August 2007 News

Friday, August 17, 2007

San Marcos High School to Celebrate Gymnasium Renovation Project with an August 20 Ribbon Cutting

On Monday, August 20, 2007, there will be an 11:00 am ribbon cutting at San Marcos High School’s gymnasium ticket booth entrance to celebrate the renovation of the gymnasium. This renovation is part of a project that included accessibility upgrades to the site as well as the gym building.

The construction cost for this Measure V bond funded project is $7.48 million, of which $24,000 came from site fundraising for an upgraded gym floor. The scope of work includes:

• renovation of the gym (new floor, mechanized bleachers, new ventilation and heating, new lighting, state-of-the-art sound system, new acoustical sound panels, painting);
• renovation of the locker rooms (including new epoxy flooring in the girls and boys showers);
• renovation of auxiliary rooms;
• construction of a new women’s restroom;
• extensive Americans with Disabilities Act work (new hardware for the doors, new paths that make the gym and surrounding areas fully accessible, wheelchair lifts for the coaches offices; bleacher wheelchair accessibility);
• new landscaping and irrigation;
• installation of new resilient flooring in the dance room and the weight room.

The contractor on this project is Viola Constructors of Oxnard; architect is Kruger Bensen Ziemer Architects, Inc. of Santa Barbara; project management is Hoffman Associates of San Luis Obispo; and project inspection provided by Knowland Construction Services of Los Angeles.

“Our school community feels really good about playing in a first-class gym,” stated San Marcos High School Athletic Director Abe Jahadhmy.