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Amistad Elementary School - Phase 1

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Amistad Elementary School Phase 1 Video

Project Information:

Construction started: May 2018 

Opened: August 2019

Location: 930 W. 4th Ave. (Map)

Square Feet: 43,500

Details: The new detached addition to Amistad Elementary has 22 classrooms, plus a gym and offices. It's the first phase of the Amistad project and holds students in grades 3-5. In the second phase, the original school building will be replaced with a new 20-classroom school that connects to the Phase 1 addition and holds students in kindergarten through second grade. Amistad's total classroom count will be 42 when both phases are done.

Funding: The Phase 1 addition is paid for by a K-3 class size reduction grant from the state.

Cost: $14.1 million

Construction Reports

Week of 4/1/2019

C&S Glass crews are building the storefront glass wall system at the east entrance. Padilla Masonry crews removed scaffolding from the south side of the building as they completed the veneer install. Padilla crews also pressure washed the inside gymnasium walls. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to make progress with the mechanical room piping. Paintmaster crews finished painting walls in the administrative office rooms and corridors. Ceramic tile work is complete in the two classroom wings and the drinking fountain alcoves. Electrical and low voltage crews continue to rough-in lights and other systems throughout the building.

Week of 3/25/2019

Mechanical rough-in work continues in the main mechanical room with hrydronic pipe welding. Pipe insulation work continues in the administrative and main entry areas. Electrical lighting and low voltage systems rough-in work and wire pulling continues throughout the building. HVAC crews are installing fin-tube trim in the classrooms. Bouten crews are installing marker-boards in classrooms as well as parapet cap wood. Paintmaster crews are painting door frames in the administrative offices and prepping to prime walls. Padilla Masonry crews are nearly complete with veneer installation on the south side of the building. C&S Glass crews are installing window glass for north side windows.

Week of 3/18/2019

The weather is finally allowing work to progress on the exterior of the building. Padilla crews are at work on the south side of the building and the low roof area. C&S glass crews are installing window frames and storefront on the north side of the building. Total Energy Crews are hanging ductwork in the gymnasium. Electricians are working on light fixture rough-in in the classrooms. D9 crews are still working in the administrative offices. Ceramic tile installation continues in the first floor restrooms. Plumbers are piping equipment in the mechanical room. Bouten crews are working on parapet cap wood on the roof.

Week of 3/11/2019

Temperatures are now melting the snow fast and work on the exterior of the building and site should commence again soon. Inside the building the drywall tape and finish work continues in the administrative 1st floor rooms. Mechanical piping work is beginning in the main mechanical room. Plumbers are also installing control valves and piping the fin-tube systems in the classrooms. Pipe insulation work is ongoing in the main entry area. Royal Roofing crews began roofing the parapet walls on the gymnasium. Electricians completed the final power connection to energize our building. Tile installation work continues in first floor restrooms.

Week of 3/4/2019

D9 crews are finishing drywall in the administrative offices and hanging drywall at the corridor soffits near the main entry foyer. Painters are working in the area 200 2nd floor classrooms. Cabinets were delivered and began to be installed for the 1st floor of area 100. Hydronic pipe installation work continues in the mechanical room. Piping insulation work is ongoing in the corridors and main entry foyer. Ceramic tile work continues in the 1st floor main restroom. Electricians are roughing-in for light fixtures in classrooms on both floors of area 100. Roofing crews are starting to seal up the parapet membrane on the gymnasium roof. Padilla crews are starting to install block veneer on the south side of area 100 again this week as the temperatures are above freezing finally.

Week of 2/25/0219

Mechanical rough-in work continues on both floors of area 200 and in the main entry ceiling area. Electricians are continuing to work on main power feeder connections. Tile crews are working in the first floor restroom. Drywall crews are hanging sheetrock in the first floor and finishing sheetrock on the 2nd floor of area 200. C&S Glass crews installed the glass panels at the main entry curtain wall. Royal Roofing crews worked on sheet metal flashing around classroom window openings. Bouten carpenters installed some parapet cap wood around the area 200 roof. No work is happening on site as the snow and cold weather are still prohibiting that scope.

Week of 2/18/2019

Mechanical rough-in work is wrapping up in the administrative office area and rough-in work is beginning in the main entry area. The second floor classrooms in area 200 are nearing drywall finish-work completion and the administrative office where crews are hanging drywall. Electricians are pulling main feeder wire in to the building. Tile installation work is complete at the 2nd floor restrooms. Work outside the building is at a standstill due to snow and cold weather.

Week of 2/11/2019

Work inside the building has not been impacted by the cold weather and snow. On the 2nd floor of area 100 the tile work in both bathrooms is almost complete. Ceiling grid has been installed in all of the classrooms on the 2nd floor. D9 crews continue to work on hanging drywall on the 2nd floor of area 200 and finishing drywall on the first floor of area 100. Mechanical and Electrical crews are working primarily in the administrative office area. Windows were installed in the administrative offices. Masonry work has been stopped due to cold temperatures.

Week of 2/4/2019

Cold weather and snow may have hit the site but the enclosed and heated areas of the building are allowing work to progress. In area 100 drywall finish work continues on the first floor. Painting, ceramic tile, and cabinetry installation are ongoing on the 2nd floor. Total Energy crews are starting to rough-in the fin-tube heater systems on the exterior walls of the classrooms. In area 200 HVAC and electrical crews continue to rough-in the 1st floor administrative offices. Bouten crews are continuing to work on keeping windows covered and the temp heat running. Plumbing crews continue to install hydronic piping throughout the 2nd floor ceiling areas.

Week of 1/28/2019

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing rough-in work are continuing in area 200. D9 crews are nearly finished with the 2nd floor drywall finishing and crews are starting to tape and finish the first floor classrooms. D9 crews are also starting to hang drywall in the administrative offices. Paintmaster crews have painted the classrooms on the north side of the 2nd floor at area 100. Ceramic tile installation is starting in the large restroom on the 2nd floor. C&S glass crews have starting building the large storefront wall at the Learning Stairs. Padilla Masonry continues installing veneer on the south side of area 100.

