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Nimitz MS Band and Choir Facility Replacement, Theater Upgrades

The 2015 Bond Program included funding for Nimitz Middle School to construct new band and choir facilities, renovate the existing auditorium area, add public restrooms for the auditorium facility, and to create a fully-enclosed Fine Arts Facility for the campus. The bond program provided for construction of the following program elements:

  1. New Band Facility: band rehearsal hall with ensemble practice room; band office; five (5) sound-isolating practice rooms; instrument storage; general storage area; and band library.
  2. New Choir Facility: choir rehearsal hall; choir office; two (2) sound-isolating practice rooms; uniform storage; and choir library.
  3. Auditorium Renovation: new auditorium seats (573 seat capacity); new stage floor; new theater lighting; new stage curtain; bricking-in the existing exterior windows; and provide new public restrooms.
  4. Enclose the campus Fine Arts Facilities (Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theater Arts, and Auditorium Areas) and provide interior circulation and connecting corridors.

The total design program for the 2015 Bond Nimitz Middle Fine Arts School Addition and Renovations Project equaled 15,985 sq. ft. of facility improvements along with civil engineering site work, site utilities, drainage improvements, landscape, irrigation, asphalt pavement, and flatwork.

Planning Estimate1: $6,000,000

Start Date: June 2018

End Date: January 2020

Architect: LPA, Inc.
LPA, Inc. - San Antonio

General Contractor: - F. A. Nunnelly

Pictures: Aerial/Architectural

Project Summary: (PDF Format)

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1 The Bond Planning Estimate represents the original bond program costs developed during the bond planning meetings for each project and includes: Design Fees, Construction Costs, Technology Equipment and Installation, Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment and Construction Management Costs. The School Board "approved" construction budget can be found in the project Bid Award Agenda Item and represents any/all changes to the project resulting from the design development process and/or construction marketplace and inflation costs.