Construction in the Ozarks Spring 2010: Ash Grove High School

General Contractor: Varsity Contractors Inc.
Architect: Sam A. Winn & Associates Architects PC
Engineers: LaRose & Schober Engineering Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing; J.R.  Haney & Associates, structural; and Anderson Engineering Inc., civil
Cost: $1.8 million
This project entails the addition of administrative offices and classrooms at the high school for Ash Grove R-IV Schools, said Robert Rayl, senior vice president with Varsity Contractors. The Ash Grove media center and library is being expanded, he said. Varsity Contractors also is doing a classroom addition for the district’s elementary school in Bois d’Arc, as part of the project, Rayl said, and funding comes from bonds. This summer, Varsity completed a gymnasium renovation for the Ash Grove district, Rayl added.  Construction is slated for completion in mid-July.