Swedish contractor Skanska has signed a $47m contract to demolish and reconstruct elements of an elementary faculty in Florida.
Osceola County employed Skanska to knock down parts of the Reedy Creek Elementary College in Kissimmee and construct a 96,000 sq ft tutorial centre. It’ll additionally renovate the retained buildings and transfer enjoying fields.
As soon as full, the college will accommodate 950 college students from pre-nursery to fifth grade.
Daniel Abou-Jaoude, Skanska’s vice chairman, mentioned: “The venture will proceed to boost the bar on sustainable training development as we construct a extra sustainable and environment friendly faculty campus that may foster a constructive studying atmosphere for almost a thousand college students.”
Mark Shanoff, Osceola College District superintendent, mentioned: “This intensive venture, funded by Osceola County taxpayers by means of the gross sales tax initiative, guarantees to cut back working prices with its high-performance design.
“Moreover, the venture will incorporate fashionable furnishings, fixtures and tools to align with up to date instructing methodologies.”
Building will start this month and is because of be accomplished in September subsequent yr.
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