ST. PAUL SCHOOL

NEW SCHOOL AND GYM BUILDING

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

OWNER: Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco

DESIGNER: Michael Stanton

CONTRACTOR: Cahill Construction

CONTRACT: Competitive Bid

SQUARE FEET: 30,000

COMPLETED COST: $3 million

PROJECT SCOPE: The San Francisco ordinance for Unreinforced Masonry buildings forced St Pauls School Building to close. St Pauls School was relocated to a temporary location until the unreinforced masonry building could be either seismically retrofitted or a new building could replace it. A structural feasibility study was undertaken to determine the structural seismic deficiencies and possible schemes for mitigation along with cost estimates for each option including a new building. The decision was made to tear down the old structure and erect a new building. A new three-story building for a single grade school with offices and gymnasium was erected on the site of the old school reusing the old basement walls and foundations.

ROLE: Owners Representative. Coordinated and managed the feasibility study. Supervised all phases of construction. Design review. Quality control. Contractor selection and bidding. Change order control.

COMPLETION: 1999