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Columbine Elementary School 
Columbine Elementary School 
Columbine Elementary School
3130 Repplier Drive
Boulder, CO  80304
303-443-0792

http://bvsd.org/schools/columbine
Original construction date: 1956
Report Updated:  11/17/2009 
Project Details

Principal: Marcos Rodriguez

Project Manager:  Tom Blahak

Architect: Bennett, Wagner and Grody and Rodwin Architecture

Contractor: Adolfson Peterson

Bond Project Budget:

 $8,121,995

Additional funding from the sale of real estate:

 +$4,100,000

Additional funding from Bond surplus funds

+$2,000,000

Total budget:

$14,221,995

Columbine project expenditures 

Bond Program expenditures

 

Design Advisory Team (DAT):

Staff
Marcos Rodriguez
Luisa Diaz
Kristen Elder-Rubino
Colleen O'Munneke
Sarah Quiatt
Steve Ollanik
Michelle DuBois
Sandy Ripplinger

Parents
Pedro de la Cruz
Manuela de la Cruz
Gloria Enriquez
Jorge Jimenez
Martha Nara
Maria Irene Perez
Gloria Rodriguez-Ledesma
Gabina Silva
Dale Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Jose Vasquez

Neighbors/Future Parents
Dan Cohen
Eric Dobbs
Erik Hedl
Mary Kauzlaskas
Amy Kirtland
David Miles
Cindy Noel
Leyla Steele
Linda Toukan
John Wood

City of Boulder Staff
Bill Cowern

Email the Columbine DAT

Meeting Schedule:

2009

March 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Columbine gym
March 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Columbine gym
April 14, 5 -6:30 p.m. Education Center, 6500 E. Arapahoe Rd., Boulder
April 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Columbine gym
May 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Columbine gym
June 25, 5 p.m., Columbine gym
September 15, 5:30 p.m., Columbine gym

Columbine DAT Meeting Minutes

Correspondence sent to the Columbine DAT/BVSD 

 

Project Timeline

Scheduled Milestones
u
SD (schematic design) due 05/09; Complete
u
DD (design development) drawings due 08/09
uCD (construction documents) due 12/09;
uConstruction scheduled 01/10 - 07/11; It is anticipated the new building will open for the 2011-2012 school year. Students will remain in the existing Columbine building while the new building is being constructed.

Project Status

The design team is working on design development drawings. At its Nov. 10 meeting, the Board of Education approved the allocation of an additional $2 million in Bond surplus funds to the Columbine Elementary budget. This additional funding will allow the new building to be constructed as a 4-round school.

 

Columbine Elementary Rebuild Design Development Drawings


Columbine Elementary Rebuild Schematic Design Documents

Columbine Bond Project History and Building Visioning Process

Columbine Rebuild Evaluation Report

Aerial photo with property lines

Columbine Educational Program Visioning Process 

 

Scope of Work
Facility Condition Assessment (FCA): Amended Sept. 9, 2008.
  • No work is anticipated due to the planned demolition of the existing building.

Program Compatibility Assessment (PCA): Amended Sept. 9, 2008.

  • A new elementary will be constructed on site.
Multi-Use Outdoor Facilities (MUOF):
  • Upgrade playground surfacing, equipment, and fencing
  • Provide adequate curbing and drainage
  • Replace aged and/or unsafe playground equipment
  • Make playgrounds ADA accessible
Information Technology (IT):
  • Upgrade WAN to provide capacity to support applications with high bandwidth demands
  • Upgrade LANs to provide reliable and responsive access to data, research, and information
  • Implement VoIP to enhance communications capabilities and reduce costs