Jun 27, 2012, 8:46am
Luis Rosales of Cen-Cal Demolition helps with the reconstruction of several classrooms at Pinedale Elementary School in the Clovis Unified School District on Tuesday.
Even though the election results for a bond measure approved three weeks ago by voters in the Clovis Unified School District haven?t yet been certified, work on school improvement projects already is under way.
More than 65% of voters supported the $298 million measure, which needed 55% support to pass.
Construction workers have started on $20 million in projects at eight Clovis Unified schools. The new measure targets maintenance and upgrades at Clovis Unified?s aging campuses, 60% of which are at least 20 years old.
In the spring, district trustees voted to use leftover money from the 2004 bond measure so the work could quickly begin on the new list of projects if the measure passed.
The district had $24 million left over from that bond measure because one new school was not built when the housing market soured and the student population did not expand as estimated.
?We didn?t want to lose this summer,? district spokeswoman Kelly Avants said.
Work now under way includes maintenance and upgrades at eight schools ? Cole, Fancher Creek, Liberty, Lincoln, Mountain View, Nelson and Pinedale elementaries, and Buchanan High ? including air conditioning, bathroom and technology improvements.
A project at Pinedale Elementary started June 11, three days after school was out for summer, Avants said.
Work can be finished faster on empty campuses, Avants said, but some of the projects will carry over into the first weeks of the new school year.
Another $50 million in projects will begin early next year, she said.
This summer?s Clovis Unified projects bring about 300 construction jobs to the community, according to statewide formulas based on project costs.
?It?s huge and couldn?t come at a better time,? said Roxanne Greenwood, executive director of the Central California Builder?s Exchange. ?The district did a lot of the work ahead of time so when the bond did pass they could turn the key on the car immediately.?
Clovis Unified bond measure projects:
2012
Buchanan High: Upgrade and replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning; restroom upgrades
Cole Elementary: Technology infrastructure upgrades; restroom upgrades; fire alarm improvements
Fancher Creek Elementary: Technology infrastructure upgrade; upgrade and replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Liberty Elementary: Upgrade and replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Lincoln Elementary: Technology infrastructure upgrade; landscaping upgrades; interior lighting improvements; new flooring
Mountain View Elementary: Upgrade and replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Nelson Elementary: Technology infrastructure upgrade; replace and upgrade heating, ventilation and air conditioning; multipurpose room stage improvements
Pinedale Elementary: Technology infrastructure upgrade; classroom ceilings and casework; and replace and upgrade heating, ventilation and airconditioning
2013
Clovis High: Additions and reconfigurations to the library and main office; lighting improvements; technology upgrades; improvements to heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems; additional site work
Clovis West High: Additions to main office; reconfigure and enlarge classrooms in buildings C, J and A; additional site work
Copper Hills, Fort Washington, Garfield, Gettysburg and Miramonte elementaries: Additions to library and main office; technology upgrades; heating, ventilation and air-conditioning upgrades; lighting improvements; additional site work
Jefferson Elementary: Additions to food service or multipurpose rooms; technology upgrades; heating, ventilation and air-conditioning improvements; lighting upgrades
Pinedale Elementary: New multipurpose room and kindergarten classes; playfield improvements; additional site work
By Marc Benjamin
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