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ockville Cen- tre, NY — BBS Ar- chitects, Landscape Park East Construction serves as construction manager BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers complete $26.6 million expansion R
South Side High School rede- velopment was a part of the $45.9 million school improve- ment bond issue that was approved by local voters in 2013. BBS serves as the multi- discipline designer for the en- tire district-wide construction program, which also includes the construction of additions to Watson Elementary School as well as numerous exterior and interior renovations, and upgrades to athletic facilities throughout the Rockville Cen- tre School District.” Prior to creating the architec- tural and engineering designs for South Side and other proj- ects included in the district’s overall improvement program, BBS performed a review of existing facilities, analyzed demographic data and trends, assessed the cost of various al- ternatives, and gathered input from the district’s personnel
Bids were submitted by 10 companies and ranged from $16.9 million to $19 million with the contract awarded to Hessert Construction of Marlton, which provided the low responsive bid. “The bids were relatively close which indicates that the specifications were solid,” said John Lamey, ACIA Executive Director. “We are anxious to begin construction and help the SARTP become a collab- orative, full-service, aviation research facility to grow and support an aviation industry in Atlantic County.” Site work and infrastruc- ture improvements at the SARTP began in November 2016 following the award of a $1.354 million contract to Command Company, Inc. of Egg Harbor City. The ACIA expects Hessert construction crews to mobilize and be on site in a month with construction completion an- ticipated in the second quarter of 2018. n and the local community. Based on this research, BBS developed a capital program that was divided into three distinctive areas: 1) spatial needs, which encompass the necessary additional class- rooms, administrative offices, and other facilities; 2) facility needs, which encompass the re- quired maintenance and capi- tal improvements to existing facilities and infrastructure; and 3) the site work, which consists of sports fields, play- grounds, pick-up and drop-off loops, driveways, and parking areas. BBS’s project team includ- ed principal architect Roger Smith, AIA, LEED AP; project manager Kenneth Schupner, AIA ; designer Tracy Hansen ; and construction administrator Peter Dawkins . Park East Construction served as con- struction manager. n
HI-LIGHTS April 28 - May 11, 2017 According to BBS principal architect, Roger Smith, AIA, LEED AP , “The $26.6 million Architects and Engineers has completed the renovation and expansion of South Side High School for the Rockville Centre Union Free School District located in Suffolk County on Long Island. BBS served as the architect; interior designer; technology designer; and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineer for the project.
Renovation and expansion of South Side High School
The new science lecture rooms and laboratories feature resin lab counters and sinks, and exhaust hoods. Photo by Peter Dressel/Wilk Marketing Communications
Hessert Constructionwins contract for first building at Stockton Aviation Research&Technology Park it is beginning to bear fruit,” added Levinson.
Egg Harbor Twp., NJ — A $17.2 million contract for construction of the first build- ing on the 58-acre Stockton Aviation Research and Tech- nology Park (SARTP) adjacent to the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, the nation’s premier air transportation laboratory, and the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township was unanimously approved on March 23, 2017 by the Atlantic County Improvement Author- ity’s board of commissioners. The three-story, 66,000 s/f building will be constructed and owned by the Atlan- tic County Improvement Authority . It will include high-speed connectivity to the Technical Center laboratories, state-of-the-art classrooms and conference rooms, and roof top lounge. An FAA labo- ratory and offices will occupy 7,000 s/f with rental space for additional laboratories and offices. Tenants will have 24/7 access protected by a state-of- the-art security system. “This moves us closer to
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our goal of establishing an aviation industry in Atlantic County and a means of grow- ing and diversifying our econ- omy,” said Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson. “The SARTP supplements our existing assets of the FAA and the airport, Stockton Univer- sity and Atlantic Cape Com- munity College, and being one of six national Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test sites in the country.” The building is one of seven, multi-story buildings with over 400,000 total s/f of re- search and development space planned for the park which
will all include high-speed connectivity to FAA labo- ratories, data and systems. The campus-like setting is designed to promote collabo- ration among business, aca- demia and all major research arms of the federal govern- ment. “This is a testament to per- severance and determination. The last few years have been extremely challenging, but I do believe the tide is turning and the future of Atlantic County is bright. We are put- ting the Atlantic County Eco- nomic Development Strategy and Action Plan to work and
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