Pre-Construction includes the planning, design, cost estimating, preliminary scheduling, bidding, and all other activities prior to breaking ground. Visit this page for Pre-Construction updates.
Purpose: This meeting was held primarily to give an update on the plan production efforts for Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School and to briefly discuss the remaining projects.
Topics Discussed:
Payne Engineering and some electrical questions that need to be addressed in the building design.
GPCA reviewed the meeting minutes from the last meeting.
Security of the building including access controls and cameras.
Lighting. Headwaters provided suggestions on how to get the best lights for the cheapest cost. The district wants to standardize the lighting so there isn’t so many types of bulbs/ballasts.
Communication needs to take place with the cities regarding the roads and access to the new facilities.
Headwaters provided an update on schedule and estimate. Both are tracking well for this stage of the projects.
Headwaters to provide conceptual pricing for RUES at the next meeting.
Steering Committee Meeting (Victor ES and Driggs ES Committees) March 20, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Representatives of the School Board, District, GPC Architects, Headwaters Construction, Elementary School Administrative Staff (Principals), Teachers, Parents, and Community Members. The Steering Committee itself consists of School Board Members, Teachers, Parents, and Community members.
Purpose: This meeting was held to give an update on the department programming meetings for Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School and review changes to the schematic design from the last Steering Committee meeting.
Topics Discussed:
GPCA reviewed meeting minutes from the last Steering Committee meeting, design development plans for Driggs Elementary School with the changes made since last meeting, and requests made by the district during the prior OAC meeting.
The outdoor area outside the library was discussed with the Steering Committee providing input as to what they would like to see.
Logistics of moving from one school to another
Start early and purge unused items before moving
March OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) Meeting March 12, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Monte Woolstenhulme (School Superintendent), Delwyn Jensen (Board Member), Eric Reiser (GPC Architects), Garret Chadwick (GPC Architects), Bryer Hastings (Headwaters), Jason Streit (Headwaters), Brent Douglass (Headwaters), Hyrum Pitt (Headwaters).
Purpose: This meeting was held primarily to give an update on the programming efforts for Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School, to review the schematic estimate for Driggs Elementary School and to briefly discuss the remaining projects.
Topics Discussed:
GPCA reviewed last meeting’s minutes.
Engineers have been selected for Victor and Driggs Elementary Schools.
Changes to the design were made based on the recommendations from the Steering Committee. This included enlarging the classrooms by about 2 ft.
The structural engineer has been engaged in discussing options for framing the building in the best and most economical way.
Computer lab to be step framed over the slab. Provides most flexibility.
Fixture mounting heights in the restrooms to be ADA compliant and appropriate for kids.
Filter sizes for the heat pumps to be standardized.
Schedule remains on track. Programming design for Tetonia and the Middle School to be accelerated.
Steering Committee Meeting (Victor ES and Driggs ES Committees) February 27, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Representatives of the School Board, District, GPC Architects, Headwaters Construction, Elementary School Administrative Staff (Principals), Teachers, Parents, and Community Members. The Steering Committee itself consists of School Board Members, Teachers, Parents, and Community members.
Purpose: This meeting was held to give an update on the department programming meetings for Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School and review changes to the schematic design from the last Steering Committee meeting.
Topics Discussed:
GPCA presented a brief review of the department programming meetings, Ed Spec, and changes to schematic floor plans and site plans for both Victor and Driggs Elementary Schools.
Security at the entrance of the building and to the reception area.
Cubbies in the classrooms. If Cubbies go in the classrooms, the Steering Committee would like to see the classrooms grow in size.
Administration to tape out the size of the existing Victor classrooms and the new classrooms in the Victor Gym and review sizes.
Playground to be shifted toward the gym so that the playground and exit from the cafeteria can be more easily supervised by a single teacher.
Dual language wing limits the school’s long-term flexibility.
February OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) Meeting February 22, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Monte Woolstenhulme (School Superintendent), Delwyn Jensen (Board Member), Eric Reiser (GPC Architects), Garret Chadwick (GPC Architects), Bryer Hastings (Headwaters), Jason Streit (Headwaters), Brent Douglass (Headwaters), Hyrum Pitt (Headwaters).
Purpose: This meeting was held primarily to give an update on the programming efforts for Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School, to review the schematic estimate for Driggs Elementary School and to briefly discuss the remaining projects.
Topics Discussed:
GPCA reviewed the progress of the programming efforts as all staff programming interviews are complete and most staff goals are being met through the design.
Reviewed possibility of including a dedicated pre-school area in Driggs Elementary School. While there won’t be a dedicated area at the beginning, the building is being designed to be flexible and could accommodate a pre-school if future needs required that function.
Staff storage space.
Headwaters presented the preliminary budget and costs are tracking well for this stage in the design process.
Bus overflow in Victor.
Value engineering ideas and possible bid alternates.
Cutting square footage to save on costs to be last resort.
Department Programing Conferences February 12-16, 2018 @ Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School
Attendees: GPC Architects and representatives from both Driggs Elementary School and Victor Elementary School for the following departments: Administration, Special Education, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Special Curriculum (Library, PE, Music, Art), Maintenance, IT, Transportation, and Nutrition.
Purpose: Further refine the program and design for the individual spaces in preparation of the Architects advancing their design concept.
GPC Architects met with each department at Driggs and Victor Elementary Schools to discuss the needs of each department as it relates to and functions in a new facility.
