Portable Replacement and New Science Labs

Things are wrapping up and soon students and staff will be able to occupy the new 2-story building! Technology items have been delivered and installed and new furniture for all the classrooms is being delivered this week.

As of November 2021, the majority of the building work has gone into the interior. The steel roofing is completed and everyday has a multitude of various trades onsite, with casework being the latest addition. Aesthetically, the building moves closer towards completion as painters bring color in on the outside.

Going vertical! Site work and building pads have been completed the construction team is now framing the building. The building pad and utilities were a challenge due to several unforeseen conditions but with framing in the building work is starting to accelerate.

Construction began in late October. Currently the building pad is constructed, site utilities have been relocated and the footings are beginning to be dug.

DSA Approved! The project has hit a major milestone, DSA has approved the project drawings for construction. The project has now entered the bidding phase. Bids from contractors are due Sept. 22, 2020. Ground breaking will take place the first week in October. Check back for the ground breaking ceremony date we would love to see you there.

The project plans to DSA in late 2019 and are anticipating the drawings to be returned and approved by the start of summer. In the interim, the design team along with the district construction managers are doing thorough page by page constructability reviews of the drawings and technical specifications. Through these detailed examinations, the team will be able to discover and root out potential issues that could occur during the bidding and/or construction phase.

Going vertical! Site utilities and foundations are completed and framing has commenced. Insulation and roofing are starting. The site is also preparing for its onsite and offsite drop off upgrade which will help reduce traffic on Foothill and on campus.

Construction began in October 2020. Currently site utilities are being located and the building bad is being constructed. Additionally, the State Approved a grant submitted by the High School's CTE team and it was selected by the state to receive $3 Million Dollars of additional funding. This will help fund a new workshop building that will be at Foothill, for CTE use. The new building will be constructed after the current building is completed.

The project has fully moved over to the front of the school as the site work portion of the project kicks off. Massive excavation of hardscape, removal of trees and removal of abandoned utilities have been the first steps in preparing for the new building construction in spring 2022. Meanwhile in the background, the design team, District, and lease-lease back developer have been hard at work to provide a complete submission of the building plans for review by the Division of the State Architect and was formally deemed completed and accepted for review in early December.

DSA Approval of Phase I and Increment I have both been achieved! Phase I the new parking lot and drop off construction has commenced. The parking lot and new drop off will greatly reduce traffic on the surrounding streets by adding over 300 ft. of additional drop off lane and replacing the parking lot where the new building is going to be placed. Construction on the sitework for the new building will commence fall 2021.

Schematic design and design development has been completed. Phase I which includes construction of a new parking lot to replace the parking spots taken by the new building. Phase II which is the construction of the new building is in design and expected to be out of DSA February 2021. As part of the design process the team created full size mock ups of the science rooms to assist the staff with conceptualizing the space.

SFA (architect firm) has been contracted as the architect on record for this project and will work directly with the district, campus, and construction management team through the entire project. Their current priority is developing the first iteration of the drawings. To help SFA, the district and construction management team are in the process of contracting engineers and surveyors to perform site evaluations with geotechnical reports and topographic surveys. Extensive design process with the board subcommittee is ongoing and the schematic design is being worked on with the site. Geotechnical drilling and site surveys are completed. Procurement for CEQA consultants is also completed.