Dallas Firm Awarded $40 Million Contract

LEWISVILLE, Texas — The Lewisville Independent School District selected Dallas-based Charter Builders as construction manager at-risk for a $40 million renovation and expansion project at Lewisville High School. SHW Group, also of Dallas, is the architectural firm designing the expansion, which is slated to last through August 2012.

Upgrades to the existing high school are part of the district’s plan to provide educational facilities that meet a growing student population. The high school presently has an enrollment of more than 3,300 students, and LISD officials expect to add 1,200 to 2,000 new students annually to the district over the next several years.
 

Lewisville voters approved a nearly $700 million bond package in 2008 for projects throughout the LISD, including building a $40 million ninth grade facility, constructing an $18 million new elementary school, and developing a $21 million high school stadium. Other projects include an $18 million replacement elementary school, a $38 million ninth and tenth grade facility, and $17 million in renovations to a middle school.
 

The Lewisville High School upgrade is the sixth project since 2008 that Charter Builders has managed for the district.
 

“We’ve received high marks from the district, particularly for pre-construction services and for our ability to manage construction on an accelerated schedule, with minimal disruption while school is in session,” says John O’Connor, project manager for Charter Builders.

Construction begins in October and will occur in two phases. Phase One will add 131,000-square-feet of new space to the campus, including a new competition gym, practice gymnasium, kitchen, cafeteria, band hall, and fine arts classrooms.
 

Phase Two will consist of building 90,000 square feet of additions, including administration offices, classrooms, and a new library, as well as 69,000 square feet of renovations to existing classrooms.