steel
and a SureBoard shear wall system.
It encompasses 11 classrooms, an Associated
Student Body room, teachers’ lounge, storage and copy room, and broadcast
studio.
Sitework
included construction of a new courtyard that features radial bands of colored
concrete and seat walls. It also
entailed new hardscape, landscape and bioswale servicing across the entire
site.
National
City Middle School originally was built in the 1930s, so the construction
project presented numerous unidentified site utilities and underground
structures. According to McCarthy
Project Director Craig Swenson, other challenges included installation
of the unique SureBoard shear wall framing system. BIM and BIM 360 Field technology aided the team with its
approach.
“Another
difficulty the team overcame was dealing with the school’s year-round class
schedule, which meant having students coming and going on three sides of the
new building throughout the construction duration,” said Swenson. “The site also provided very limited project
access to workers and equipment.”
In
addition to being the project architect, LPA, Inc., was the structural
engineer, environmental engineer and landscape architect.
Martin & Ziemniak was the civil
engineer, OMB was the electrical engineer, Henrickson Owen was the plumbing and
mechanical engineer, and Sweeny & Associates handled irrigation.
For a complete
copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Bonnie Kutch
Kutch & Company
Phone: (619) 299-1010
Susan Garritano
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Phone: (314) 968-3300
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