POLYTECH High School PAC Addition
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a better school.
This large-scale project allowed the school to expand and fit its growing population. The school houses over 1,200 students, which required larger gathering rooms to accommodate.. Additionally, the school required some upgrades that would allow the facility to be more beneficial to the students and faculty. The additions involved a
10,720 SF multi-purpose athletic room, lobby, and storage room. The new 53,460 SF addition consisted of both a performing arts center and extra classrooms, including space for computer engineering technology, electronics, radio and TV, ROTC, and band and choral students. This was the fifth major expansion of the school since its founding in 1964 as the Kent County Vocational Technical Center.
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mini-projects with big impact.
Over the summer of 2014, EDiS was able to complete eight major items of work within the POLYTECH project: widening of Walnut Shade Road and the entrances to the school, fire alarm upgrades, medical classroom renovations, locker room renovations, corridor HVAC upgrades, replacement of an existing gym roof, security access upgrades, and gas piping upgrades from propane to natural gas. While the school year continued, the project team worked on the demolition and rebuilding of an existing greenhouse, a multipurpose room addition, and an auditorium and classroom addition. With excessive planning, the team was able to strategically finish the eight mini-projects in the summer months, while students and faculty were not present, so they could focus on the four remaining phases during the school year.
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above and beyond.
"EDiS displayed exceptional customer service not only with our district leadership team, but also with our general staff and student populations that were always given foremost consideration. Not only do they perform their critically important functions in an exceptional manner, they are a joy to work with. They have always gone well above and beyond the call of duty on all of our projects."
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against the weather.
Since the year held record highs for rainfall and record highs for heat, weather had quite an impact on this job. EDiS and the project team had to pay close attention to weather obstructions through construction that could negatively affect the schedule. As the school year proceeded and the construction at POLYTECH High School continued, EDiS and the project team worked closely with EDiS Director of Safety and Health Jim Ruggiero, to make sure that all property safety measures were taken.
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Architect
Delaware Architects
MEP Engineer
Furlow Associates
Structural Engineer
Baker, Ingram & Associates
Civil Engineer
Becker Morgan