Week of 1/21/2019

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing overhead rough-in work is progressing in the first and 2nd floor of area 100. Drywall finishing crews are progressing nicely on the 2nd floor classrooms and corridor. Drywall hanging crews have most of the 1st floor area 100 rooms hung out and they are working on fire taping and control joints. Padilla Masonry crews are installing veneer on the south side of area 100. C&S glass crews are installing window frames at the administrative offices. Bouten carpenters continue to work on wood windows and they are also installing parapet wood cap at the gymnasium.

Week of 1/14/2019

Masonry Veneer work is progressing on the south side of the classroom wing. Window sill materials have started to be installed this week and window frames should start next week. The two largest custom rooftop air handling units arrived this week and will wait for a crane pick to be set in place. Mechanical and Electrical rough-in work continues in area 100 on both floors. D9 crews are hanging drywall on the first floor of area 100 and finishing drywall on the 2nd floor. Cabinetry for 2nd floor area 100 classrooms started to be delivered this week.

Week of 1/7/2019

Exterior veneer masonry work is progressing to the east and south sides of the classroom wing now that the north side is complete. Roofing membrane installation work was completed this week. Bouten crews continue to install wood backing at classroom window openings on the south side of the building. Plumbers and HVAC crews are working on rough-in at the first floor of area 100. Electricians are working on gear in the main electrical room and pulling wire. Drywall hanging crews completed most of the hanging work on the 2nd floor of area 100.

Weeks of 12/24/2018 & 12/31/2018

Overhead mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-in work are progressing on both floors of area 100. D9 crews are starting to hang drywall in classrooms and the main classroom corridor. Roofing work is finishing up on the administrative office area and crews are starting to work on the gymnasium. Veneer masonry work is progressing on the north side of area 100. Vapor barrier and rigid insulation crews continue to install product around the main entry of the building.

Week of 12/17/2018

Mechanical rough-in work continues on both floor of the building with most of the work happening in area 100. D9 crews are are building soffits in classrooms and getting ready to install sheetrock in classroom on the 2nd floor of area 100. Royal Roofing crews are working on the administrative office roofing installation. Padilla Masonry crews are installing the veneer block on the north side of area 100.

Week of 12/3/2018

Framing and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing rough-in work continue throughout the building on both floors. Exterior rigid insulation is beginning to get installed over vapor barrier at the classroom wing. Roofing work continues over area 200. Landscaping crews are working on irrigation mainline installation at the perimeter of the site.

Week of 11/26/2018

HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire sprinkler overhead rough-in work is progressing through all areas of the building. Roofers are working on the area 200 mechanical pad roofing. The fluid applied vapor barrier is being applied. Exterior rigid insulation is being staged for installation over the vapor barrier. Iron workers continue to work on brick ledger support steel installation. Bouten crews are working on wood installation at window openings and making preparations to tent the window openings with plastic for temp heating.

Week of 11/19/2018

Royal Roofing continues to work on roofing installation at area 200. HVAC crews are installing ductwork on the 1st floor of area 100. Electricians are working on overhead and in-wall rough-in on both floors of area 200. American Ironworks crews are installing masonry ledgers on the south side of the building. Vapor barrier crews are installing joint tape on the sough side of the building. Framing crews continue to work on interior walls in area 100 and area 200. Bouten carpenters are working on the smaller stair risers at the Learning Stairs.

Week of 11/12/2018

Area 100: floor grinding of the decorative concrete corridors is almost complete enough to allow corridor framing continue. Framing crews are mostly complete with all interior walls on both floors and are now working on corridor walls on the 1st floor. Mechanical and electrical rough-in work continues on both floors. HVAC ductwork is being installed in classrooms on the first floor as well as the main branch lines in the corridor. Drywall crews are starting to install high-wall sheetrock in classrooms on the 2nd floor. Roofing has been mostly completed above area 100. Bouten crews continue to work on wood installation at window openings. Area 200: D9 crews continue to install exterior gyp board around the perimeter of the building. Interior wall framing crews are working on both floors. Floor grinding is complete so that the corridor walls can be completed. Mechanical and Electrical rough-in work are ongoing at both floors. Roofing above area 200 is in progress. Bouten crews continue working on the learning lab concrete stairs.

Week of 11/5/2018

Framing crews are now close to complete with the exterior framing of the building including roofing parapets. Framing crews continue to work on area 200 first floor interior wall framing and ares starting to work on second floor in the same area. Exterior gyp board sheeting continues and interior gyp board is being stocked inside the building. Plumbing crews are working on overhead rough in for both floors of area 200. HVAC crews are installing ductwork in classrooms on the first floor of area 100 as well as installing roof top unit curbs for area 200. Electricians continue to work on in-wall and overhead conduit installation and rough-in in area 100 on both floors. Electricians have started to pull wires on the 2nd floor of area 100. Bouten crews started pouring concrete at the learning stairs this week by pouring the stair landings. Padilla Masonry crews worked on infilling joist beam pockets in the gymnasium. Roofing crews continue to work in insulation and membrane roofing installation over area 100. Amercian Ironworks crews are nearly complete with all structural steel installation. They installed the steel staircase on the east end of the building this week.

10/29/2018

Bouten crews are placing and finishing 64 yards of concrete at the area 200 roof top unit mechanical pad. American Rock Products and Ralphs concrete pumping are working with Bouten Construction to get the concrete up to the roof for the pour today. American Ironworks crews are installing window opening support steel on the south side of area 200 as well as welding steel at the roof structure above the learning lab stairs. Total Energy Management crews are staging ductwork on the 2nd floor of area 100 for installation. D9 crews are framing interior and exterior walls in administrative area of the 1st floor in area 200 as well as continuing to work on the parapet walls for gym skylights. D9 crews also continue to hang exterior gyp board sheeting on the north side of area 100.

