The Indian Prairie District 204 School Board this week approved contracts with two construction management firms to oversee renovation projects at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora and Neuqua Valley High School and the Birkett Center, both in Naperville.
Pepper Construction Co., based in Barrington, will handle the Waubonsie Valley project, while Chicago-based construction manager Bulley and Andrews will be in charge of the work at Neuqua Valley and Birkett, according to the agreements included with Monday’s meeting agenda.
This is the latest step in the renovation and construction projects District 204 is undertaking this summer after residents in November voted in support of the district selling up to $420 million in bonds for facility improvements, according to past reporting.
In addition to numerous repairs and improvements being done throughout the district and funded with money from the bond sales, Waubonsie Valley is getting
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a $7.6 million auditorium upgrade as part of the bond sale-funded renovations, according to past reporting.Neuqua is adding to its existing school building so it can bring freshmen back into the facility in 2027, freeing up Birkett — where Neuqua freshman have been attending classes for more than 20 years — to be used for other district programming.
At Birkett, the district plans to host STEPS, or Supportive Training Experiences Post-Secondary, the district’s job training program for students with special needs, as well as Gail McKinzie High School, which offers a credit recovery program for students, along with other programming and a welcome center.
According to a memo included with the meeting agenda, the board approved hiring the two firms in May and then negotiated contracts, prices and terms for both, which were reviewed by the district’s legal team. The contracts were unanimously approved by the board as part of the Monday meeting’s consent agenda.
Wight and Co. is the architect for all of the projects.
The contract with Pepper includes overseeing the multiple-phased renovation throughout Waubonsie and renovation of its athletic stadium.
Bulley and Andrews will be leading additions to Neuqua Valley’s main entry and the addition of new classrooms, renovation work to the school’s main hall and several building wings, and intallation of a new synthetic turf field.
At Birkett, they’ll be managing the renovation of the STEPS and Gail McKinzie centers and the renovation of the welcome center, professional development, career and technical education, STEM and district storage areas.