Construction Equipment Guide
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Sat January 27, 2001 - West Edition
Construction progresses on the new $25-million Bay City High School, located in coastal Matagorda County. The facility will significantly enhance the learning experience for at least 1,600 students in the small Texas town in its first year alone.
The project to build the 254,000-sq.-ft. (22,860 sq m) facility got under way on May 16, 2000, according to A.J. Restum, spokesperson at Satterfield & Pontikes Inc. of Houston, TX.
Satterfield & Pontikes is serving as the general contractor for the project and Restum said, “[The project] was funded by a public bond election.” The building will feature a brick veneer outside with a combination of metal and low-slope roofs. The academic building will be located at the front of the campus with supplementary spaces for the band, athletic, career technology, 610-seat auditorium and the food areas in the back.
The athletic area will include a track and field/football field, as well as three separate practice fields for football, band and soccer. There will be a baseball field, a softball field, eight tennis courts and a state-of-the art gymnasium which combines a main competition and junior varsity court, divided by a small practice area.
Satterfield & Pontikes has extensive experience building institutional facilities, as well as office buildings, entertainment facilities, healthcare facilities and manufacturing projects. Routinely, the company also will do its own early stage labor, such as concrete work, so it can give its clients more control and reduce delays in the project. “Currently there are 30 Satterfield & Pontikes, 10 utility subs, four earthwork and 10 steel erection workers, approximately a total of 55 working on the project,” said Restum.
Upon completion the old Bay City High School will become the new Bay City Junior High School.
The new Career Technology Center will be an exciting place for students to learn. The center will house training departments for agriculture, auto mechanics, building trades, air conditioning and small engine repair. Malcom Gaus, architect of RWS Architects Inc., even included plans for the school to include an extensive infrastructure for computer use, the availability of distance learning facilities in every classroom, and a small lecture room where a guest speaker could give a simultaneously transmitted lecture to other parts of the school.
Restum said the 252,000-sq.-ft. (22,680 sq m) building, which will have a capacity of 1,800 students, is situated on an 84-acre (33.6 ha) site. It will take more than 36,000 cu. yds. (27,360 cu m) of imported selected fill, 34,600 sq. yds. (27,680 sq m) of asphalt concrete paving, 6,900 cu. yds. (5,244 cu m) of concrete, 980 tons (882 t) of steel and 273 tons (245.7 t) of bar joist to complete the project. The excavation of a 40,000 plus cu. yd. (30,400 cu m) retention pond has been Satterfield & Pontikes’ only special challenge on the project, according to Restum.