10/26/2018

D9 crews are making headway framing interior and exterior walls in Admin area of the 1st floor. Crews are building the parapet walls for the gym skylights. D9 drywall crews have begun to hang the exterior dens-glass on the north side of area 100. Sierra crews are working on running electrical distribution conduits for low voltage systems between 1st and 2nd floors in area 100. Bouten crews continue installing interior door and window frames on the first floor of the Admin area and are prepping the area 200 roof for the mechanical unit screen wall pad concrete pour on Monday. Columbia River crews are prepping to install hanging uni-strut racks for pipe at the 2nd floor of area 100.

10/25/2018

Bouten crews continue working on the forms for the learning stairs as well as installing interior door frames on the first floor of area 200 and general site clean-up. American Ironworks crews stocked roof decking material for the learning stair roof. The structural supports for area 200 mechanical curtain wall is completed. Welders are also continuing to work on masonry ledger and window bump-out steel on 2nd floor of area 200. Fire Control crews are installing fire sprinkler main and branch lines on the 2nd floor in area 100 and prepping sprinkler heads for install. D9 crews are making headway framing interior and exterior walls in area 200, Framing parapet walls for the gym skylights and hanging exterior dens-glass on the south side of area 200.

10/24/2018

American Ironworks crews are starting to install the steel for the mechanical unit screen wall over area 200. Welders are also continuing to work on masonry ledger and window bump-out steel at the perimeter of area 100. Royal Roofing continues installing roofing insulation at area 100. Sierra crews continue working on in-wall and overhead rough-in at the 2nd floor of area 100. D9 crews continue framing interior and exterior walls in area 200. Bouten carpenters continue working on the layout and framing for the learning stairs.

10/23/2018

Bouten crews are working on grouting column bases for window support steel in area 100. Bouten carpenters are also working on the layout and framing for the learning stairs. Fire Control crews are installing fire sprinkler piping at the first floor of area 100. Royal Roofing has started installing roofing insulation at area 100. Total Energy crews are working on assembling roof top unit curbs for their equipment. American Ironworks crews are installing roofing decking on area 200. Welders are also continuing to work on masonry ledger and window bump-out steel at the perimeter of area 100. D9 crews are framing interior and exterior walls in area 200.

10/17/2018

Bouten crews are framing a concrete curb at the perimeter of the Tile and Reading rooms in area 200. Bouten carpenters also continue working on window wraps at area 100. D9 crews are starting to lay out interior walls at the 1st floor of area 100. D9 crews are also framing the roof parapet at the area 200 lower roof area. American Ironworks crews continue work on masonry lintel steel and classroom bump out steel on the north side of area 100. Iron workers are also installing roof ledger steel in the gymnasium. Total Energy crews are unloading and staging more ductwork for the project.

10/16/2018

D9 crews are starting to lay out walls on the 2nd floor of area 200. Other framers continue to frame interior walls on the 1st floor of area 100. American Ironworks crews continue work on masonry lintel steel and classroom bump out steel on the south side of area 100. Iron workers are also working on beams and architectural steel in area 200. Bouten crews continue to install wood window opening wrap on the south side of area 100. Sierra crews are working on in-wall and overhead rough-in at the 2nd floor of area 100. Columbia River crews are working on rough-in in on both floors of area 100.

10/15/2018

American Ironworks crews are installing skylight support steel in the gymnasium. Other iron workers are also working on beams and architectural steel in area 200. Sierra crews are working on in-wall and overhead rough-in at the 2nd floor of area 100. D9 crews continue to frame interior walls on the 1st and 2nd floors of area 100. Total Energy Management crews continue to install classroom HVAC ductwork at the 2nd floor, area 200. Bouten crews continue to install wood window opening wrap on the south side of area 100.

10/12/2018

Creative Concrete crews are placing and finishing the 2nd floor slab on metal deck at area 200 as well as the colored and glass embedded concrete in area 100 today. American Rock Products and Ralphs Concrete Pumping are supplying and placing concrete for the slab on metal deck pour at area 200. Bouten crews assisting with the concrete pours today and they will be finishing the pad on the roof. American Ironworks crews are starting to work on masonry lintel steel and classroom bump out steel on the south side of area 100. D9 crews continue to frame interior walls on the 2nd floor of area 100 and are also starting to work on interior walls on the 1st floor of area 100.

10/11/2018

Bouten crews are filling small holes and gaps in the metal decking ahead of the slab pour tomorrow. D9 crews continue to frame the roof top parapet walls in area 100 and also continue to frame interior walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. Sierra crews are roughing-in floor boxes in the area 200 metal floor decking. Columbia River Plumbing crews are installing block-outs for their systems in the area 200 metal decking. American Ironworks crews continue to erect columns and beams near the main entry in area 200 as well as install masonry ledger and classroom window bump out steel on area 100. Universal Steel crews continue to install welded wire mesh rebar at the area 200 slab on deck.

10/10/2018

D9 crews are starting to frame the roof top parapet walls in area 100. D9 crews also continue to frame interior walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. Bouten crews continue to prep for slab pours scheduled for Friday of this week. Universal Steel crews are installing welded wire mesh rebar at the area 200 slab on deck. Total Energy Management crews continue to install classroom HVAC ductwork at the 2nd floor, area 200. American Ironworks crews continue welding structural connections in both area 100 and 200. Iron workers continue to erect columns and beams near the main entry in area 200 also. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to install roof drains and roof drain piping in area 200. Sierra crews continue installing conduits and junction boxes in area 100 second floor classroom ceilings.

10/9/2018

Bouten crews are building formwork for the roof top concrete pad that the mechanical equipment will sit on. Bouten crews continue to prep for slab pours scheduled for Friday of this week also. D9 crews are starting to frame perimeter walls on the first floor of area 200. D9 crews also continue to frame interior walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. Total Energy Management crews have started installing classroom HVAC ductwork on the 2nd floor of area 200. American Ironworks crews continue welding structural connections in both area 100 and 200. Welders are also installing masonry lintel steel around the perimeter of area 100.

10/8/2018

Classroom door frames are starting to get installed on the 2nd floor. D9 crews continue framing perimeter wall on the 1st floor of area 100 and both interior and perimeter walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. Bouten crews are prepping for the next slab on metal deck pour at area 200. Bouten crews are also closing in joist pockets in CMU walls for grout fill work that will happen soon. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue installing in-wall toilet hanging fixtures on both the 1st and 2nd floor of area 100. Plumbing crews are also starting to install roof drains and roof drain piping. American Ironworks crews are welding structural connections in both area 100 and 200. Universal Steel crews are installing rebar for the last colored slab on grade concrete pour areas.

