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General contractor Fortis Construction is seeking bids from subcontractors for multiple scopes of work at Madison High School in Portland.

Madison is one of three high schools being modernized or rebuilt with money from Portland Public Schools‘ $790 million bond approved by voters in May 2017. The others are Lincoln (construction expected to begin in 2020) and Benson (construction expected to start in 2021).

Approximately 60 percent of the existing Madison school will be demolished and built anew. Plans call for adding 170,000 square feet of new space – including a theater, a gymnasium and a commons area – to bring the total to 292,000 square feet over three stories. The school will be able to accommodate up to 1,700 students. Opsis Architecture designed the new space to blend with the original building, which opened in 1957.

Currently, Fortis is offering bid package No. 2, which includes: surveying; site services; precast concrete; masonry – structural CMU and brick veneer; waterproofing and damp-proofing; expansion joint covers; roofing – new construction and renovated areas; roof accessories; skylights; interior bleachers; elevators and lifts.

A pre-bid job walk is set for 4 p.m. on Feb. 27 and will start at the front entrance of Madison High School, at 2735 N.E. 82nd Ave. Bids are due by 3 p.m. on March 12.

A hearings officer on Feb. 25 will consider Portland Public Schools’ request for Type III conditional use approval – as recommended by BDS staff. Approval would allow the project to move forward. Construction is expected to start by July and finish by 2021.