Barnhart Balfour Beatty completes renovation of three elementary schools in Redondo Beach, California
March 25, 2010
The Redondo Beach Unified School District and construction manager Barnhart Balfour Beatty have announced the completion of a $4.8-million renovation of the District’s Madison, Birney, and Beryl Elementary Schools.
The Madison modernization included a new computer lab building, renovation of the school library, main office, conference room, health office, cafeteria and teachers’ workroom, upgraded fencing around the Kindergarten playground, and a resurfaced main playground.
Renovations were made to classrooms, the staff lounge and the teachers’ workroom at Beryl Elementary, and two new buildings were added to the campus to house an expanded computer lab and a new resource/learning center.
At Birney Elementary, two new buildings were added for Kindergarten classrooms and a computer lab, and upgrades were made to the existing classrooms, library, learning center, administration building, staff lounge, teacher workrooms and multi-purpose room. A spacious new garden area, new handball walls and upgrades to existing playing fields were installed on the school grounds.
Funding for the work was provided by Bond Measure C, a $145-million general obligation bond measure that was passed in February 2008 to improve facilities at district schools.
The architecture firm of Westberg & White of Tustin, Calif., designed the projects.
Members of the Barnhart team included
Gil Fullen, area vice president; senior project manager
Steve Nelson; project manager
Chase Lowary; and superintendents
Sergio Martinez and
Brian Williamson.
Pictured, from left to right: Madison Elementary, Birney Elementary and Beryl Elementary