10/5/2018

Columbia River Plumbing crews are installing in-wall toilet hanging fixtures on both the 1st and 2nd floor of area 100. Bouten crews are framing a guardrail around the learning stair walls. D9 crews continue framing perimeter wall on the 1st floor of area 100 and both interior and perimeter walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. Sierra crews continue installing conduits and junction boxes in area 100 second floor classroom ceilings.

10/4/2018

Columbia River Plumbing crews are starting to work on bathrooms at the 2nd floor of area 100. Sierra crews are installing conduits and junction boxes in area 100 second floor classroom ceilings. Watts crews continue placing the fill gravel inside the exterior stairs concrete wall structure. Bouten crews are stripping forms from the mechanical and electrical housekeeping pads that were poured yesterday. D9 crews continue framing perimeter wall on the 1st floor of area 100 and both interior and perimeter walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. American Ironworks crews continue to work on the roof decking, misc. parapet steel installation, and the mechanical unit screen wall structure in area 100. Other iron workers continue installing the 1st floor decking in area 200.

10/3/2018

Bouten crews are forming and making final preparations for the mechanical unit and electrical equipment concrete housekeeping pads. Bouten crews are also installing emulsifier on steel column bases in area 200. D9 crews continue framing perimeter wall on the 1st floor of area 100 and both interior and perimeter walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. American Ironworks crews continue to work on the roof decking, misc. parapet steel installation, and the mechanical unit screen wall structure in area 100. Other iron workers are installing the 1st floor decking in area 200. Watts crews are placing the fill gravel inside the exterior stairs concrete wall structure.

10/2/2018

Bouten crews are laying out mechanical unit housekeeping pads as well as laying out for the wood window frame wrap scope of work. D9 crews are framing perimeter wall on the 1st floor of area 100 and both interior and perimeter walls on the 2nd floor of area 100. American Ironworks crews continue to work on roof structure installation in area 200 and roof decking and the mechanical unit screen wall structure in area 100. Creative Concrete crews saw-cut crack control joints into the colored slab on grade concrete that was placed yesterday. Sierra Electric crews are laying out for their rough-in work at both floors of area 100.

10/1/2018

Central Washington Asphalt crews are patching the asphalt on Kent street where utility work was completed. Watts crews are prepping the asphalt patching areas ahead of the asphalt crews. Creative Concrete crews are placing and finishing the first of two colored and glass embedded concrete pours in the main corridor throughout area 100 and area 200. American Ironworks crews continue to work on roof structure installation in area 200 and roof decking in area 100. D9 crews have started to frame the 1st floor exterior perimeter wall on the north side of area 100. D9 crews also continue to frame perimeter walls at the 2nd floor of area 100.

9/28/2018

Watts crews are delivering crushed rock that will be used to fill underneath the exterior stairs. Columbia River Plumbing crews are installing floor drains in the main mechanical room. D9 crews continue to frame perimeter walls at the 2nd floor of area 100. Bouten crews continue prepping for the colored and glass embedded concrete pours next week by building bulk-heads, column block-outs, and installing slab edge joint steel reinforcement.

9/27/2018

Bouten crews are prepping for the colored and glass embedded concrete pours next week by building bulk-heads and installing slab edge joint steel reinforcement. American Ironworks crews are erecting roof joists in area 200 and they also continue to install roof decking in area 100. Creative Concrete crews sawcut crack control joints into the area 100 slab that was poured yesterday. D9 crews continue to frame perimeter walls at the 2nd floor of area 100.

9/26/2018

Creative Concrete crews are placing and finishing approximately 9,000 square feet of concrete slab on grade in area 100 today! Ralph's Concrete Pumping and American Rock Products are supplying the concrete for the slab pour. American Ironworks crews continue to erect columns and install beams in area 200 and installing roof decking in area 100. A load of steel was delivered and unloaded today also. D9 crews are beginning to frame the perimeter walls of area 100 2nd floor. Bouten crews are pouring concrete at two piers, one at the southeast corner of area 200 and one at the southeast corner of area 100. Bouten crews are also making preparations for the first colored concrete pour planned for next week.

9/25/2018

American Ironworks crews continue to erect columns and install beams in area 200. Other iron-workers are beginning to install roof decking in area 100. Watts crews are prepping for asphalt patching at the gas line installation trench between the portables. Universal Steel crews are tying rebar mats in the last re-graded portion of area 100. D9 crews continue wall layout and are also beginning to stock the 2nd floor deck with framing materials. Sierra Electric crews continue core drilling 2" holes in the slab on metal deck for conduit installation. Bouten crews are making final preparations for the area 100 slab on grade pour tomorrow morning.

9/24/2018

American Ironworks crews are installing the bottom cord joist bridging angle iron for the roof trusses in area 100. Other iron-workers are installing columns and beams in area 200 as well as installing some of the beams that connect the steel structure to the masonry gymnasium room. Watts crews are cleaning up and finishing back-filling for the gas line installation work from last week. Watts crews continue to regrade under-slab gravel in area 100 also. Sierra Electric crews are core drilling 2" holes in the slab on metal deck for conduit installation. Bouten crews continue assisting Watts Excavation with removing rebar and hand grading in areas that under-slab gravel need re-graded in area 100.

9/21/2018

D9 crews are continuing to lay out walls on the area 100 2nd floor concrete deck. Bouten crews are stripping slab edge forms from yesterday's slab on grade pours. Bouten crews are also assisting Universal Steel with removing rebar in areas that under-slab gravel need re-graded. Watts crews are working with Cascade Natural Gas getting the new gas line pipe in the ground in the trench that they dug yesterday. Watts crews continue to regrade under-slab gravel in area 100 also. Sierra is on site working on layout and planning for their area 100 rough-in work. Universal Steel crews are pulling up the rebar in some of area 100 so that re-grading work can happen.

