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With eight planned phases of construction, the Five Oaks Middle School expansion in Beaverton is a bigger management and logistics challenge than most.

The $28 million project is being carried out by construction manager-general contractor Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company. The designer is Bassetti Architects.

Because of the need to keep the school in operation during construction, work is being done in phases over more than three years. Phase one started in summer 2017 with abatement and cleaning. Then, in summer 2018, crews converted the school’s upper gym and adjacent spaces into nine new classrooms.

This past spring, the project shifted into high gear, as work started on phases 3 and 4A. After the school year ended, crews proceeded to build 13 new classrooms, new computer and science labs, teacher prep areas, conference rooms, new restrooms and a new entry vestibule. Also, the library was renovated and gymnasium sprinkler systems were replaced.

Currently, renovation of the school’s administrative offices is wrapping up.

Phases 4B, 5, 6, 7 and 8 will be completed during the coming fall and winter. Substantial completion is planned for winter 2020.

The project is being paid for with money from a $680 million bond approved by voters in 2014. Other bond projects for the Beaverton School District have included new middle and elementary schools built in 2016, and the new Mountainside High School completed by Hoffman Construction in 2017.

Replacement buildings for Vose and Hazeldale elementary schools have also been completed, while a replacement for William Walker Elementary School remains under construction. The replacement for the district’s Arts and Communication Magnet Academy is in the design stage.