Education Projects

NEW BUSINESS SCHOOL BUILDING - PACCAR HALL

Seattle, Washington
Owner: University of Washington
Project Cost: $95 million (Phase I)

PACCAR Hall is one of two new state-of-the-art buildings developed as part of an expanded campus for the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business. Situated in the north central area of the Seattle campus, the 135,000 ft² building offers a combination of U-shaped tiered classrooms, meeting spaces, a 250-seat auditorium, student breakout rooms, faculty offices, a soaring atrium with a café, and a boardroom. ORA was engaged to provide special inspection and materials testing services to include:

• Reinforced Concrete

• Curtain Wall Fabrication and Erection

• Base Plate Grout

• Anchor Bolt Installation

• Epoxy Grouting

• Steel Seismic Resistance System

• Steel Stair Erection

• Structural Steel Erection and Fabrication

• Spray Applied Fire Resistive Materials

• Intumescent Fire Resistive Coating

• Floor Flatness Testing

• Moisture Content Testing

NSCC INTEGRATED RESOURCE CENTER

Seattle, Washington

Owner: North Seattle Community College (NSCC)

The project involved geotechnical engineering study for future renovation that will consist of adding an extra story to a portion of the south end of the North Seattle Community College Technology Building and construction of a new structure with one level of below-grade parking and two levels of office space above. Our scope of services included characterizing the geological conditions at the site, witnessing the drilling of three borings, and installation of two ground water monitoring wells. The geotechnical engineering services were performed by ORA to provide the following information:

• General site conditions,

• Construction considerations,

• Foundation support recommendations (augercast piles),

• Temporary shoring and underpinning recommendations,

• Below-grade wall and foundation wall design recommendations,

• Pavement recommendations,

• Utilities trench backfill recommendation, and

• Peat hazard evaluation.

Recommendations for foundation and excavation were provided in support of the structural and civil design.

ST. THOMAS SCHOOL

Medina, Washington

Owner: St. Thomas School

This project consisted of demolition of the existing school buildings as well as new construction of a 55,000 ft² replacement pre-school to 6^th grade elementary school with capacity for 300 students. ORA was engaged as a the prime consultant to provide video documentation, as well as testing and inspection services for the following items: soils compaction, reinforced concrete, porous concrete, bolts installed in concrete, reinforcing steel, structural steel (including welding and high-strength bolting), nondestructive testing of welds, bolts set with epoxy, cold form steel framing, floor flatness/levelness, and slab moisture testing.

SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Bellevue, Washington

Owner: Bellevue School District No. 405

Project Cost: $25 million

The project consisted of the construction of a two-story 62,000 ft² structure that replaced the existing school and three portables. The facility contains classrooms; major school and community resources including a Library/Learning Resource Center, Administration Area, Gymnasium, and Student Multi-Purpose Room; a food service facility; and staff support areas. ORA was engaged as the prime consultant to provide testing and inspection services of the following items: asphalt compaction, reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry/masonry veneers, light gauge steel framing, floor flatness levelness, structural steel, and nondestructive testing of welds.

SPANAWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Tacoma, Washington
Owner: Bethel School District No. 403
Project Cost $18.8 million

This project involved demolition of the existing building and construction of a new 2-story 100,241 ft² junior high school with associated site improvements. The existing school remained operational during all phases and moved into the new building according to schedule. ORA was engaged to provide testing and inspection services of reinforcing steel, epoxy grouting, anchor bolt installation, lateral wood (to include roof nailing/ sheathing/ holdowns, etc.), structural steel fabrication, structural steel erection to include steel decking, nondestructive examination of welds (ultrasonic/ magnetic particle), and reinforced concrete.