9/20/2018

Creative Concrete crews placed and are finishing some of the area 100 slab on grade concrete. Watts crews are trenching for the new gas line service installation between the existing building and new building. Other Watts crews are regrading some of the area 100 under-slab gravel to ensure proper slab thickness. American Ironworks crews continue erecting and welding roofing steel and roof joists in area 100. Sierra crews are installing wire pull rope in area 100 under slab and underground conduits. Bouten crews are assisting with slab on grade pours in area 100. Other Bouten crews are cleaning and prepping the column anchor bolts in area 200 ahead of steel erection.

9/19/2018

Bouten crews are placing concrete in the perimeter column block outs in area 100. Bouten crews also continue applying water proofing product to steel columns that extend below grade. Bouten crews are also mixing and blending the different colors of glass for the colored concrete in the main corridors. D9 crews are on site laying out perimeter walls on the area 100 2nd floor concrete deck. American Ironworks crews continue erecting roofing steel and roof joists in area 100. Roofing metal decking is beginning to be staged for installation. Sierra crews continue are building the temporary construction power meter for the project.

9/18/2018

Bouten crews are forming concrete pour bulkheads for the area 100 slab on grade pour scheduled for later this week. Bouten crews are also applying water proofing product to steel columns that extend below grade. Universal Steel crews continue placing and tying the rebar mat on the east end of area 100 for next week's slab on grade pours. American Ironworks crews are erecting structural steel on the south side of the area 100 roof. Sierra crews continue working on rough-in prep for the main electrical room and transformer pad.

9/14/2018

Universal Steel crews are placing and tying the rebar mat on the east end of area 100 for next week's slab on grade pours. Creative Concrete crews are placing and finishing the 2nd half of the area 100 slab on grade pour. Ralphs concrete pumping is on site working with American Rock Products to place the concrete. Bouten crews continue working on vapor barrier and bulk heads for the area 100 slab on grade pour scheduled for next week. Sierra crews are working on formwork and rough-in prep for the main electrical transformer pad.

9/13/2018

Creative Concrete crews are placing and finishing about 5,000sf of the area 100 slab on metal deck. Creative crews also worked on the colored and glass embedded mock-up. Bouten crews continue installed a new slab pour bulk head so that the slab on deck pour could be split into two pours. Bouten crews placed concrete for the planter wall and continued to work on vapor barrier for the slab on grade pours planned for next week. American Ironworks crews are working on window and sunshade support steel around the perimeter of the first floor. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue working on plumbing rough-in required at floor sinks and floor drains ahead of the area 100 slab pour.

9/12/2018

Sierra Electric crews are working on in-slab electrical rough-in on the 2nd floor deck for area 100. This includes classroom floor box rough-in. Columbia River Plumbing crews are working on plumbing rough-in required at floor sinks and floor drains ahead of the area 100 slab pour. American Ironworks crews started installing roof joists in area 100 today. American crews are also installing window header steel on the north side of the 2nd floor. Bouten crews continue filling decking holes for the slab pour as well as forming bulk heads as needed. Bouten crews are also starting to install the under-slab vapor barrier in area 100.

9/11/2018

Bouten crews are stripping wall forms from yesterday's stair wall pour. Bouten crews are also filling decking holes for the slab pour and starting to form the concrete wall at the planter bed area. American Ironworks crews continue to install and weld columns and steel beams that will be headers for classroom window openings. Columbia River Plumbing crews are laying out their rough-in at the 2nd floor metal decking in area 100. Padilla Masonry crews continue to work on the window opening on the east side of the gym as well as pressure wash and clean gym walls. Sierra Electric crews continue to work on in-ground conduit around the main electrical room.

9/10/2018

Bouten crews are finalizing forming details for the exterior stair walls. A concrete pour is scheduled for later today. American Ironworks crews are installing and welding steel beams that will be headers for classroom window openings. Universal Steel crews are on the second floor metal deck finishing wire mesh and rebar installation ahead of a slab pour later this week. Padilla Masonry crews are refacing some masonry block on east side of gymnasium. Sierra Electric crews are working on conduit into main electrical room.

9/7/2018

Bouten crews are putting the finishing touches on the exterior stairs wall forming. Bouten crews poured the planter bed wall footing yesterday and crews are stripping the forms today. Sierra electric crews have called for inspection on the underground conduit installation and conduit racks for the main electrical room. Watts crews continue placing, grading, and compacting under-slab gravel in area 100. Watts crews are capping utilities from the old houses that were demolished before the project started. American Ironworks crews are installing fall protection railing wire around the 2nd floor of area 100. This will allow other trades to work safely in that location.

9/6/2018

Bouten crews continue working on wall forming for the exterior staircase and grouting column base plates in area 100. Sierra electric crews continue working on the underground conduit installation and conduit racks for the main electrical room. American Ironworks crews continued working on the 2nd floor pan decking including installing ledger angle for the perimeter, nelson studs, and welding. Watts crews are placing, grading, and compacting under-slab gravel in area 100. Padilla crews continue cleaning and pressure washing the gymnasium masonry.

9/5/2018

Bouten crews continue working on wall forming for the exterior staircase. Bouten crews are also grouting column base plates in area 100. Sierra electric crews are installing under-slab electrical conduits throughout the classroom wing. Electricians are also working on the underground work at the future main electrical room. American Ironworks crews are installing metal pan decking for the 2nd floor in area 100. Watts crews are grading around the classroom bump outs and filling to subgrade in area 100. Padilla crews continue cleaning and pressure washing the gymnasium masonry.

9/4/2018

Creative Concrete crews have placed approx. 50 yards of concrete and they are set to finish the floor slab in the gymnasium. Watts crews have excavated for the planter wall footings at the southwest corner of the building. Bouten crews are stripping wall forms from Friday's wall pour area. Sierra Electric crews continue installing underground conduit stubs for area 100 classrooms. American Ironworks crews are erecting steel in area 100.

8/31/2018

Padilla crews are filling the holes from the spray foam insulation. Padillla also continues cleaning the gymnasium masonry walls. Sierra Electric crews continue installing electrical floor box block-outs and installing in-wall conduit stubs for area 100 classrooms.

