Turtle Mountain Replacement High School

The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Turtle Mountain Community School selected Interstate Engineering to provide services to facilitate replacing their high school.

Interstate Engineering provided project management and construction observation services to complete the 120,000-square-foot high school educational facility. The Turtle Mountain Tribe hired Interstate Engineering during the design phase of the project, during which we completed reviews of design issues, cost estimates, and scheduling projections. We helped coordinate efforts between the owner and the design team. We attended meetings with federal government agencies to help ensure compliance with applicable regulations, programming issues, budget limitations, and schedule milestones. Our experience with construction projects and our familiarity with the local conditions and environment allowed us to help the owner optimize the design to be within budget, identify and meet the applicable requirements for the project, and develop a realistic budget and schedule for the completion of the project. During this process, we developed cost-saving concepts that allowed for more money to be put into the facilities, furnishings, and other aspects of the project as a whole. These concepts were implemented during the construction of the facility.

Our participation with the replacement high school included services through the project’s construction phase. Our staff was on-site to assist in the timely and proper construction of the project. We reviewed construction procedures and products to ensure they met the specified requirements. We kept and organized the construction records for the owner, including testing reports, requests for information, change orders, pay estimates, shop drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, and other documentation that were part of daily operations. We attended weekly update meetings and facilitated discussions between the owner, government, design team, and contractors to help resolve issues promptly and economically. Upon nearing the completion of construction, we were intricately involved with the governmental reviews for commissioning, certification of occupancy, and leadership in energy and environmental design.

Associated infrastructure and supporting facilities included water and sewer services, site development, bus garage, athletic fields, stormwater runoff, roadways, and parking lots. Total project costs were approximately $21 Million.