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Kennewick High School

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New Kennewick High School Front

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Kennewick High Construction Footage – January 2020
Kennewick High Construction Footage – December 2019
Kennewick High Construction Footage – October 2019
Kennewick High Construction Footage – August 2019
Kennewick High Construction Footage - July 2019

Project Information:

Location: Existing campus at 500 S. Dayton St. (Map)

Square Feet: 292,600

Details: The new two-story school will replace the existing Kennewick High, which opened in 1951. It will include a science wing, a dining commons, a courtyard and other features, and will connect to the existing Lion's Den gym and a remodeled auditorium. It is designed to hold up to 2,000 students.

Funding: Local bond dollars and money from the state School Construction Assistance Program.

Est. Cost: $87.4 million

For more information, including FAQs, go to: ksdbond.com.

Construction Timeline:

June 2019 - Track, field and tennis court construction begins

July 2019 - Demolition and abatement of Kennewick High begins

February 2020 - Track, field and tennis court construction completed

August 2021 - New Kennewick High completed and opens to students

July 2022 - Annex building demolition begins, baseball field completed

Construction Reports

Week of 2/03/2020

The motto for the week is "concrete, concrete, concrete." Fowler General Construction (FGC) stayed busy preparing areas throughout the site for polished concrete slabs and building forms for foundation stem walls. Additionally, FGC's iron workers continue to erect steel and install decking on the northern classroom wing. Most importantly, Flynn has been able to start installing the roofing system; the installation of this system is critical in that Apollo and Energized Electric need a roof before they can begin installing duct work and electrical cabling.

Week of 1/27/2020

Energized Electric continued working on power distribution; floor boxes in some of the Flex Lab areas (i.e. photography) being a focus this week. Fire Control was on-site to begin fire sprinkler installation in the auxiliary gym. North Country Concrete poured concrete for the west second level classrooms and the locker room; these areas had been prepared by Fowler General Construction earlier in the week. This time of year concrete cures slowly and North Country often has to return the next day in order to finish poured slabs.

Week of 1/20/2020

Fowler General Construction continues with concrete foundation work for the southeast classroom wing; progress has been steady and they will soon be moving on to the last sequence needing to be completed. On the heals of the concrete foundation and slabs are the iron workers with steel erection. Fowler's iron workers have been working on putting up steel on the second level of the north classroom wing. Energized Electric and Apollo Mechanical Contractors are staying busy while they wait for the opportunity to begin running deep leg utilities in the admin/auditorium entrance area; Premier Excavation is still installing underground storm water infrastructure and working to bring the area to rough grade. Modern Drywall has been on-site for several weeks and has started to complete walls in the cardio/weights room and is showing steady progress in parapet framing. Flynn has started placing roofing materials in preparation for installation at the auxiliary gym.

Week of 1/13/2020

Snowfall presented challenges throughout the week, but after some snow removal from the working areas of the structure and the site, work was able to resume. In spite of the snow, Fowler General Construction was able to pour the first slab on deck (2nd floor) at the northwest corner of the building, continue the installation of steel decking, excavate and install catch basins near the gym, assemble in slab conduit for power distribution, and continue selective demolition at the auditorium.

Week of 1/06/2020

Excavation and placement of deep leg utilities continued for both plumbing and electrical. Fowler General Construction continue to built forms and poured footings as they make their way through the building sequences. Second floor steel decking was installed for a portion of the north classroom wing.

Week of 12/23/2019

Holidays make for shorter work weeks, but Fowler General Construction continued to push forward with building forms for concrete footing and stem wall pours. Premier Excavation has started to backfill areas within the building in preparation for slab pours.

Week of 12/16/2019

The week consisted of several large slab pours to include the north wing classrooms and auxiliary gym. Steel erection continued with second floor steel being placed at the northwest corner of the building. The buildings at the track and field site continue to progress with Flynn weather proofing the roof at the track storage building. Premier Excavation continues to crush concrete from the main building slab demolition; this enables it to be re-used as structural fill. The mock-up for the polished concrete, which will be placed throughout the building in corridors and common spaces, was poured; the design team now anxiously waits for the curing process to complete in order to view the mock-up after it has been ground down and polished.

Week of 8/12/19

Energized Electric continued to work on underground electrical and street lights at the track. Premier excavation continues to work on parking lot sub-grade and site drainage. Fowler General Construction crew worked on improvements to the new referee room in the Lion’s Den.

Week of 8/5/19

Work continues on outbuildings located at the new track and tennis courts. Excavation of the new field lighting (Musco Lights - https://www.musco.com) by Premier Excavation has started. Additionally, excavation for footings continues in sequence one, the first area to go vertical. Selective construction continues in the Lions Den; electrical re-routing, restroom fixture installation, plumbing in new ice maker location.

Week of 7/29/19

Fowler General Construction continued work on the stem walls for the new campus outbuildings at the track and tennis court. Worked to complete the science wing modifications. CC Commercial Concrete set the entire interior perimeter curb. Premier Excavation completed water line and crossing at Dayton Street and continued hauling dirt from the new track area to stockpile at the existing track. Apollo worked on underground plumbing at the track restroom/storage building. Energized Electric worked on tennis court lighting, assembled four of the new track Musco lights.

Week of 7/22/19

Fowler General Construction (FGC) worked to build forms and pour concrete for footings and stem walls at the track storage and restroom buildings. Started to wrap up scope in 400 Science Wing, which is to be used as part of the temporary Kennewick High School campus. This work included preparing for the installation of a new exterior entrance/exit, sealing off the south end of the student corridor. FGC also continued work in the Lion’s Den Gym; scope includes a new fire riser room, relocation of the referee room and improvements to the public restroom. The scope in the Lion’s Den is to take place during the summers only through August 2021. Premier Excavation has been busy at work transforming the surface of the KeHS site. Scope completed this week includes: scraping and prepping stockpile yard at existing track, grading at new track location, demolition of rear parking lot in preparation for footings excavation, as well as digging multiple trenches for new utilities. Energized Electric dug and back-filled electrical utility trenches at the new tennis courts, dug and back-filled trenches and setting vaults in the track area, worked on providing temporary power to the science wing and worked on the underground service to the Lion’s Den.

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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
Ryan Jones
Project Coordinator
(509) 222-6810

Fowler Construction
2161 Henderson Loop
Richland, WA 99354
(509) 375-3331
www.fowlergc.com

Wenaha Group
100 N. Morain, Suite 201
Kennewick, WA 99336 
www.wenahagroup.com
Rich Barger
Project Manager

MMEC Architecture & Interiors
7601 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite 450
Kennewick, WA 99336
(509) 396-7278
www.mmecarchitecture.com

DLR Group
421 SW Sixth Ave., Suite 1212
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 274-2675
www.dlrgroup.com