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Byrne Elementary School Annex

“Year after year, Byrne students achieve record academic gains, and we owe it to them to remove any barriers to academic success. This annex provides students and teachers with the space and facilities necessary to obtain a 21st century education.”

– Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Like other high-performing neighborhood schools, Michael M. Byrne Elementary School has recently seen increased enrollment, creating a need for expanded facilities. The school’s new two-story annex added much needed space to the school, housing a new library with floor-to-ceiling windows, 16 classrooms—including a science lab and music room—and a large multipurpose room. Renovations to the legacy building included converting the old lunchroom and library into classrooms and updating the fire alarm system, while outside modular classrooms were removed and replaced with a turf play field.

Byrne Elementary students, parents and teachers joined the PBC, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson and Alderman Silvana Tabares to cut the ribbon on the new annex for the start of the 2018-2019 school year.

“This state-of-the-art annex would not have happened without the hard work and dedication of our students, teachers and the whole community. Today we celebrate new opportunities and renewed investments in Garfield Ridge.”

– 23rd Ward Alderman Michael Zalewski

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View this project’s contract details here.

This project was included in the PBC’s 2018 Year in Review. Click here to view all the projects completed in 2018.

Dore Elementary School Pre-K Expansion

The PBC Board has approved a Partial Undertaking Request from the Board of Education for the Pre-K Expansion project at John C. Dore Elementary School.

Dore is a neighborhood school on the Southwest side. In 2018, the PBC managed the construction of Dore’s new building, a 114,00-square-foot facility at 7134 West 65th Street. The PBC is now overseeing renovations at the existing Dore Elementary School in order to accommodate the expansion of the school’s Pre-K program.

The new Dore Early Learning Center will feature pre-K classrooms, a teachers’ lounge, lunchroom and parent room. PBC’s scope of work entails paint and finish upgrades, restroom and kitchen renovations, updates to the administrative spaces, and MEP and fire protection systems upgrades, as well as various interior renovations to accommodate the expanded pre-K program.

Check out the PBC’s other project for the Dore Bulldogs here.

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Hancock Replacement School

The PBC Board has approved a Partial Undertaking Request from the Board of Education for the Hancock Replacement School project.

Hancock College Prep’s three-story replacement school will house typical classrooms as well as additional specialty spaces. The school will have a gymnasium with stage, a dedicated black box theater, and multipurpose rooms to support CTE, STEM and STEAM programming. The campus will feature a landscaped plaza area and parking lot.

The PBC is managing the construction of this project, which is being developed by the Design-Build team of K.R.M./ALL Joint Venture.

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View the Design-Build contract details for this project here.

Press Release: Here

Columbia Explorers Elementary School Modular (C1592)

Advertisement for Bids: Contract C1592 – Columbia Explorer Elementary School Modular

Project Description:
The Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC) has invited all Class A, B, and C prequalified firms to bid on PBC Contract C1592, for the fabrication and installation of the Columbia Explorer Elementary School Modular located at the Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy School, 4520 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632. The Project consists of the fabrication and installation of an approximately 6,700 sf, one (1) story – six (6) classroom prototype temporary modular classroom building.   The Modular will include 6 classrooms; boys and girls toilet rooms and a unisex toilet room opening off a central hallway; and janitor closet, mechanical/pump room, electrical/IT closet and storage closet opening off of the classrooms.  Storage and janitor closets include an access hatch to the crawlspace under the modular building.  Electrical, water, and sewer services will be connected to the utilities and the security/IT/AI systems will be connected to the existing school building.  The fire alarm system will be stand alone with notification to the existing school.   The security/IT/AI systems in the existing school will be upgraded to accommodate the new modular building which will require modifications in the MDF room on the second floor of the existing building and work at exterior doors and corridors, and camera upgrades to the existing system at the separate annex building across 46th Street.  Modular units will be built off-site, delivered to the site, and installed on the site-built foundation; include electrical and water service, and through-wall heat and air conditioning units in each classroom.

Site Work includes demolition and removal of the existing play equipment, monumental sign, site features, and flagpole; modifying the existing environmental barrier to accommodate a crawlspace foundation with a concrete slab floor; storm water detention system under a new play lot with play equipment; ADA parking upgrades and accessible path to the nearest door; and landscape, fencing, and concrete finishes.  Substantial Completion of the Project is anticipated to be achieved in the Fall of 2018.

The project page containing additional information can be viewed here.

List of Prequalified Bidders:

Class A General Contractors

  • All-Bry Construction Company
  • Barton Malow Company
  • Berglund Construction Company
  • Blinderman Construction Company, Inc.
  • Burling Builders, Inc.
  • Clark Construction Group – Chicago, LLC
  • Development Solutions, Inc.
  • F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC
  • Friedler Construction Company
  • The George Sollitt Construction Company
  • Henry Bros. Co.
  • James McHugh Construction Company
  • K.R. Miller Contractors, Inc.
  • Madison Construction Company
  • Old Veteran Construction, Inc.
  • Path Construction Company, Inc.
  • Power Construction Company, LLC
  • Powers & Sons Construction Company, Inc.
  • Tishman Construction Corporation of Illinois
  • Turner Construction Company
  • Tyler Lane Construction, Inc.
  • UJAMAA Construction, Inc.
  • Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
  • W.E. O’Neil Construction Company
  • Walsh Construction Company II

Class B General Contractors 

  • Aldridge Electric, Inc.
  • Brandenburg Industrial Service Company
  • Broadway Electric, Inc.
  • Frederick Quinn Corporation
  • John Burns Construction
  • The Lombard Company
  • O.A.K.K. Construction Company, Inc.
  • Poulos, Inc.
  • R. T. Milord Company
  • Reliable & Associates Construction Company

Class C General Contractors

  • CCCJV
  • Cosgrove Construction, Inc.
  • Drive Construction, Inc.
  • G.E. Riddiford Company, Inc.
  • Kee Construction, LLC
  • McDonagh Demolition, Inc.
  • O.C.A. Construction, Inc.
  • Oakley Construction Company, Inc.
  • Robe, Inc.

