After standing vacant for over a decade, Kellogg Middle School in Southeast Portland was finally demolished in 2018.

Now, a new $60 million Kellogg is rising on the same site, at 3330 S.E. 69th Ave. This week, crews from general contractor Todd Construction and NessCampbell Crane + Rigging placed the first of 27 concrete tilt panels that will form the backbone of the new school’s gymnasium and auditorium.

“PPS is hoping that this becomes a model for our middle schools,” Portland Public Schools spokesman David Mayne said on Wednesday. “These walls here are preformed walls; they were poured over the last few weeks and now (crew members) are attaching cable lifts and raising them up. We started yesterday, and these are the very first walls going up at the new school.”

Designed by Oh planning+design, architecture, the new middle school will have roughly 110,000 square feet spread across three stories. A T-shaped configuration will be used, with the gym and auditorium forming the base of the T and the classroom wing serving as the crossbar. Administrative and other common space will form the stem.

Underground utilities as well as gymnasium and commons footings and foundation slabs have all been completed. This week, the concrete tilt wall forms were removed and the walls were lifted into place for the new auditorium and gymnasium.

“The gymnasium and the stage area is the only section that has the concrete tilt panels,” Todd Construction superintendent Monte Carothers said. “The rest of the school is all structural steel and metal stud framing.

The weather has so far been advantageous for the project team, Carothers noted.

“So far, we’ve had a mild fall … and we’re very fortunate to get that,” he said. “But we know with the extended forecast that things are changing.”

Meanwhile, half of the forms and concrete pours for learning suites building footings are done, while excavation for remaining footings is wrapping up. Final excavation and decommissioning of existing underground drywells and debris piles also has been performed.

Construction is expected to finish by the end of 2020, with the new school scheduled to open in fall 2021, according to Portland Public Schools.

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Robinson Construction is seeking bids from subcontractors for work on the new Kellogg Middle School in Southeast Portland.

Portland Public Schools closed the former school in 2007; it was demolished this past summer.

Oh Planning + Design, Architecture has designed the new school, which will be built at 3330 S.E. 69th Ave. Plans call for a 108,478-square-foot building, a covered play area, a play field, a new parking lot, a bus drop-off area and an emergency vehicle access road. A Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design BD+C: Schools gold rating will be sought for the project.

The new building will be T-shaped, with the crossbar of the T parallel with Powell Boulevard and housing three stories of primarily classroom space. The stem of the T, meanwhile, will house the gym, performing arts and administrative facilities, and common spaces in a single story. The main entry will be located where the two wings meet.

Construction is set to begin this summer, with completion tentatively scheduled for the end of 2020. The new school would then open for the start of the 2021-22 school year.

Bid documents are available at: www.robcon.com/subcontractors/. Prospective bidders can learn more by calling 503-645-8531 or emailing bids@robcon.com. The deadline to submit bids is 2 p.m. on April 16.

Robinson Construction is one of two qualified bidders for the Kellogg Middle School project; the other is Todd Construction.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that a general contractor has not yet been selected for the project.

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A hearings officer has OK’d Portland Public Schools‘ bid for conditional use approval to build a replacement Kellogg Middle School at 3330 S.E. 69th Ave. The former school was closed in 2007 and then demolished this past summer.

The Portland Bureau of Development Services had issued its final recommendation of conditional approval last month, after no appeals were received. BDS had stated in part: “The proposal for a new Kellogg Middle School would not significantly lessen the residential appearance and function of the area, as the subject site was already developed with a school for many years.”

A few of the conditions of approval include requirements to: build at least 128 bicycle parking spaces, limit both access and vehicle idling time at the Franklin Street gate, and receive approval from the Portland Bureau of Transportation for an updated Transportation Demand Management Plan.

Some materials from the old building were salvaged for reuse in the new one. The final phase of design for the new school has been completed by Oh planning + design architecture, which now is working on producing construction documents.

Plans call for a 108,478-square-foot school, 35 surface parking spaces, a bus loop, a drop-off and pick-up area and recreation areas. The crossbar of the T-shaped structure will be located parallel with Powell Boulevard and house three stories of primarily classroom space. The stem of the T, meanwhile, will house the gym, performing arts and administration facilities and common spaces in a single story. The main entry will be located where the two wings meet.

Portland Public Schools claims it is preparing to issue a Request for Qualifications and then an Invitation to Bid to secure a general contractor. Construction could begin as early as summer 2019. If so, completion would be scheduled for the end of 2020, with the new school set to open for the start of the 2021 school year.

The project is being paid for with money from a capital bond measure approved by voters in 2017.

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Deb France, AIA and LEED certified, opened Oh planning+design, architecture (OHP+D) as a 100% woman-owned, full-service architectural firm in 2004. From the very beginning, France sought diversity as a factor in her business.

”It’s baked into the hiring practices,” she said. “It’s a great time to be in architecture; in the AEC community. We want to bring in the right kind of people.”

With the help of Associate Principal Leslie Melin, the firm has grown to 25 employees with more than half women and 12% are minorities.

OHP+D has certification in Oregon as a WBE, DBE firm. They are also associated with Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME), Human Rights Campaign (HRC), National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), Portland Area Business Association (PABA), US Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC), and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC).

“We want a diverse workplace,” said Jeff Lane, head of marketing management for the firm. “We want people who will stay, people who fit into and feel comfortable in our community. Getting along in a creative environment is as important as the skills we bring to the table.

“Diversity is part of that.”

Employees also participate in outreach projects, many of which are oriented to diversity in the professional community.

They’ve volunteered time and resources to Habitat for Humanity, PWA NW Career Expo, CANstruction, SOLVE—Old Town neighborhood cleanup, Bureau of Indian Affairs Chemawa High Career Fair, mentoring at the Boys and Girls Club, Portland Public Schools Summer Works Internship Program and many more.

“We’ve built it into our practice,” said France. “Those who volunteer often get compensation time off and recognition. We want to encourage participation in the community, especially in education and diversity.”

Another project dear to OHP+D is the Pickathon Pods with Portland State University.  Pickathon Music Festival’s Treeline Stage, designed by Portland State University architecture students and assembled with help from many professionals in the AEC community, the stage will be reconstructed into sleeping pods for homeless veterans in Clackamas.

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