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CONSTRUCTION TO BUILD MODULAR EDCUATION FACILITES AT FOUR LOCAL
SCHOOLS TO HELP WITH OVERCROWDING ISSUES
MIAMI (September 2005)– Thomas P. Murphy, Jr., Chairman and
CEO of Miami-based Coastal Construction Group, announced today that
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has awarded four new projects to
Coastal Construction Company for the construction of four modular
education facilities valued at $30 million.
Coastal Construction Company is one of five operating divisions
of Coastal Construction Group specializing in the construction of
hospitality, commercial, industrial and educational projects.
Modular education facilities, as opposed to temporary portable classrooms,
are the new trend amongst Miami-Dade County Public schools in dealing
with overcrowding. According to the Florida Office of Economic and
Demographic, the youth population of Florida (ages 0-19) grew 25.2
percent in the 1990s and, by 2010, that group is projected to grow
to 4,495,447 (23.7 percent of a projected state population of 18,978,666).
“Modular construction is a quick solution to the overcrowding
issue in public schools,” says Murphy. “These multi-classroom
facilities can be completed much quicker than traditional methods
and do not require an extensive permitting process, which will allow
us to deliver the buildings fast and efficiently.”
Scheduled to begin in November, Coastal will construct a three-story,
36-classroom, 854-student station modular at Ferguson Senior High
School; a two-story, 28-classroom modular with four baths on each
floor at Kensington Park Elementary; a two-story, 24-classroom,
484-student station modular at Pinecrest Elementary; and a two-story,
24-classroom, 484-student station modular at Miami Springs Middle
School.
These sleek and contemporary buildings can be made to match the
color of the existing buildings and will connect to existing facilities
with a metal-covered walkway. Each modular is constructed with modern
tilt-up concrete panels and must comply with Florida building codes,
including hurricane and wind impact concerns as well as Miami-Dade
County’s own criteria for air conditioning, life and fire
safety and ceiling factors.
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