By: scott.huish in TopProjects 2022 September 2, 2022 12:19 pm
Photos by Johnny Boyce/General Sheet Metal
Location: Portland Cost: Not disclosed Start: October 2017 Completion: August 2021 Owner/Developer: Portland Public Schools Architect: Opsis Architecture Engineers: ABHT Structural Engineers, Harper Houf Peterson Righellis, KPFF Other Associates/Consultants: CBRE | Heery, DAO Architecture (partner architect) General Contractor: Fortis Construction Submitting Company: General Sheet Metal and Opsis Architecture Subcontractors: ACL Construction, Apollo Sheet Metal dba Apollo Mechanical Contractors, Brandsen Hardwood Floors, Brix Paving Northwest, Building Material Specialties, Cash’s Drapery, Center Pointe Signs, CGC Industries dba Culver Glass, Cordon Johnson & Associates, Consurco, Contech Services, D&R Masonry Restoration, DeaMor Associates, Don Frank Floors, Don Herbst Painting, Drake’s Striping and Painting, EC, Elmer’s Flag and Banner, Everlast Climbing Industries, Faison Construction, Field Turf USA, Finish Line Concrete Cutting, General Sheet Metal, G.R. Morgan Construction, Gibson Door & Millwork, Gill Group, Hiap Tong Crane & Transport Pte, Huntco Supply, Interior Technology, J&S Masonry, J.S. Perrott & Co., Jamison Door, Kone, Konell Construction & Demolition, Laboratory Design & Construction, McDonald & Wetle, Nationwide Lifts Oregon, Nor-Pac Seating, Northstar CG, Northwest Precast, Northwest School Equipment, Nystrom, Performance Contracting, Portland Coatings, Professional Minority Group, Ramsay Signs, Rubenstein’s Contract Carpet, Spectra Contract Flooring, SportaFence Marketing Enterprises, Sportsfield Specialties, Stagecraft Industries, SteelFab Oregon dba L&M Industrial Fabrication, Teufel Landscape, Town & Country Fence of Oregon, Urban Bicycle Parking Systems, Western States Fire Prot ection, WFJ Janitorial Services, Whitaker/Ellis Builders, Won-Door
The new 300,000-square-foot Leodis V. McDaniel High School High School (formerly Madison High School) transforms an outdated 1958 facility into a 21st-century learning environment.
Approximately 60 percent of the original school was demolished and upgraded with more than 170,000 square feet of new construction. Fortis modernized other buildings throughout the campus while increasing capacity from 1,150 to 1,700 students.
A new wing for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and a separate new wing for performing arts and career technical education create state-of-the-art environments for music, theater, robotics, engineering and digital-media labs. A new athletics area features a 1,700-seat gym, auxiliary gym and weight room.
The campus had 70 “drywells” – a deep version of a manhole with precast concrete rings where storm water is dumped to reinfiltrate into the subgrade – that were decommissioned and replaced. One hazmat consultant called the old building a “monument to asbestos” and $10 million was spent on abatement.
Fortis helped Portland Public Schools select an HVAC system that set new standards for the district, prioritizing maintenance, high efficiency, and flexibility. General Sheet Metal used a robotic total station that allowed its team to lay out the architectural panels in a 3-D model for easier visualization and precise fabrication.
When the original GMP of $169 million was approved, it became the largest-ever executed in the history of Portland Public Schools.
Fortis partnered with Professional Minority Group, an MBE/DBE/WBE/ESB firm, in several aspects of the build. A LEED Gold certification was achieved within the budget. “Green” features include a series of new and efficient HVAC systems and a 300kw rooftop solar array that will contribute 21 percent of the annual electricity use. The project is a fitting tribute to its namesake, Leodis V. McDaniel, a highly respected leader who led Madison High School as principal in the 1970s and 1980s.
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