8/30/2018

American Ironworks received another load of structural steel and crews are erecting in area 100. Bouten crews are making final preparations for the first wall pour at the exterior staircase. Concrete is scheduled for 2:00pm! Universal Steel crews tied and installed rebar for the slab on grade in the gymnasium. Sierra Electric crews continue installing electrical floor box block-outs and installing in-wall conduit stubs for area 100 classrooms. Padilla crews are cleaning the gymnasium masonry walls.

8/29/2018

Bouten crews have installed under-slab vapor barrier in the gymnasium. Bouten carpenters continue wall forming for the exterior staircase next to the entry. Sierra Electric crews care installing electrical floor box block-outs in area 100 classrooms. Electricians also continue prepping for temporary construction power for the job site. Creative Concrete crews have saw-cut control joints into the new concrete slab. Padilla crews are cleaning the gymnasium masonry walls.

8/28/2018

Creative Concrete crews placed and are finishing the slab on grade in area 200. Approximately 100 cubic yards of concrete was placed today! Bouten carpenters are starting the wall forming for the exterior staircase next to the entry. Sierra Electric crews continue to work on underground electrical conduit installation and are prepping for temporary construction power for the job site. American Ironworks crews continue to erect structural steel in area 100. Padilla crews continue cleaning the gymnasium masonry walls.

8/27/2018

Bouten carpenters continue forming concrete slab on grade pour bulk-heads and block outs in area 100. Universal Steel crews continue placing and tying rebar for the slab on grade at area 100. Watts crews are placing under-slab gravel in the gymnasium. Watts is watering the site also. Sierra Electric crews continue to work on underground electrical conduit installation. JB Landscaping crews are placing decorative rock in landscape beds at the new parking lot. American Ironworks crews continue to erect structural steel in area 100.

8/24/2018

Bouten carpenters continue forming concrete slab on grade pour bulk-heads and block outs in area 100. Universal Steel crews are placing and tying rebar for the slab on grade at area 100. Watts crews are cleaning the existing parking lot and prepping to turn space back over to the school. Sierra Electric crews are installing light poles and fixtures in the new parking lot.

8/23/2018

American Ironworks crews have started erecting steel columns in area 100! Bouten crews are working on cleaning anchor bolts for steel erection in area 100. Other Bouten carpenters are forming concrete pour bulk-heads in area 100. Watts crews are prepping for asphalt patching at the utility crossings in the existing driveways. Inland Asphalt Paving is going to install asphalt patches on site today. Sierra Electric crews continue installing underground electrical conduits around the building and under-slab electrical conduit in the gymnasium. Padilla Masonry continues cleaning the exterior walls of the gymnasium.

8/22/2018

Bouten crews stripped the footing forms and installed rigid insulation on the foundation walls poured yesterday. Bouten crews are installing under-slab vapor barrier in area 200. American Ironworks crews have erected the crane boom and are shaking-out and staging materials. Crews are cleaning anchor bolts and installing shim-packs at column bases. Watts crews are working with City of Kennewick's water department crew to live tap onto the water main in the existing parking lot. Watts crews are also backfilling the foundation walls for Bouten. Sierra Electric crews continue installing underground electrical conduits around the building and under-slab electrical conduit in the gymnasium. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue backfilling and grading around their under-slab plumbing in area 100.

8/21/2018

Bouten crews are finalizing footing forms and embed placement for another foundation wall pour today. American Ironworks has mobilized their mobile-crane to the site. Rodan & Sons crews have formed some curb and gutter patching in the old parking lot. Padilla Masonry continues cleaning the exterior walls of the gymnasium. Columbia River Plumbing crews are backfilling the under-slab plumbing in area 100. JB Landscaping crews continue to install drip irrigation around the new parking lot. Sierra Electric crews continue installing underground electrical conduits around the building.

8/20/2018

Bouten crews have stripped and insulated the walls that were poured Friday. Carpenters are forming more foundation walls near the concrete staircase. American Ironworks is mobilizing their crane to the jobsite. Watts crews backfilled around the foundation walls that were poured last week. Watts crews are also prepping for an asphalt patch in the old parking lot area. Sierra Electric crews continue installing underground electrical conduit through the gymnasium. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to work on under-slab plumbing in area 100. Plumbers are also setting floor drains in area 200. Padilla Masonry is cleaning the exterior walls of the gymnasium.

8/17/2018

Rodan & Sons crews placed sidewalk concrete at the west end of the new parking lot. Watts Excavation crews placed and compacted gravel for the slab on grade in the 200 area. Sierra Electric crews are installing underground electrical conduit through the gymnasium. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to work on under-slab plumbing in area 100. JB Landscaping crews continue to plant shrubs around the new parking lot.

8/16/2018

Bouten crews are forming the last of the foundation walls where the area 200 and 100 connect. Sierra Electric crews continue working on underground electrical conduit and electrical floor box installation in area 200.Padilla crews continue to remove scaffolding systems from the job site. Watts crews are prepping for sidewalks around the east parking lot. Advanced Fireproofing & Insulation continues to core drilling and insulate the gymnasium walls. JB Landscaping crews are planting shrubs and plants in the new east parking lot area. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to work on under-slab plumbing in area 100. Universal Steel crews worked on rebar installation for concrete staircase walls.

8/15/2018

Columbia River Plumbing crews are working on under-slab plumbing in area 100. JB Landscaping is starting to dig holes for plants around the new east parking lot. Advanced Fireproofing & Insulation is core drilling and insulating the gymnasium masonry walls. Sierra Electric crews are working on underground electrical conduit in area 200. Watts crews continue to place and grade topsoil in parking lot planter beds. Bouten crews are placing concrete in foundation walls on the south east side of the classroom wing.

8/13/2018

Bouten crews stripped forms and installed rigid insulation on the foundation walls that were poured on Friday of last week. Carpenters are also building more foundation wall forms as well as another brace frame footing. Padilla crews are starting to remove scaffolding from the elevator shaft area. Watts crews are hauling in topsoil and crews are grading the planter and drainage bed around the new parking lot. Other Watts crews are backfilling and compacting inside the classroom area.

