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Overview
Project References
W.T. Rich is proud of the Excel Academy Charter High School project that was
Owner
successfully completed in 2016. This project consisted of the new construction
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of a 55,000 SF facility. The main, two-story facility is a steel-framed building
Excel Academy
with light gauge metal framed backup and fiber cement building veneer. The
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attached gymnasium is a pre-engineered steel structure with metal panel

siding and a metal roof. Durable, cost effective, low maintenance and practical
Designer
finishes were used throughout including, for example, linoleum sheet flooring
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throughout all classrooms, corridors and administrative office space.
Senior Project Manager
Studio G Architects
The project faced a tight schedule with primary construction commencing in
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May 2015, and the project completion deadline 13 months later by June 2016.
The construction commencement schedule was constrained by the fact that the
OPM
owner was unable to proceed to the GMP stage until the land acquisition was
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finalized and financing closed. W.T. Rich was able to mitigate this by selectively
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awarding subcontractors to proceed with submittals so the project could hit the
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ground running once the GMP was executed in late April of 2015.
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Highlights and Challenges

Some of the project’s highlights and challenges included:
• The school’s location is on a former dumping ground, so the soil needed to be screened and tested; all soil remained
on site.
• A very aggressive completion schedule.
• Work was conducted amidst a very dense, urban neighborhood with a library on one side of the site and a park on
the other side.
• The work site was constrained with limited lay down space.
• The site is located near a major airport with low-flying aircraft overhead.
• Project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Significant lead time challenges and performance issues with Pre-Engineered Metal Building supplier.

Results

In the face of these challenges, W.T. Rich Company worked in partnership with Excel Academy, Skanska (owner’s project
manager), Studio G Architects and their consultants to work harmoniously and collaboratively to find pragmatic solutions to
the challenges we faced. W.T. Rich was able to achieve substantial completion and certificate of occupancy on schedule by
June 2016. In addition, as a result of strong buyout savings and the cost-effective use of owner allowances, W.T. Rich was able
to complete the project with a net credit change order balance, meaning the final contract sum was less than the original GMP
amount.

W.T. Rich Company, Inc.

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