The Miami-Dade County Faculty Board has greenlit almost $50 million in renovations and upgrades at three district faculties, commissioning two architectural companies and awarding a development contract underneath the district’s Basic Obligation Bond (GOB) program.
The tasks—at Coral Gables Senior Excessive Faculty, Frances S. Tucker Okay-8 Heart, and Palm Springs Center Faculty—are set to enhance studying environments, increase amenities, and modernize key infrastructure throughout the campuses.
Coral Gables Senior Excessive Faculty – $30 million
Silva Architects, LLC has been appointed because the Architect/Engineer of Document for the $30 million overhaul of Coral Gables Senior Excessive, initially in-built 1950. Located on 25 acres and serving over 2,900 college students, the varsity will see the demolition and substitute of Constructing 14 and current basketball courts.
The undertaking contains two new basketball and volleyball courts, a 30,000-square-foot gymnasium with a brand new entrance and lined walkways, a instructor planning workplace, up to date employees restrooms, and custodial closets. The renovation is anticipated to be accomplished by September 2027.
Frances S. Tucker Okay-8 Heart – $12.1 million
Wolfberg Alvarez and Companions, Inc. will lead a $12.1 million improve of Frances S. Tucker Okay-8 Heart, in-built 1960. The four-acre campus will obtain a brand-new center faculty constructing measuring roughly 17,395 sq. ft, which can add 128 pupil stations.
Plans additionally name for relocating the prevailing playground, establishing a brand new basketball courtroom, reworking administrative places of work, upgrading the kitchen, and increasing parking. Completion is slated for August 2027.
Palm Springs Center Faculty – $7.1 million
H.A. Contracting Corp. was awarded the contract for a $7.1 million renovation at Palm Springs Center Faculty in Hialeah, in-built 1957. The 19-acre faculty will bear main updates, together with substitute of home windows, ceilings, and lighting in Constructing 3, in addition to HVAC and electrical upgrades.
The cafeteria will get new home windows, kitchen hoods, and air items, whereas the campus-wide fireplace alarm system and all security signage shall be changed. Upgrades additionally embrace new stage lighting and a sound system within the auditorium, together with resurfaced out of doors play courts and new purpose requirements. Work is scheduled for completion by February 2027.
The investments mirror the district’s ongoing dedication to enhancing faculty amenities and delivering fashionable, secure, and high-quality environments for college students and employees.
