Dallas-based Cadence McShane Corp. was recently awarded a $45 million construction contract for six facilities in the Richardson Independent School District.

The program includes expansion of the Richardson and J.J. Pearce high schools to integrate ninth grade students into a "freshman programming" project as well as renovation work to four junior high schools.

The Richardson High School project include 97,266 sq. ft. of new construction and 233,000 sq. ft. of renovations. J.J. Pearce High School will expand by 138,578 sq. ft. with an additional 129,589 sq. ft. of renovations to the existing structure.

A new library, classrooms, science and technology labs, new art and fine arts classrooms and new gymnasiums with associated locker room facilities will be part of the project.

Completion of the entire project is scheduled for summer 2005.

Dallas-based McCarthy Building Cos. broke ground in August for a new 1,170-vehicle, 360,000-sq.-ft. design/build parking facility located on the east side of the Baylor University campus in Waco.

The $9.9 million, four-level parking structure will feature a detailed exterior façade, creating the look similar to an office or education building. Exterior precast wall panels will be used to support the parking decks and serve as backup for the masonry veneer system.

Scheduled for completion in August 2004, the architect and engineering firm for the east campus parking facility is Carl Walker Inc. of Dallas.

The garage is the second such structure built by McCarthy at Baylor. The company recently completed a four-level, 1,195-vehicle design/build structure for the university that houses parking, office and shell space.

Carrollton based Hisaw & Associates General Contractors Inc. was recently awarded a $26 million contract to build three new elementary schools for the Frisco Independent School District.

The first of the schools began construction in May while the other two will start later this year. Each school plans to accommodate approximately 700 students and will encompass about 75,000 sq. ft. each.

Frisco generally uses the pod design in order to maximize district dollars. However, each new school will include a layout modification with the library being the central focal point.

The Dallas office of Corgan Associates Inc. is providing architectural services for the projects.

Dallas-based Cadence McShane Corp. recently completed construction of a distribution facility for Houston-based Victory Packaging. The 85,275-sq.-ft. facility is located adjacent to Victory's manufacturing center near Redbird Business Park in Dallas.

The single-story distribution facility features a 24-ft. clear height to accommodate storage systems used in the distribution of packing materials, boxes, plastic wrapping and other packaging products.

Eight external docks and one drive-in door facilitate the movement of products throughout the facility.

Dallas-based Pross Design Group served as the project architect.

Fort Worth-based Coronado Builders Ltd. recently completed $5.1 million of renovations and additions to seven elementary schools in the Crowley Independent School District.

The projects began in March on Jackie Carden, Dallas Park, Deer Creek, Meadowcreek, Oakmont, Parkway and Sycamore elementary schools. The projects began in March and were completed last month in time for the 2003-04 school year.

Richard Lowe, supervisor of maintenance and operations for the Crowley ISD, oversaw construction. The design team consisted of Arlington-based VLK Architects, led by Wright Allen, director of architecture; structural engineer Metro Structural Consultants of Hurst; and mechanical engineer Wells Doak Engineering of Fort Worth.
Other major subcontractors working with Coronado were JAZ Concrete of Roanoke, U.S. Masonry of Fort Worth and Stufflebeam Electric of Fort Worth.