Nabholz Named as Construction Manager
Post date: Oct 17, 2013 12:25:15 AM
On October 8, 2013 the Bartlesville Board of Education approved Nabholz Construction Services as construction manager for the 2013 bond issue projects.
What is a construction manager?
Unlike a general contractor, which is not selected to manage a large project until the planning and design phase is complete, a construction manager is involved in the early stages of construction, including planning and design. The district has used the construction manager model, with the Boldt company, on a number of projects from the 2007 and 2012 bond issues, including the Early Childhood Center at Kane Elementary.
Nabholz Projects
For the new project Nabholz was selected after an interview process with several firms. Nabholz has handled a number of K-12 education projects in the area, including Liberty Elementary in Broken Arrow, Independence High School in Kansas, and Fayetteville High School in Arkansas. The firm has also handled higher education projects in Tulsa and Arkansas.
Nabholz Project Managers and Superintendents
Chad Hall of Nabholz will be the Senior Project Manager for the expansion projects at Bartlesville High School with Barry Bishop acting as site superintendent. Caleb Rovenstine will be the Project Manager for the renovation and expansion projects at Central Middle School with Ray Blake as site superintendent.
Ambler Architects Project Managers and Principals-in-ChargeOn the architectural side, Ambler Architects will handle both projects. Joey Evans, a graduate of Bartlesville High, will be the firm's Project Manager for Bartlesville High School, with Scott Ambler the firm's Principal-in-Charge. For Central Middle School, Ed Wilson will be the Project Manager and Randy Weatherly will be the firm's Principal-in-Charge.
Project TimelinesClick the image at right to see the entire construction timeline.
Some surveying and soil testing is already underway and school design committees of administrators and teachers are being formed.
The high school expansion is slated for completion in August 2015, allowing the shift of freshman and sophomore students from the Mid-High to the high school. That will allow the students at Madison Middle School to shift permanently to a renovated Mid-High building, which in turn allows the students at Central Middle School to shift to the Madison buildings for a year during the Central renovations. After that Central students will return to that school and Madison can be demolished.