Steering Committee Meeting (Victor ES and Driggs ES Committees) February 6, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Representatives of the School Board, District, GPC Architects, Headwaters Construction, Elementary School Administrative Staff (Principals), Teachers, Parents, and Community Members. The Steering Committee itself consists of School Board Members, Teachers, Parents, and Community members.
Purpose: Present initial design concept for review, comment, and general approval so that design and pricing can continue. Steering Committee responsibility is to recommend to the board, approval, denial, or approval with conditions, the design/program of the project. Topics Discussed:
Reviewed roles of the project team, i.e., District, Architect, CM/GC
Discuss brief history of the project
Brief review of the school tours, education specifications, and programming meetings at Driggs and Victor Elementary Schools
Conceptual floor plans, site plans, isometric drawings, and renderings were presented for review and initial comments
Elementary School Principals will establish programming interviews with school staff
Steering Committee provided approval with a few minor conditions
Headwaters to begin pricing based on this approval
February OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) Meeting February 6, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Monte Woolstenhulme (School Superintendent), Delwyn Jensen (Board Member), Eric Reiser (GPC Architects), Garret Chadwick (GPC Architects), Bryer Hastings (Headwaters), Jason Streit (Headwaters), Brent Douglass (Headwaters), Hyrum Pitt (Headwaters).
Purpose: Continue discussions regarding, scope, schedule, logistics, and process. Review initial design concept presented by GPC.
Topics Discussed:
Almost all Geotechnical Investigations have been completed
Brief review of the school tours, education specifications, and programming meetings at Driggs and Victor Elementary Schools
Conceptual floor plans, site plans, isometric drawings, and renderings were presented for review and initial comments
If the Steering Committee approves initial concept for the elementary schools’ layout, Headwaters will commence pricing the two schools
Preliminary Schedule
Definite design or construction milestones have been set. More information forthcoming.
The District is working on a traffic study to inform the site design to accommodate the traffic at each school
Elementary School Tours December 14, 2017 @ Idaho Schools and January 22, 2018 @ Wyoming School
Attendees: See and tour Elementary Schools in the surrounding regions to identify what other Districts are including in their new construction projects. Schools Toured Include:
Burton Elementary in Madison School District 321 Rexburg, Idaho.
Southfork Elementary in Jefferson County School District in Rigby, Idaho.
Summit Hills Elementary in Bonneville School District 93 in Ammon, Idaho.
Edgemnont Elementary School in Idaho Falls School District 91 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Munger Mountain Elementary School in Teton School District 1 Jackson, Wyoming.
Victor Elementary School Programming Workshop and Design Charrette January 9, 2018 @ Victor Elementary School Classroom
Attendees: 14 Individuals including representatives of GPC Architects, Headwaters Construction, Victor ES Principal, several teachers from each grade, special curriculum faculty, special education faculty, and a counselor.
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting was to review the program for the new elementary school, analyze the site, and set goals for the new facility, while considering the needs of the school teachers and staff.
Topics Discussed:
Project Analysis
Project Goals, while considering project strengths, weaknesses, and challenges
Site Analysis, including natural forces, i.e., sun, weather, views, constraints
Site Goals
Project Programming, including a list of needed spaces and approximate sizes
Desired adjacencies
Outdoor spaces to consider
Generate basic designs (see photos below of faculty using the scale-model blocks)
8 Designs were initially generated
3 Designs were selected as most in alignment with project goals
A comprehensive report of this meeting is forthcoming and will be posted to this website.
Kickoff OAC (Owner-Architect-Contractor) Meeting January 2, 2018 @ Teton School District Offices
Attendees: Monte Woolstenhulme (School Superintendent), Delwyn Jensen (Board Member), Eric Reiser (GPC Architects), Garret Chadwick(GPC Architects), Bryer Hastings (Headwaters), Jason Streit (Headwaters), and Brent Douglass (Headwaters)
Purpose: Initial Kickoff meeting to discuss to begin discussions regarding, scope, schedule, logistics, and process. Topics Discussed:
Preliminary Schedule
As the Design Team is still gathering information regarding programming and scope, no definite design or construction milestones have been set
Update summary on Driggs Elementary School Programming Workshop and Design Charrette, and plans for additional workshops
Sub-consultants for the Design Team
Preliminary Discussion about a Subcontractor Fair to encourage participation by local Teton Valley subcontractors
Set date and time for standard monthly OAC meetings: 1st Tuesday of each month
Update on bond funding and other financial topics including Builder’s Risk Insurance
Specifying internal processes for sharing information throughout the project
Driggs Elementary School Programming Workshop and Design Charrette December 19, 2017 @ Driggs Elementary School Staff Room
Attendees: 19 Individuals including representatives of GPC Architects, Driggs ES Principal, several teachers from each grade, special curriculum faculty, special education faculty, maintenance staff and a counselor.
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting was to review the program for the new elementary school, analyze the site, and set goals for the new facility, while considering the needs of the school teachers and staff.
Topics Discussed:
Project Analysis
Project Goals, while considering project strengths, weaknesses, and challenges
Site Analysis, including natural forces, i.e., sun, weather, views, constraints
Site Goals
Project Programming, including a list of needed spaces and approximate sizes
Desired adjacencies
Outdoor spaces to consider
Generate basic designs (see photos below of faculty using the scale-model blocks)
8 Designs were initially generated
3 Designs were selected as most in alignment with project goals
A comprehensive report of this meeting is forthcoming and will be posted to this website.
