The Trustees of the Judson Independent School District in San Antonio awarded the District’s new Wortham Oaks Elementary School to Satterfield & Pontikes. S&P was selected after being judged to provide the best value to the District for the new school through a Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) process. S&P has successfully delivered several projects before for Judson ISD, including the similar Rolling Meadows Elementary School.
The new, two-story Wortham Oaks Elementary has been designed by Stantec Architecture and will be 110,000 square feet. The value of the project is over $24.5 million and work will begin almost immediately. The District plans to have the facility in service in time for the 2018 – 2019 school year.
Satterfield & Pontikes was honored by Constructech Magazine at its 18th annual construction technology Vision awards dinner last night. We were recognized as the best General Contractor utilizing technology to provide a better product to its client and Assemble Systems received recognition as the technology enabler. S&P was singled out for its use of technology to reduce the cost of projects while increasing the information and transparency provided to the client. We received the gold medal for its use of technology to address cost and schedule challenges on a critically needed facility.
On Friday, June 9 Nora’s Home, a place for organ failure and transplant patients receiving care in the Texas Medical Center, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility’s Phase 2 expansion. The 15,600 SF space will enlarge the home, adding 16 additional guest rooms, a communal kitchen, expanded storage space, administrative offices and a wing dedicated to lung transplant recipients. Attending along with the Nora’s Home team was Landmark Architects, S&P and numerous Nora’s Home supporters.
S&P once again teamed with Rey de la Reza Architects to compete in the annual AIA Sandcastle Competition in Galveston, TX. The annual event is a fund-raising event for AIA Houston and the ArCH Foundation as well as one of the top five revenue generating events for the City of Galveston. Our team began working months in advance generating ideas, developing designs, and assigning duties. On the day of the event the teams, stretched along the beach front, meticulously sculpt their piles of sand and work non-stop for five hours. Employees and their families enjoyed a beautiful day on the beach, and all for a great cause!
Work on the new Madison High School is underway. S&P crews have demolished athletic fields and begun construction on a new parking lot across the street from the current building. The work is part of the project’s first phase, which also includes construction of the new high school. Construction of the $93.9 million new school is part of the voter-approved 2012 Bond Program. According to design plans, the two-story building will be built facing West Orem Drive on the school’s existing athletic fields.
In the Spring 2017 issue, Learning by Design magazine recognized S&P’s Cypress Park High School as an Outstanding Project. The publication focuses on education design innovation and excellence, and showcases projects from all over the United States. Published twice each year, this prestigious magazine recognizes the projects by the best firms.
The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees awarded Satterfield & Pontikes the Cypress Falls High School renovation project. The $27 M project consists of interior renovations and mechanical and electrical upgrades with limited exterior work. Interior renovations include remodeling existing athletic and PE locker rooms, updating student restrooms, replacement of all interior doors and hardware, replacement of auditorium seating, culinary lab renovation, LED light fixtures and lighting controls, replacement of main electrical service switch gear, fire alarm system, DDC controls, replacement of selected HVAC units, installation of wood dance floor, security system upgrades including card readers, cameras and secure vestibule, pool filtration, chemical feeder replacement and partial acoustical ceiling system replacement.