8/10/2018

Padilla crews are grouting more of the final lift at the gymnasium and topping out the masonry at the elevator shaft. Bouten crews are pouring concrete in footings and foundation walls today. Watts crews started backing around the retaining walls that Bouten put insulation on yesterday. Watts crews also installed a fire hydrant on the west end of the east parking lot.

8/9/2018

Padilla Masonry crews are at full height on the gymnasium block and they are grouting today! Bouten crews stripped foundation wall forms and started installing rigid foundation wall insulation. Sierra Electric crews continue to install parking lot light pole bases in the east parking lot and work with the masons to get their conduits roughed in at the right locations. Watts crews continue digging for electrical site power distribution east of the building.

8/8/2018

Bouten crews poured foundation stem walls and a brace frame footing in area 100 today; a 16 yard pour. Padilla Masonry crews continue to build the gymnasium. Sierra Electric crews continue to install parking lot light pole bases in the east parking lot and work with the masons to get their conduits roughed in at the right locations. Watts crews are digging for electrical vaults on the west end of the east parking lot. The main driveway crossings for electrical are now complete.

8/7/2018

Bouten crews are working on footing and foundation wall form work at the east end of the classroom wing. Padilla Masonry crews continue to build the gymnasium. Sierra Electric crews continue to install parking lot light pole bases in the east parking lot. Watts crews are trenching for site power distribution between the building site and the new parking lot.

8/6/2018

Bouten crews are working on footing and foundation wall formwork at the east end of the classroom wing. A concrete pour is scheduled for 12:30 tomorrow afternoon. Padilla Masonry crews continue to build the gymnasium. Bouten estimates that Padilla should be close to 100% erected by the end of this week. Sierra Electric crews are starting to install parking lot light pole bases in the east parking lot. Sierra crews also continue work to work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed. Watts crews are excavating for pad footings inside the east end of the classroom wing and trenching for site power distribution between the building site and the new parking lot.

8/2/2018

Bouten crews continue to work on foundations in area 100. More footing concrete was poured today. Watts Construction is installing the water line and backfilling and watering the site for dust control. Padilla Masonry is continuing to add CMU on the gym walls and elevator. Building to the 24' line. Sierra Electric is running conduit in the new CMU and in the excavated area for underground power.

8/1/2018

Padilla Masonry is continuing to add CMU on the gym walls and elevator. Padilla crews are grouting a bond beam at the 20' elevation. Sierra Electric is running conduit in the new CMU and in the excavated area for underground power. Watts Construction is installing the water line and backfilling. Bouten crews continue to work on foundations in area 100.

7/31/2018

Bouten crews continue to work on foundations in area 100. Watts Construction is installing the water line and backfilling. Padilla Masonry is continuing to add CMU on the gym walls and elevator. Sierra Electric is running conduit in the new CMU and in the excavated area for underground power.

7/30/2018

Bouten crews continue to work on foundations in area 100. Watts Construction is installing the water line and backfilling. Padilla Masonry is continuing to add CMU on the gym walls and elevator. Sierra Electric is running conduit in the new CMU and in the excavated area for underground power.

7/27/2018

Bouten crews are placing concrete in the brace frame footing on B line on the north side of the classroom wing. Padilla Masonry crews are stacked up to the 16 foot elevation around most of the gymnasium. Steel embeds for the 2nd floor joists have been installed where necessary. Sierra Electric continue work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed.

7/26/2018

Stripe Rite crews are laying out the parking lot striping and curb/bumper placement for the east lot. Universal Steel crews are building and placing rebar cages for the brace frame footings inside the classroom wing. Watts crews are excavating for the fire water and building domestic water tie-in to the existing water in the parking lot of the existing building. Padilla Masonry crews have a bond beam grout pour scheduled for 9:30am today for the 12' level around the gymnasium. Bouten crews stripped the footing forms from yesterday's concrete footings pour. Bouten carpenters are working on footing forms for the next brace frame footings as well as perimeter footings.

7/25/2018

Bouten crews placed another 36 yards of footing concrete today including the large brace frame footing on the south side of the classroom perimeter and some interior pad footings. Padilla Masonry crews are continuing to build the gymnasium and elevator shaft and plan to grout the 12' bond beam level tomorrow. Watts crews are excavating for more interior and perimeter footings in the classroom wing. Universal Steel crews were on site to finalize rebar placement for today's concrete pour. Sierra Electric continue work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed.

7/24/2018

Bouten crews stripped the forms from yesterday's foundation wall pour and are already installing rigid foundation insulation. Bouten crews are continuing to work on forms for the next foundation wall pour. Padilla Masonry crews are continuing to build the gymnasium and expect to be ready to fully grout the 12' bond beam this week. Columbia River Plumbing crews are continuing to work on under-slab drain lines and they have also installed the new water service main line stub into the building. Watts Excavation crews are backfilling around the recently poured foundation walls in on the north side of the classroom wing. Watts crews have also started delivering planter bed topsoil for the new east side parking lot.

7/23/2018

Bouten crews are making final preparations for a foundation wall pour of 6 yards later this afternoon. Padilla Masonry crews are grouting the bond beam at the 8' elevation all the way around the gymnasium. Padilla crews also grouted the 4' bond beam at the elevator. Sierra Electric continue work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed. Columbia River Plumbing crews are starting to bed their under-slab drain lines in the administrative area as they've passed inspection. Plumbers are also excavating for the new water service main line to come into the building at the northwest corner of the classroom wing.

7/20/2018

Bouten crews stripped the footings from the pad and continuous footing concrete pours yesterday. Bouten carpenters starting forming the walls for the large pad footing directly south of one they just completed. Padilla Masonry crews continue to stack block above the 4' elevation working towards the next bond beam height of 8'. Sierra Electric continue work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue working on under-slab drain pipe for the mechanical rooms and restrooms in the administrative area.

