Fayetteville High School work on time, within budget, builder says

FAYETTEVILLE -- The multimillion-dollar Fayetteville High School project will be completed by August and be within its budget, school and construction officials said Tuesday.

"We are moving along very well," said Steve Clouten, executive vice president of operations with Nabholz Construction Services.

The company is in charge of the five-year project that is expected to wrap up when school starts this August. Clouten said the second phase of construction -- estimated to cost about $45 million -- is on schedule for completion.

The roughly 550,000-square-foot project is estimated to cost $96 million, school officials said. The project will allow freshmen through seniors to attend school in one building next school year, said Alan Wilbourn, school spokesman.

Despite icy conditions, construction has continued at the high school, Clouten said during the School Board meeting Tuesday. Stone veneer is going up, landscaping stones are ready for installation and wall board is being hung, Clouten said. Photos showed interior areas roughed in, wiring finished and cabinets installed.

The high school is expected to serve about 2,400 students and is part of a community design to upgrade the school district, Wilbourn said.

DLR Group partnered with local firms Marlon Blackwell Architects and Hight-Jackson Associates to plan and engineer a "small learning community" model for Fayetteville. The model included renovating older buildings and expansions, according to the DLR Group's website.

State Desk on 02/26/2015

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