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Lafayette Elementary School 
Lafayette Elementary School 
Lafayette Elementary School
101 North Bermont
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
303-665-5046
http://schools.bvsd.org/lafayette
Original construction date: 1964
Report Updated:  3/6/2009 
Project Details

Principal: Holly Hultgren

Architect: Barker Rinker Seacat
 
Project Manager: Tom Blahak

Contractor: Mark Young

 Original Project Budget:    $3,009,587.00
  Project Closeout - Transfer from Program Reserve

 +$84,767.45

 Revised Project Budget:    $3,094,354.45

Lafayette Elementary project expenditures

Bond Program expenditures

 

Design Advisory Team:

Staff
Holly Hultgren, Principal
Caleb Melamed
Betsy Kolber
Mary Waddell
Mark Cruthers
Parents
Stacie Sniff
Mark Sniff

DAT Meeting Schedule:

2007 
May 9
May 23
June 13
August 8
September 12 – Back to School Night
September 18 – PTA Presentation
November 27
December 18 (final)

Contact the DAT: DAT.Lafayette@BVSD.org

Project Timeline

Scheduled Milestones
uSD (schematic design) due 07/07; Completed 07/07
uDD (design development) due 08/07; Completed 08/07
uCD (construction documents) due 11/07; adjusted due date 12/07; Completed 12/07
uHard bid
scheduled 12/07; adjusted to 01/08; Completed 01/08
uConstruction scheduled 01/08 - 10/09; Construction complete 10/08

Project Status

 

Project status:

General contract completed for all major construction.   

Pending issues:

None.

 Budget status:

Within budget.

Schedule status:

Major construction completed October 2008

Scope of Work

  Read about the green building practices in this project

Facility Condition Assessment (FCA):

Planned implementation (FCA):

  •  Communication systems improvements
  •  Replace / renovate Public Address system
  •  Ventilation improvements 
  •  In new construction and Administration area renovation, add conditioned air to Computer lab 131 as an alternate
  •  Irrigation system upgrades
  •  Replace 50% of irrigation system (alternate)
  •  Interior finishes upgraded (i.e. ceiling tiles, carpet and wall finishes, etc.) 
  •  In new construction and renovation, possibly corridors as an alternate
  • Upgrade electrical service and distribution
  • Add surge protection to main panel and 3 power panels, upgrade incoming service.
  • Interior Signage Program
  • Install new exterior lighting and renovate/replace interior signage

 

Program Compatibility Assessment (PCA): Planned implementation (PCA):
  • Provide small group instructional spaces
  • Add new 1,767 sf multi-purpose room (alternate)
  • Provide additional staff office space
  • Add 1211 sf, remodel 1,049 sf at main office
  • Provide additional classrooms
  • Add 4800 sf 4 classroom unit
Multi-Use Outdoor Facilities (MUOF): Planned implementation (MUOF):
  • Upgrade playground surfacing, equipment, and fencing
  • Future work
  • Provide adequate curbing and drainage
  • Future work
  • Replace aged and/or unsafe playground equipment
  • Survey ongoing
  • Make playgrounds ADA accessible
  • Survey ongoing
Information Technology (IT): Planned implementation (IT):
  • Upgrade WAN to provide capacity to support applications with high bandwidth demands 
  • Extend WAN to building, upgrade head end equipment.
  • Upgrade LANs to provide reliable and responsive access to data, research, and information 
  • Upgrade existing LAN distribution.
  • Implement VoIP to enhance communications capabilities and reduce cost
  • Install new VoIP telecommunications system.

 

 

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Construction photos April, 2008


Classroom addition

 
Classroom addition interior

 
Multi-pupose room addition


Fifth graders in Caleb Melamed's class learn about construction and tour the project.

 

 

 

 
Construction photos - May, 2008

 
Classroom addition

 
Classroom addition


Construction photos - June, 2008

 
Classroom addition (looking north)

 

Classroom addition (looking west)

 
Classroom addition (looking east)



Multi-purpose room



Excavation for new administration and entry



Excavation for new administration and entry


Construction photos - July 2008

 
New entryway/administrative suite

 
New entryway/administrative suite

 
New classroom addition

Construction photos - August/September 2008

 
New entryway/administrative suite

 
New entryway/administrative suite

 
New classroom addition

 
New classroom addition


New multi-purpose room

 


New classroom addition 

 
Refinished floors

 
Interior of new administrative suite


Interior of new multi-purpose room

 


Interior of new classroom


Interior of new classroom