Fireside Elementary School

August 2024

Welcome to the August Construction Update for Fireside Elementary School. The project has wrapped up on time and without issue, a remarkable testament to the planning and hard work of all involved. We are confident the students will see the difference in the newly remodeled bathrooms, new library carpet, improved cafeteria lighting, new preschool shade structure, and expanded parking lot with improved “hug and go” access. The staff, including new principal Kristen Smetzer, are excited for the changes as well! 

As always, we appreciate the support of the Fireside Elementary School community and remain grateful to the voters for providing BVSD the funds to make this all possible. Your patience and support while this work took place is greatly appreciated!  Go Falcons!

Read more about the August project update here

July 2024

Welcome to the July Construction Update for Fireside Elementary School. A lot is happening throughout the building this month and you can expect to see an increase in construction related activity both inside and outside the school. The project is currently on schedule, with a completion date slated for early August.  Below are highlights of work planned for July:

• Complete install of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, partitions, painting and flooring at remodeled bathrooms

• Complete installation of new electrical panels and connections, with inspection completed by end of the month

• Install new generator, including all electrical and gas connections

• Complete asphalt laydown and striping for new parking area (could trail into early August)

• Complete installation of new flooring in the library

We hope that this message finds your student(s) happy and enjoying the summer break. As always, we appreciate your patience and support for this project and could not be more grateful to the voters for providing BVSD the funds to make this all possible……Go Falcons!

June 2024

Welcome to the June Construction Update for Fireside Elementary School. We want to congratulate you and your student(s) on another successful year at Fireside and hope that this message finds your summer off to a great start! Activity around the school has ramped up considerably since Memorial Day weekend. Construction fencing is in place at the front of the school and the parking lot improvements are underway.  As a reminder, the bulk of the Fireside campus is an active construction site so we ask that visitors only come to campus when necessary. Highlights of work planned for June are detailed below:

• Demo east bathroom, including flooring and fixtures. Replace flooring and patch walls where needed. Reinstall plumbing fixtures

• Demo carpet in library and replace with new

• Begin installation of new wall at cafeteria area

• Complete installation of acoustic panels & painting in art room

• Install destratification fans in gym

• Demo and install electrical panels and replace transformer

• Begin demo and setting of foundation for new generator

• Continue clearing of ground and demo of parking lot. Complete stripping of old asphalt, replace with new and place striping and signage by the end of June

Read more of the June project update here

May 2024

Our $1.8 million project will begin immediately after Memorial Day weekend (with some site mobilization taking place in the days leading up to the end of school) and will be substantially complete by early August. Highlights of the project include:

• Expansion of parking lot and student drop-off & pick-up loop

• Adding additional shade structure to playground

• Miscellaneous site improvements

• Rebuilding three bathroom groups to improve ADA accessibility

• Carpet replacement in select areas

• Acoustic treatment in the Art room

• Install destratification fans in the gymnasium to improve air flow

• Replace curtain and operable partition wall between the cafeteria and gymnasium

Read more of the May project update here

April 2024

The Contractors are gearing up to start work on the building updates and improvements in our Critical Needs Plan. Construction will begin after the students leave for summer break.

February 2024

The Board approved the GMP Contract in January. Construction is scheduled to commence on June 3, 2024 with a substantial completion date of August 2, 2024.

December 2023

Construction documents were issued in November and the contractor's guaranteed maximum price (GMP) will be reviewed in mid-December with a contract anticipated to go to the Board in January. Construction is planned for summer 2024.

September 2023

• The project team has been meeting with school staff since last spring to understand the school's needs and develop the design.

• The design is proceeding on schedule and bidding will occur in November/December. 

• Construction for Phase 1 projects will begin in the spring/summer of 2024.

July 2023

• Schematic Design (SD) documents were issued in the beginning of June and are currently being priced by our selected contractor, JHL Constructors.

• The elementary schools have a smaller scope overall and do not require a Design Advisory Team. We are receiving input from the principal on finish choices and exterior improvements. 

• Since this is a smaller scope, we have decided with the architecture team to skip the DD phase and go to 50 percent CD’s which are due at the end of August with CD’s anticipated by the end of September.

May 2023

Design for this project will begin this month with a meeting between the architect, project manager and school principal. Design will continue through the summer. Construction documents will be completed this fall with bidding to follow. Construction is anticipated for next spring/summer.