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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.

Read the article.

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.

The North East Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to award the Regency Place Elementary School Addition and Renovations Project to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) as the Construction Manager at Risk. S&P will be responsible for providing pre-construction services as well as managing the construction activities for the facilities.

The project is part of the District’s 2015 $499 Million Bond Program, and includes construction of a new classroom addition that will replace twenty-four portable buildings with permanent facilities, as well as renovations to the existing campus facilities. O’Connell Roberston & Associates is leading the A/E team, and the design encompasses 55,978 square feet of new facility additions and 3,547 square feet of interior renovations. The project budget is $16,750,000, and estimated completion for the multi-phased construction is August of 2019.

S&P is providing Design and Construction Management services for Delta Air Lines on the $4 billion renovation program at LaGuardia Airport. In this role, Delta Air Lines is holding the trade contracts directly and using S&P to administer those contracts. Our responsibilities include:

• Construction management
• Project controls
• Quality assurance and quality control program
• Testing and commissioning
• Project close-out
• Cost control

Read more about the project on Delta’s website.

Last week, Satterfield & Pontikes presented Nora’s Home with a check for $65,000 – a donation that will provide over 1,500 nights to transplant patients and their families. The funds are proceeds from the annual golf tournament that our firm hosts and sponsors to benefit the Nora’s Home organization, a Houston-based charity that offers affordable lodging for pre-transplant and post transplant patients and their families who travel to any of the Texas Medical Center transplant centers. Accepting the check are Dr. A. Osama Gaber, Board Member and Kayla Lehmann, Executive Director.

 Read more about Nora’s Home

S&P broke ground on the new Elementary School (ES) #48 and Middle School (MS) #15 for Fort Bend Independent School District in the Sienna Plantation community.

Designed by IBI Group, ES #48 is a new 123,000 SF two-story elementary school designed for 850 students. MS #15 is a new 229,000 SF two-story elementary school designed for 1,200 students. Both schools are currently being designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Level. Features will include spaces devoted to sparking creativity in students and a central library stocked with laptops and mobile devices instead of exclusively desktop computers.

S&P and Rey de la Reza teamed up this weekend to participate in the 2016 AIA Sandcastle Competition on East Beach in Galveston. The competition is a fund-raising event for AIA Houston and ArCH Foundation as well as one of the top five revenue generating events for the City of Galveston. Over 30 employees and family members came out to build our sculpture, “We Love Houston”. Even though part of our sandcastle did not survive the day, we had a great time!

Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons

As part of our efforts to support the communities in which we work and live, Satterfield & Pontikes sponsored a Donation Drive to benefit the American Red Cross Texas Floods and Tornadoes Fund. Through this Fund, the Red Cross is providing shelter, food, health and mental health services to help families and entire communities get back on their feet.

Some of our own employees have been negatively impacted by the recent flooding in Houston. One made the following comment: “The Red Cross has been great providing meals and they’ve even delivered a few while I’ve been at home working. They’ve provided shovels, rakes, and even some storage tubs.  Almost everyone in my neighborhood has spoken very highly of their assistance.”

Together, 66 S&P employees were able to raise $2,870 to help those impacted by the recent Texas Floods & Tornadoes, and the company matched their efforts taking our total donation to $5,740!