7/19/2018

Bouten crews are placing 44 yards of footing concrete in the large brace frame footing on the north side of E line and the continuous footings east of that point. Padilla Masonry crews stacked up to, and grouted, the 4' bond beam elevation around the gymnasium. Sierra Electric continue work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed as needed. Columbia River Plumbing crews are installing under-slab drain pipe for the mechanical rooms and restrooms in the administrative area. Universal Steel crews were on site finishing rebar placement in the continuous footings that were poured in the afternoon.

Week of 5/28/2018

Excavation and preparations for the new building foundation concrete is ongoing. Bouten Construction carpenters are building and installing form work for continuous and pad footings. Universal Steel crews are installing rebar. Columbia River Plumbing crews are installing the under-slab plumbing piping. The work in the new east parking lot is progressing nicely as demo and rough-grading are nearly complete.

7/18/2018

Bouten carpenters continue forming the large brace frame footing walls on the north side of E line. That footing will be poured in the next two days. Crews are also working on continuous footing forms east of the brace frame footing. Bouten has a carpenter working with Padilla for layout of door and window openings as well as steel embeds. Padilla Masonry has a large crew on site laying block at the gymnasium. Padilla plans on being ready for placing the 4 foot elevation bond beam grout this week. Sierra Electric is has an electrician dedicated to work with Padilla to ensure their block outs and embeds are installed at the right location. Montana Steel delivered another semi load of structural steel.

7/17/2018

Watts crews are excavating for the footings that connect the area 100 and 200 areas. Watts crews are also removing asphalt at the old portable trailer area where the new gas line for the building comes in. Bouten carpenters continue forming foundation walls on the north side of the classroom wing and the large brace frame footing on the north side of E line. Another concrete pour is schedule for later today. Crews are also working on pad footing forms along grid lines 4 & 5 and line G. Sierra Electric crews are starting to layout sleeves for masonry penetrations in the gymnasium walls. Padilla Masonry crews continue to stage block around the gymnasium and elevator shaft.

7/16/2018

Bouten carpenters are starting to form foundation walls on the north side of the classroom wing. Carpenters are also starting to form the large brace frame footing on the north side of E line. Watts Excavation crews are installing the last water line tie-in valve in Kent Street today. Watts crews are also back-filling and grading around foundations on the south side of area 200. Sierra Electric moved a job site trailer and storage container onto the site. Light pole bases for the parking lot areas were also delivered. Padilla Masonry crews continue to stage block around the gymnasium and elevator shaft. Montana Steel delivered the first load of structural steel columns and beams for area 100.

Week of 7/9/2018

Bouten crews continue to work on the concrete footings and foundation walls. Padilla Masonry crews have mobilized their hydro-scaffolding and are setting up in order to begin building masonry walls next week. Watts Excavation crews are back-filling around the footings and foundation walls in the administrative area. Watts crews also made final preparations for asphalt in the east parking lot. Asphalt paving crews installed asphalt in the new east side parking lot. Columbia River Plumbing crews installed, tested, and back-filled their under-slab drain piping in the classroom wing of the building.

Week of 7/2/2018

Bouten crews continue to make nice progress on the concrete footings and foundations package for the building. Watts Excavation crews have most of the classroom wing footings excavated out and ready for concrete forms. Watts crews are starting to backfill around gymnasium area footings. Universal Steel crews continue to install rebar in footing forms right behind the forming work. JB Landscaping crews are working with the KSD maintenance staff, and Bouten, to ensure grass areas surrounding the construction site stay green if possible.

Week of 6/25/2018

Bouten crews have almost completed the footing and foundation work for the first half of the building (Area 200). Masonry for the new gymnasium should start soon. Columbia River Plumbing crews continue to work on under-slab drain and waste pipe installation. Watts Excavation crews are installing the new water loop around the site. Watts crews have successfully completed all of their new utility tie-in work in Kent street. Surveying crews staked-out the classrooms wing of the building so that Watt's crews could place fill materials as needed to establish the rough-grade for the area. Footings and under-slab utilities will start in that area soon. J&B Landscaping crews have started working on irrigation around the new east parking lot. Contractors working for the KSD have relocated the portable classrooms necessary to make room for the new building.

Week of 6/18/2018

Bouten Construction is making nice progress on the concrete footing and foundation scope of work as there were multiple concrete pours this week. Watts Excavation crews have demolished the portion of the old parking lot that will make way for the new classroom wing of the building. Watts is also making good progress with site utility installation as storm drainage piping is already starting to be installed along with main sewer and water connections. Additionally, the portable classrooms that needed to be relocated to make room for the new building have been disassembled and moved out of the way of construction.

Week of 6/11/2018

Bouten crews continue to work on continuous and pad footings on the west half of the gym. 22 yards of concrete were placed in gymnasium area footings on Friday. Carpenters continue working on the elevator pit pad and grade beams forms in addition to perimeter footings and foundation wall forms. Watts Excavation crews have the grading and base rock for the new east parking lot complete. Watts crews have pot-holed to find existing utility connection points at the northwest corner of the site. Watts crews have also excavated out the main drainage swale south of the building and installed a catch basin structure.

Week of 6/4/2018

Bouten carpentry crews continue to form the footings for the west half of the building. Footing concrete pours should be happening soon! The underground plumbing work in the west half of the building has been completed, tested, backfilled, and compacted. Rebar installation for continuous and pad footings continues. The east parking lot is progressing nicely as installation of underground utilities is ongoing and should be nearly completed this week.

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PROJECT TEAM

Kennewick School District
1000 4th Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 222-7667
www.ksd.org
Brandon Potts
Director of Capital Projects
(509) 222-7667

ALSC Architects
203 N. Washington St.
Suite 400
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 838-8568
www.alscarchitects.com
Ken Murphy, AIA, LEED AP
Principal-in-Charge/Design Principal
Steve Walther, AIA
Managing Principal

Bouten Construction Company
295 Bradley Blvd.
Suite 202
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 943-7677
boutenconstruction.com
Bob Byrd 
Superintendent

Alliance Management  & Construction Solutions
59009 E. Main PR SE
Benton City, WA 99320
(509) 222-9800
earl@alliancemcs.com
Earl Eastman, LEED GA
Owner’s Representative