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Cubellis Awarded Two New Academic Projects By the School Board of Broward County, Florida

Posted on: Monday, 7 April 2008, 12:00 CDT

Cubellis, a national architectural, interior design and engineering firm with offices in Naples and Fort Lauderdale, has been selected by the School Board of Broward County as the Professional Architectural Consultants for two new academic projects in the school district: Colbert Elementary School and Fort Lauderdale High School.

The $14 million construction project of a new Administration/Student Services facility at Colbert Elementary School will include Administration, a Media Center, an Art Lab, a four-classroom ESE Suite, Custodial spaces, a Dining Facility, a Music Lab, covered PE play area, play courts and play grounds. The $29 million concurrent replacement for Fort Lauderdale High School will be completed in two phases consisting of design services for the construction of a three-story classroom building, inclusive of administration suite, demolition of existing buildings, construction of athletic complex and new parking complete with drop-off lanes.

Colbert Elementary Buildings Ready for Demolition to Create New Facilities

After the demolition of a few of the schools older buildings, the construction plans call for a new Administration/Student Services Facility of 30,542 SF complete with: administration, a media center with related spaces, an art lab, a four-classroom ESE Suite, custodial spaces, textbook storage, and student, staff and public restrooms. The Dining Facility plans include: kitchen/cafeteria multipurpose room and stage with related spaces, teacher dining, student and staff restrooms, a music lab, and custodial receiving. Construction will be concluded with a covered PE play area with related spaces, play courts and play grounds.

The Colbert Elementary School and Fort Lauderdale High School awards follow other successful Cubellis projects for the School Board of Broward County, including Colbert Elementary School (Phase I), AC Perry Elementary School, Harbordale Elementary School, Deerfield Beach High School, and Pompano Beach Middle School.

"It is a natural progression and we are tremendously enthusiastic the School District awarded us the Second Phase of their School Replacement project after our success in the initial phase." said Jorge Gutierrez, Principal and Project Manager in the Fort Lauderdale Office. "We want to continue our passion and commitment to provide the exceptional service that has contributed to the success of our projects and our clients."

About Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district with nearly 260,000 students in more than 280 schools and education centers. For more information about Broward County Public Schools, visit the District Web site at www.browardschools.com

About Cubellis

Cubellis is an integrated, single-source design firm offering architectural, interior design, and engineering services to a diverse base of national and international clients. The firm's practice area expertise includes retail, mixed-use, hospitality, workplace solutions, residential, academic/education, and government/municipal. Cubellis employs over 400 professionals, with offices in Boston and Weymouth, Massachusetts; Rocky Hill, Connecticut; Englewood Cliffs and Freehold, New Jersey; Philadelphia and Wayne, Pennsylvania; Tysons Corner, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Ft. Lauderdale and Naples, Florida; Orange County, CA; Baltimore, MD; and Dubai, U.A.E. For more information, please visit: www.cubellis.com

Source: Business Wire

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