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Bear Creek Elementary School 
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Bear Creek Elementary School
2500 Table Mesa Drive
Boulder, Colorado 80305
720.561.3500
http://bvsd.org/schools/bearcreek/
Original construction date: 1970
Report Updated:  9/6/2011 
Project Details

Principal: Kent Cruger

Project Manager: Steve Schumacher

Architect: RTA

Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson

Project Budget: $6,457,529

Bear Creek project expenditures

Bond Program expenditures

 

Design Advisory Team (DAT):

Staff
Kent Cruger, Principal
Laurie Brockway
Emily Weller
Lucy Ewing
Cheryl Winter
Renie Cantrick
James Soole
Beth Sheveland
Mary Sue Rogers (also neighbor)

Parents/Community Members
Juana Gomez
Kellie Zell
Jon Ouellette 

Meeting Schedule
Sept. 14, 28, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 12, 24, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 12, 6 p.m. Neighbor meeting
Nov. 9, 30, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Meeting Minutes

Contact the DAT 

Project Timeline

Scheduled Milestones
uSD (schematic design) due 11/09; Completed 11/09
uDD (design development) drawings due 12/09; Completed 12/09
uCD (construction documents) due 03/10; Completed 03/10
uConstruction Bid due 04/10
uConstruction Scheduled 06/10 - 07/11; Completed 08/11

u= Design phase
u= Construction bidding
u= Construction phase

Project Status

Project is complete. All spaces are occupied.

Construction Update



Project photos - July 2010
 

 
Over excavation at the south side of the site

 
Foundations for the new entry and administration have been poured.


 Foundation for the new entry

 
Foundation for the new entry


Over excavation at the cafeteria
 

 
New gas line being installed

             
Pads for the new boilers                            Fire sprinklers are being installed.

 
 
 
Project photos - August 2010
 

 
Foundations for the gym  and library have been poured.

 


Damp proofing at east foundation of gym

 

 
Under slab gravel and insulation is being installed at the cafeteria extension.

 

 
Masonry walls are complete at the administration addition.

 

 

 
Structural steel is being installed at the administration addition.

 
 
 
Project photos - September 2010

 
Cafeteria west wall

 

 
Slab for library

 

 
Steel for front entry

 

 
Corridor 111

 

 
 
Project photos - October 2010
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Project photos - November 2010

 
View out of the cafeteria expansion

 
View into the cafeteria expansion

 
Class picture

 
Kent in his future new office

 
Library

 
Gym

 

 
Gym door

 

 
 
 
Project photos - January 2011

 

 
New front entry

 
New front entry exterior


 

 
New main office reception

 
New nurse's office

 
New principal's office


 

 
New front corridor

 
New art room

 
New library exterior

 

 
New library exterior

 
New gym exterior


New library interior


 

 
View from new library

 

 
New gym and performance area


 

 


Construction Workers Appreciation Day

 


Construction Workers Appreciation Day


Gym wall mural

 

 
 

Project Photos - February 2011
 
 

 
New library exterior

 
Gym exterior

 

 
Library interior

 
Library remodel

 

 
Gym interior

 

 

 

 
 
March 2011
 
 

 

 

 


Students at Bear Creek have fun in the new gym!

 
 
 
Construction photos - April 2011
 
 

 
Old entry area


New computer lab

 
Paving in front of new library



Foundations at the old entry


Hard surface striping


Boulders in the outdoor classroom

 
 
 
Project photos - June 2011
 
 

 
New library and basketball courts


West facing windows on the new library
feature Flatirons views.

 

 
The new outdoor classroom is installed.


Sidewalks being installed.  

 
View of the new administrative suite
from the south.

 


Exterior of new classroom
and patio area 

 
New gym

 
Engineered wood fiber will be installed
in the playpits.

 

 
New curbing is installed in the
playground.

 
Large windows in a new corridor frame
the Flatirons view.

 
Interior remodeling

 

 
Large windows in a new corridor frame
the Flatirons view.

 
Interior remodeling


Interior remodeling 

 

 
Interior remodeling

 
Interior remodeling 


Interior remodeling  

 

 
Interior remodeling 


Exterior of new gym

 

 
 
 
Project photos - September 2011
 
 

 
Remodeled playground


New front entry 

 

 
Front entry corridor

 
Mountain views from the cafeteria

 

 
Remodeled classroom


Outdoor patio 

 
New art room

 
Outside lunch seating

 

 
Outdoor classroom

 
Gym exterior with landscaping

 
Outside activities

 

 
Remodeled playground


New science room


Outside lunch seating


New cafeteria

 


New library


New library


New library


Multi-purpose room with garage door

 
Reading nook


Large windows in the library feature
mountain views

 
 
 

 
 
 
Scope of Work

Facility Condition Assessment (FCA):

  • Clock and intercom upgrades
  • Interior finish upgrades (ceiling tiles, paint carpet, flooring, etc.)
  • Electrical service and distribution improvements
  • Roof replacement and repair
  • Landscape irrigation replacement and repair
  • Interior Signage Program

Program Compatibility Assessment (PCA):

  • Enlarge gym and remodel
  • Provide classroom additions and remodel
  • Enlarge library and computer room
  • Expand administration office and health room
  • Music, science, and art room additions and remodel
  • Reconfigure kindergartens
  • Expand cafeteria
  • Parking lot and drop-off improvements

Multi-Use Outdoor Facilities (MUOF):

  • Upgrade playground surfacing, equipment, and fencing
  • Provide adequate curbing and drainage
  • Replace aged and/or unsafe playground equipment
  • Make playgrounds ADA accessible

Information Technology (IT):

  • Upgrade WAN to provide capacity to support applications with high bandwidth demands
  • Upgrade LANs to provide reliable and responsive access to data, research, and information
  • Implement VoIP to enhance communications capabilities and reduce costs