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Colorful playground on rooftop with blue, red, purple structures and slides, enclosed by a blue fence, under a blue sky with clouds, overlooking city buildings.

BUILDING:
INDEPENDENCE CHARTER SCHOOL

BSI Construction provided Construction Management Services including Pre-Construction Budget Development, Procurement, and Construction Phase Management for a four level addition to the existing Independence Charter School located in Center City Philadelphia. This Project included underpinning the existing school facility and adjacent property structure. The goal of the project was to maximize the functionality of the limited space available for a cafeteria, gymnasium, playground, and additional classrooms. The result was a new cafeteria and full service kitchen located on the lower level, with a gymnasium and classrooms on the upper floors, and a rooftop playground with a rubber paver system and synthetic grass. This new addition provides specialty spaces to enrich the school experience for the students. The exterior finishes of the addition included brick matching the exterior of the existing building and incorporating a cement panel rainscreen along the upper floors to provide a more modern accent to the nearly 100 year old existing structure.

The Independence Charter School Center City Addition faced an unprecedented challenge, the COVID Pandemic. The Project was 50% complete at the time of a State-wide shutdown of construction activities. During the six weeks of mandate work stoppage, BSI Construction developed and implemented a COVID Safety Management Plan that included OSHA COVID-19 Awareness Training Certification for all BSI Project Managers and Site Superintendents, Site COVID-19 Safety and Sanitization Programs. This proactive plan allowed BSI and its Subcontractors to complete the Project with no incidents of the spread of COVID with the on-site workforce.

TRUST:

SECTOR: Education

OWNER: Independence Charter School Center City

ARCHITECT: Blackney Hayes Architects

LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

SERVICE: Construction Management

SQ.FOOTAGE: 26,000sf New Construction / 10,625sf Renovations

BUDGET: $9,977,000.00

DURATION: 13 months

Low-angle view of a brick building with modern glass windows and a beige facade beside a leafless tree against a bright blue sky with clouds.
Empty classroom with two small desks and chairs, whiteboard with colorful letters, cabinet, and storage shelves, sunlight streaming through windows with city view, yellow walls, and a tiled floor with colorful squares.
Empty basketball gym with polished wood floor, basketball hoop, scoreboard, and high ceiling with lights.
Indoor basketball court with black and red striped hardwood floor, black bleachers, and a retractable divider in the middle.
Modern ceiling with circular ring LED lights and suspended ceiling tiles.
Empty school cafeteria with tables and red stools, stacked trays against yellow wall, and modern ceiling lights.
Interior staircase with black metal railing next to large windows showing a blue sky with white clouds.
Interior view of a modern multi-story building with purple staircase and railings, white brick walls, and large windows showing the blue sky and clouds outside.
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