New paint, tile, carpet and locker room renovations are on their way to Jamestown High School, along with the possibility of new door hardware, plumbing and interior light upgrades.
While Senior Director for Operations Marcellus Snipes said the plans are not yet complete, the Williamsburg James City County school board approved Tuesday a Virginia Beach-based HBA Architecture Interior Design to look into a $3.4 million refurbishment project at Jamestown High. At Tuesday night’s WJCC school board meeting, the district hired HBA for $171,766 to oversee the project.
The district runs refurbishment projects on its school every 10 years, but the recession delayed the reburishments for Jamestown High. Toano Middle School and Lafayette High School both had their turn, it’s now Jamestown High’s turn. Next up is Clara Byrd Baker Elementary School and James River Elementary in the summer of 2015.
A document submitted to the school board on Tuesday shows that for the Jamestown High project HBA is asking:
- $14,872 to investigate the building and develop drawings of the condition of the building
- $12,520 for planning, design and meeting with the Jamestown High Staff
- $22,420 to design schematics and research products and materials
- $22,560 for construction drawings
- $9,435 for “specifications”
- $6,620 for cost estimates
- $6,252 to oversee bidding on the job
- $12,325 to review drawings for fabrication shops
- $35,280 to oversee construction in the field
- $16,394 to oversee construction from the office
- $4,298 to wrap up the construction contract and revise drawings
- Estimated $8,800 to test the moisture of the concrete slab to see how to adhere flooring to it
The firm will study the building to find out what the renovations need to be done, how much they’re projected to cost and recommend a spending schedule for the district. Because of the early stage of the project, there is no word yet on which parts of the building will be the focus of the refurbishment.
Jamestown High School was built in 1997 and, according to Snipes, has not undergone any refurbishment since its construction.
“School board, superintendent and the community believe that safe, secure, welcoming environments are important to academic success,” Snipes said in an email to WYDaily.
During the refurbishment, which will take place while students are out for the summer, the building will likely have limited access — only 12-month, full-time employees will be permitted in the building. Snipes said the limited access is meant to keep building occupants safe.
The project is slated to begin in June next year and end in August of 2015.
