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Overview
Project References
The student population at Boston Preparatory Charter School has been growing Owner
and space became limited within the existing building, creating a need for the Sharon Liszanckie
school to rent additional buildings in separate locations. Looking for a solution Executive Director
to bring their students all back together in one state-of-the-art learning facility, Boston Preparatory Charter School
W.T. Rich was hired to build their new school. 617-910-5352

Phase 1: Designer
This phase included the construction of a new 49,800 SF facility consisting of a Silvia Mihich
middle school, high school and gymnasium. The new school building includes Principal
administrative offices, classrooms, cafeteria with full commercial kitchen and a Studio G Architects
storage area. The gymnasium was a standalone, pre-engineered metal structure 617-524-5558
that tied into the new school.
Owner’s Project Manager
Prior to the completion of Phase 1, Boston Prep won the annual lottery and Margaret Wood
was awarded more chairs than they had applied for, thus leading to a second Project Director
expansion of the new school. Pinck & Co., Inc.
617-445-3555
Phase 2:
This phase included the construction of a 32,804 SF addition to the existing
middle and high school. The expansion is a three-story structure with classrooms,
science labs, academic support spaces and an additional cafeteria. The adjacent
new school building was fully occupied and operational throughout construction of this phase.

Highlights and Challenges

Some of the project’s highlights and challenges included:

• Construction took place on a tight urban site with three sides adjacent to residential neighborhoods. Safety and
communication were key with Boston Prep staff and the surrounding local residents.
• During excavation, foundation ledge was encountered. Due to our depth of experience, W.T. Rich handled this
unaccounted-for obstruction with ease; our team was able to manage the cost appropriately and adjust the workflow
to stay on schedule. The hammered ledge was re-used for site retention.
• W.T. Rich created a cost savings for Boston Prep by re-using project soils as urban fill to raise grades in the parking
lot. This saved the project in trucking and disposal costs.
• Another significant cost savings for this project was the utilization of a prefabricated metal panel gymnasium that
tied into the existing steel structure.

Results

W.T. Rich worked closely with Boston Prep to give them the best school facility for the best value. This project in its entirety
was completed on time and under budget.

W.T. Rich Company, Inc.

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