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September 16, 2005 Contractors team up on Tacoma school
The $7.8 million Mount Rainier Lutheran High School, which opened its doors this fall at 2616 72nd St. E. in Tacoma, will be dedicated Sunday. The 52,000-square-foot school opened on schedule, thanks to a collaborative effort by Pease & Sons and John Korsmo Construction. Pease was the construction manager and Korsmo served as the general contractor. Pease also designed and built the mechanical system. Both contractors have ties to the Lutheran community and enlisted the cooperation and donations of many subcontractors. Donated time and materials amounted to several hundred thousand dollars, according to Jeff Tiegs, Korsmo's vice president of operations. Subcontractor Westmark Products donated more than $100,000 in case work. The new building is the first phase of the school's master plan. It has classrooms, a science wing, a music area, administration offices, a gymnasium and locker room, and an indoor commons. Interior finishes include 22,000 square feet of stained concrete. Landscaping and parking make up the rest of phase one. A second phase, in the fund-raising stage, includes an additional classroom and administration building, plus athletic fields. BCRA Architects of Tacoma designed the 225-student school. Major subcontractors included Sunset Air, HVAC; Danard Electric, electrical; Feller Paint, paint and drywall; Patriot Fire Protection, fire sprinklers; and Westmark Products, interior finishes. Korsmo's team was headed up by project manager Jeff Tiegs and superintendent Jim Gates. Tim Osier was the mechanical superintendent for Pease.
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