Opening of Proposals - Four Winds Field Renovation & Expansion Proj No. 123-046 - Larson Danielson

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Proposal for Construction Manager as Constructor Services Four Winds Renovation and Expansion ― South Bend, Indiana LA PORTE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION La Porte, Indiana In June of 2016 LaPorte Community School Corporation embarked upon a transformative series of projects that would impact the entire school system. Working with their chosen Construction Manager, Larson-Danielson Construction, and their architect, Schmidt Associates, they began projects on three separate sites within the school corporation in 2017. One of the projects was the construction of a new Handley Elementary School to replace the existing 75-year- old building. The project involved the construction of a new $19 million, 67,400 square foot building on the same site as the existing elementary school. All of this had to be completed within 40’ of the existing school, which had to remain open throughout construction. When construction began in April of 2017, it was anticipated that students and staff would move into the new school in December of 2018, and the demolition of the existing school and final site work would be completed in the Spring of 2019. Through the hard work of everyone associated with the project, the team was able to complete the new school in time for the beginning of classes in the fall of 2018. Staff were able to move into their new building a full 5 months early. This allowed the existing building and the associated site restoration to be completed during the summer of 2018, before students returned to school for the 2018-2019 school year. The accelerated schedule not only saved time but allowed the project team to complete more work during warmer weather conditions and reduced the exposure of students and staff to the hazards and disruptions of a construction project in such close proximity to an active school. The second project was a 25,000 square foot state-of-the-art performing arts center at La Porte High School. The design of the project involved flipping the layout of the original facility, transforming the old back of the house space into seating and the previous seating area into the stage. The renovated facility features 850 seats, a full working fly, LED theatrical lighting, new sound systems, and a digitally controlled, motor-assisting rigging. Renovations to the back of the house include a scene shop with overhead coiling doors which leads directly onto the backstage area, and new, professional quality dressing rooms. The third project was an addition and renovation project for Kesling Intermediate School & La Porte Middle School on the Kesling Campus. The scope included 160,000 square feet of new construction and 130,000 square feet of renovations, which involved consolidation of La Porte’s two middle schools – Kesling Middle School and Boston Middle School. The completed facility houses fifth and sixth grades in one building, defined as Kesling Intermediate School, and seventh and eighth grades in the other, defined as La Porte Middle School. The two buildings are connected and include a multitude of shared spaces utilized by all four grades and staff. The project began in 2018 and was completed in August 2019. Page 11 of 30