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14©John Baer/PDM PicturesLeading the Packby Aliona OrtegaPavarini Southeast has been selected tobuild a classroom addition to WestgladesMiddle School in Parkland, FL.This project is part of the Broward CountySchool Board’s Total Program Management(TPM) Services Program. TPM is a deliverysystem similar to design-build but it allowsfor more expedient project delivery withfewer burdens to the owner. As programmanager, we are responsible for adhering tothe County’s education specifications and facilitycriteria while working collaborativelywith the architect and engineers to meet theproject intent, as well as budget and schedule.Home to the Wolves, Westglades is a premierpublic education facility in BrowardCounty. The school is celebrating its recentdesignation as a Grade A School in theFlorida School Recognition Program, and ithas earned the prestigious Governor’s FiveStar Award for community involvementyearly since its inception.Originally built in 1999, the existing school isa two-story building augmented withportable classrooms, yet more space isneeded. We will build a permanent 33,700sf,24-classroom addition on the southeast sideof the campus, as well as an administrationsuite, custodial facility, teacher-planning suiteand associated parking. The project has a firm365-day schedule, including the design phase. A mural depicts the school mascot Students transfer between classes in the courtyard of the two-story schoolPavarini has joined forces with the Miamibasedarchitecture and engineering firmWolfberg Alvarez & Partners. The firms havea relationship that extends over seven years,including previous work by current principalsof Pavarini and Wolfberg Alvarez constructing42 concurrent projects, valued atmore than $90 million, for Miami-DadeCounty public schools.The scope of work and commitment requiredto meet the School Board’s requirementsfor TPM services is notunfamiliar to Pavarini. In 2005, Pavarinicompleted three TPM projects for BrowardCounty—Sawgrass, Foxtrail and Park LakesElementary Schools.Steve Williams, Pavarini’s vice president ofoperations in the public sector, noted “Weare very pleased to be awarded anothercontract by the School Board of BrowardCounty, where we already have a trackrecord of successfully completed projects.The addition Pavarini is building is an importantproject to enable Westglades tocontinue its superior delivery of core education,student development and communityservice programs, and our team will workclosely with School Board officials, our designpartner, Wolfberg Alvarez, and the communityto make their goals a reality.”The complexity of working on an activecampus, with the safety and security of studentsand staff paramount at all times, is achallenge that Pavarini welcomes. Ourproactive solutions from previous Countyprojects will be an invaluable asset as weplan construction logistics in conjunctionwith keeping the existing school and auxiliaryfacilities fully operational. We look forwardto breaking ground for this project inNovember 2008. Walkway at the middle schoolV O L U M E I V | Q III | 2 0 0 8