CTA Construction completes $33 million middle school/high school for Berlin-Boylston Regional School District

CTA Construction has completed construction of a new 126,000 s/f middle school/high school for the Berlin‐Boylston Regional School District to replace an existing 98,000 s/f school building which is in severe disrepair. The $33 million school was completed on an aggressive 18‐month schedule. The existing school will be demolished by June. CTA Construction worked with the Tahanto Regional Middle/High School building committee, the owner's project manager, PMA Construction Services, and the project architect, HMFH Architects, Inc., to complete the project on time and on budget. Although the school building contains both the middle and high school with two separate entrances for each group, the building has many shared spaces including the auditorium, dining commons and gymnasium. In January of this year, administrators, faculty and students moved into the new school, having been relocated from the existing school. The school site is situated near the Wachusett Reservoir, a wetlands area. Construction work on the school included installing and maintaining erosion control systems to protect the wetlands area. Site work involves site utilities, new parking areas, reconfigured access ways and athletic fields including ball, soccer, and football fields. The project is participating in the Mass. Collaborative for High Performance Schools (MA‐CHPS) program. Some of the sustainable features include use of recycled materials/regional materials, high efficiency heating systems, waste recycling, and light harvesting systems. Many of the existing school's furnishings such as desks, chairs, books, shelving, and science tables are being redeployed to Saint George's College in Kingston, Jamaica, a new grade 1‐12 school that is in need of furnishings. CTA Construction along with other project team members is assisting in the cost of delivering these furnishings to Saint George College.