Additional Information:

Pre-Bid Activities:
On Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the Columbia Explorers Elementary School Annex, located at 4520 S. Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL, PBC will host a Pre-Bid Meeting at 10:00 a.m., a Mandatory Technical Review Meeting at 10:30a.m., and a Mandatory Site Visit at 11:00a.m. The Technical Review Meeting is mandatory for all eligible, prequalified firms interested in submitting a bid for this Project. Parking in school’s parking lot is prohibited. Street parking is available. Please enter through Main Entrance on Kedzie Avenue. All Mandatory Technical Review Meeting and Site Visit attendees must wear safety vests.

Subcontractors and suppliers are invited to attend the Pre- Bid Meeting and stay for the following activities to meet the prequalified contractors bidding on this Project. The sign-in sheets for the above-mentioned meetings will be posted to the PBC’s website.

Bid Opening: 
Sealed bids shall be received at the Public Building Commission, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington, Room 200, until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at which time they will be publicly opened.

Questions:
All questions regarding this contract must be submitted in writing to Patricia Montenegro, Senior Contracts Manager, Public Building Commission, 50 West Washington, Room 200, Chicago, IL 60602. Questions may be emailed to bids@pbcchicago.com or faxed to Ms. Montenegro at 312/744-3572.

Pre-Bid/Tech Review/Site Visit Materials:

Addenda:

  • Addendum No. 1 for Columbia Explorers Elementary School Modular (C1592) can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Addendum No. 1
  • Addendum No. 2 for Columbia Explorers Elementary School Modular (C1592) can be obtained by clicking on the following link: Addendum No. 2

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For more information, view the project page.

Lake View High School Renovation

As one of the City’s oldest neighborhood high schools, the physical appearance of Lake View High School has changed considerably since the school’s opening in 1874. Fire destroyed the entire structure in March 1885. The new, larger school opened just a year later, and in 1898 a four-story addition was added. In 1916 a five-story building was erected, and another section was added in 1939. Lake View High School now covers a full city block. A campus park was added in 1997, and STEM upgrades were made in 1998 and 2013. The school is now undergoing extensive renovations in the gymnasium, cafeteria, kitchen, servery and common areas.

The PBC recently completed the installation of an artificial turf field with surrounding walking track, new play structure and reconfigured parking lot. This project also includes roof replacement, masonry restoration, interior painting and corridor floor repair, as well as renovations to the gym, library, cafeteria and kitchen.

“Schools are vital community anchors for students to learn, discover and explore, and the PBC is proud to preserve the history of this building while modernizing it for students today. The work we are doing, to make this old school new again, is great for the neighborhood and for the present and future students of this school.”

– Carina E. Sánchez, PBC Executive Director

Lake View’s turf field opened in time for the fall 2018 sports season.

This is the newest of several PBC projects at Lake View High School; previously the PBC managed the school’s renovations in 1991 and 2013 and the construction of its 1997 campus park.

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View the construction contract details for this project here.

Taft Freshman Academy

This project includes the development of a new campus featuring a 135,000-square-foot school and surrounding athletic amenities. The three-story school will house standard classrooms, science and music classrooms, computer labs, gymnasium with stage, a kitchen and dining area and administrative space. The campus will be home to a multi-use athletic field with track.

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View the details for this project’s site prep contract here.
View this project’s construction contract details here.

This project was initially referred to as Read Dunning School.

Southeast Area Elementary School

New Construction of an 111,000 square foot, 1,200 student, 3-story elementary school. The school will include 44 academic classrooms, 2 computer labs, 3 science classrooms, 3 art/science classrooms, 2 music rooms, kitchen and dining facilities, gymnasium, library, and administrative suite. Building construction will be concrete and steel frame over spread concrete footings and an exterior envelope consisting of cold formed steel studs and masonry veneer. Site improvements comprising of a new parking lot for 51 cars, storm water management improvements, new sidewalks at south and northeast of parking lot and main property, new vehicular drive at west edge of property, and a refuse / delivery area at southeast of project site.

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Richardson Middle School (SW Area School)

The Project consists of construction of a new 135,000 square foot, 1500 student, 3-story middle school. The school will include 48 classrooms, 3 special needs classrooms 3 breakout spaces, 4 science classrooms, 4 computer classrooms, 2 art classrooms, 1 music classroom, a dining center, a hybrid kitchen, gymnasium, library, and administrative suite. Building construction will be concrete and steel frame atop spread concrete footings and an exterior envelope consisting of cold formed steel studs and masonry veneer. Site improvements comprising of a new parking lot, storm water management improvements, new sidewalks, new vehicular drive, artificial athletic turf fields and a refuse / delivery.

LEED Features:
The new building and site will be designed and constructed to achieve a minimum LEED for Schools 2009 Certified rating as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Wildwood World Magnet School Annex

LEED: Certified

Proposed 3-story Annex to include 12 classrooms, a Library/Media Resource Center, and Administration Office, a Dining Center, and a kitchen in accordance with CPS’s new Hybrid Kitchen Model. Renovation and demolition work includes conversion of existing rooms to Classrooms and removal of an existing modular classroom building.

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