From the Ground Up: Jeffries Elementary School

Owner/developer: Springfield Public Schools
General contractor: Larry Snyder & Co.
Architect: Dake Wells Architecture
Engineers: Olsson Associates Inc., civil, mechanical, electrical and plumbing; and Meridian Structural Works Inc., structural
Size: 12,900 square feet
Estimated cost: $3.9 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion date: Dec. 21
Project description: Jennifer Baker, project manager for Larry Snyder & Co., said the school addition comprises two sections: a 9,500-square-foot Federal Emergency Management Association-approved safety room with a gymnasium, and 3,400 square feet for administrative offices and a new school entrance. A corridor joins the two sections, and Baker said the FEMA room and gymnasium would include a new physical education office. Project funds come from 2009 voter-approved revenue bonds, according to Teresa Bledsoe, community relations manager with Springfield Public Schools.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.