Kent Junior High No. 7 (Northwood Junior High School)

$15.5 million

[Bidding Details]

Project description: Construction of a new 120,000-square-foot junior high school for 1,000 students in grades 7-9. Building is steel and masonry, with the exterior primarily concrete masonry in a variety of textures and colors. An exterior insulation and synthetic plaster system is used on the balance of the walls at fascias and soffits. The roof is asphalt shingles with some modified bitumen. Most academic teaching stations are clustered on the upper floor of the building to provide for a "school with a school" concept. The gymnasium, LRC, commons and computer spaces are zoned for easy access by the public, allowing the balance of the facility to be secured in off hours.
Address: 17007 S.E. 184th St., Renton
Contract amount: $15,487,000

Start of construction: March 1995
Expected completion date: June 1996
Contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis Contractors, 107 Spring St., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1052, 206-622-0500
Architect: Burr Lawrence Rising + Bates Architects, Tacoma Financial Center, 1145 Broadway Plaza, Suite 1200, Tacoma, WA 98402, 206-627-5599
Owner: Kent School District No. 415
Project participants:
Sitts & Hill Engineers Inc.; Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott; Lynn William Horn & Associates; Tres West Engineers Inc.; Barbara Chandler; Frank Schelhamer; Addison Construction Supply Inc.; Advanced Equipment Corp.; American Drapery & Carpet; Architectural Graphics Resources; Architectural Sheet Metal Inc.; ATS Automation Inc.; Audio Acoustics; B&L Utilities; Bosnick Roofing; Boss & Mayes Testing Engineers Inc.; Boulevard Excavating Inc.; Contract Hardware Inc.; Cuz Concrete Products; Palmer Coking Coal; Northwest Linings & Geotextile Products; Western Utilities; D.S. Purcell Painting; Eastside Sealants; Fairway Mechanical Contractors Inc.; Fencing Unlimited; Foster Bray Company; Global Hotel Supply Inc.; Guardian Security Systems Inc.; Hope Cement Finishing Inc.; Insulation Contractors; J.J. Jefferson; Lemons Millwork; Lund Masonry Inc.; Modern Tile Inc.; Nelson Construction Inc.; Northern Pipeline Construction; Northern Hardwood; Northstar Fire Protection; Northwest Associates Inc.; Northwest Handling Systems Inc.; Northwest School Equipment Inc.; Northwestern Landscape Company; Nystrom Products Company; Olympian Precast Inc.; Pacific Hardware & Specialties; Pacific Shades Inc.; Powers West Corp.; Prizm Contract Surveying; Puget Sound Manufacturing Company; Reflection Industries Inc.; Robert W. Williams; Royal Reprographics; RPM Steel Inc.; Scott & From Company Inc.; Seaport Fabrication; Sport Systems International Inc.; Star Rentals; State Wide Steel Inc.; Stoneway Concrete; The Beresford Company; The Fire House; Totem Electric of Tacoma Inc.; Tyee Concrete Inc.; U.S. Elevator Corp.; Vertecs Corp.; Western Asphalt Inc.; Western Hardwood Inc. and WJO Flooring.

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