Capital Improvement Program

The School District’s Office of Capital Programs (OCP) was responsible for identifying and prioritizing capital work within the School District, including maintaining the physical integrity of existing facilities, constructing new buildings, and renovating existing facilities to accommodate the educational needs of the District. The OCP shared responsibility for the long-term upkeep and replacement of critical building systems over 25.6 million square feet, including 494 buildings, annexes, administrative buildings, athletic fields, and other School District offices. The District’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) priorities included constructing new facilities and additions, renovation of existing facilities, life-cycle replacements, and maintaining the physical integrity of existing buildings to meet code requirements and educational programming needs. Under this three-year term contract, SJH was a subconsultant to JMT to provide engineering services on an as-needed basis.

3rd Party Peer Review Services for Central High School Site Improvements and Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA

Central High School in the City of Philadelphia was located in the Olney area in the northern part of the City. A campus master plan was recently developed for Central High School, which included the concept design for a Performing Arts Center and the associated site around the center. The design development of this Performing Arts Center was progressed in two phases: Phase I – Site Development, and Phase II – Building Design. The site development included a parking lot, associated roadways, and related amenities. The Performing Arts Center Building consisted of a theater at the center, with several wings of classrooms and offices flanking the theater. The building was a three-story structure. ADA access facilities were provided at every level.

SJH provided third-party peer review of all design documents, in the Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing disciplines. The initial submission was reviewed and SJH provided comments on that submission. The review included site/civil work and the building-related disciplines, such as structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing. The review included checking for conformance with the design criteria, the current applicable codes such as the International Building Code and the National Fire Protection Code, and the scope identified in the approved Master Plan. The comments were discussed and resolved at a meeting at the School District office, and the design was subsequently progressed.

The work under this task continued, and SJH reviewed and provided comments on the documents at each of the next milestone submissions.