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Pending Acceptance and Subject to Change
Facing strict budget limitations and a time crunch, the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) turned to an alternative method to deliver its newest school. The new school was designed to relieve chronic inequity, pronounced overcrowding conditions across five neighboring elementaries, and to address dramatic population forecasts for the city’s growing Northeast community. The turnkey operation, which was the first of its kind for SDP, yielded a new K-8 facility for 1,660 students and established a new standard for modern learning environments in the district. The project’s speed – just 21 months from award of design to opening – and cost assurance were essential in meeting urgent district-wide equity needs. Securing fixed costs and timelines enabled earlier commitment to further, additional projects in historically under-served communities, while limiting the district’s exposure to risk. But the process was not without challenges. Is P3 right for your district? Can it deliver on the promise of next generation learning environments? Join the owner, architect, and builder for a frank conversation about the opportunities and challenges of alternative delivery while also learning more about accommodating next generation learning environments in K-8 facilities. Might a P3 model facilitate realization of your District’s plans for promoting educational equity and inclusion in an affordable manner?
Learning Objectives:
Mary Lee, ALEP, Educational Facilities Planner, School District of Philadelphia, mlee@philasd.org
Mary is an Educational Facilities Planner for the School District of Philadelphia, the largest school district in Pennsylvania and the 19th largest in the nation with 250 schools and approximately 138,000 students.
Susan Tully, Senior Project Manager, Gilbane Building Construction, stully@GilbaneCo.com
Susan is Senior Project Manager and the Market Leader, K-12 Center of Excellence at Gilbane Building Company.
Jen Perry, jen.perry@stantec.com
Bill Bradley, PhD, AIA, ALEP, LEEDap, Principal, Stantec
What are the emerging trends in society, education, and/or school planning, design, construction, supply, and operation that should be informing our conversation today?
Primary Core Competency
Educational Facility Implementation, Project Management/Project Delivery: Has a working understanding of how the following areas impact the facility program: regulations and policies; project delivery methodologies; scheduling; preventative maintenance; life-cycle planning; and systems commissioning.