{"id":61625,"date":"2014-03-13T23:59:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T05:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/construction-starting-for-new-cortez-high-school\/"},"modified":"2014-03-14T05:59:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T05:59:38","slug":"construction-starting-for-new-cortez-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/construction-starting-for-new-cortez-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction starting for new Cortez high school"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first concrete pours out Wednesday for the footings of the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. The crews are working on the north classroom wing of the facility.<\/span>Sam Green\/Cortez Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nunn Construction division manager Rick Fleming informed school board members Tuesday, March 11, that a dozen subcontractors in the area have been hired on to help complete the $34 million project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted local participation,\u201d Fleming said. \u201cThese area subcontractors have been awarded about $8 million of the total project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since golden shovels unearthed the 35-acre site at a groundbreaking in December, crews have been working steadily to excavate the site. Fleming said the first concrete was poured on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting,\u201d said architect spokesperson Jeff Fleming of Albuquerque-based Dekker\/Perich\/Sabatini. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to put the actual building together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new two-story 152,500-square-foot schoolhouse, located behind Wal-Mart on Sligo Street, is expected to open in the fall of 2015. The structure is expected to achieve Gold LEED Certification.<\/p>\n

Last June, the building was $5 million, or 20 percent, over budget, but the project now has a guaranteed maximum price of $34 million, said Superintendent Alex Carter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a huge celebration for us,\u201d Carter told school board members Tuesday. \u201cThis is the school we wanted and designed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project\u2019s excavation bid was $28,000 over budget, the foundation bid came in $19,000 under budget, and the construction bid was on budget, according to construction officials.<\/p>\n

Both a Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant and a local bond are financing the project.<\/p>\n

The current Montezuma-Cortez High School serves approximately 650 students. The new larger school is designed to accommodate 725 students.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the design process of the new high school, visit www.dpsdesign.org\/mchs.<\/p>\n

tbaker@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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