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Rice Creek School to Serve Rapidly Growing Population By Cindy Riley Scheduled for completion this summer, the new Rice Creek School in Port Wentworth, Ga., will serve the upper grade levels of Port Wentworth Elementary. The $30 million dollar project was built to provide greater access to families of the public school system in the rapidly growing western Chatham County. “New beginnings are thrilling for everyone, and we know the new Rice Creek facility will stand to be another asset that embodies quality education in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System,” said Dr. Troy Brown, principal, Rice Creek School. “Our foundation will be set in the commitment that every student will be college and career ready, and we are so grateful to our community, school board, administration, students and parents for their support. The 142,653 sq. ft. (13,252.9 sq m) building will include
opportunity to open Rice Creek School.” Rice Creek will feature a gymnasium with hardwood flooring, a kitchen and cafeteria, a media center with a computer lab, science labs, teacher workrooms and resource rooms, multiple play fields and playgrounds. The school is designed to accommodate 1,000 students, with the ability to expand to 1,200. According to Jason Burt, project executive of Gilbane Building Company, “Gilbane, in association with J.L. Wallace Inc., is the construction manager on the project. We are responsible for all the work at the site. Work began June 2014 and is expected to be open for the 2015 school year in August.” The project is approximately 60 percent complete. Currently, the balance of the paving and rough grading is being performed. All utilities and storm system are installed,
Machinery used on the job includes large excavators, rollers and other earthmoving equipment.
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68 classrooms designed for third to eighth grade students. The school is being constructed on a new site in the Rice Hope residential development located at Market Boulevard and Mulberry Avenue. “We cannot say enough about the quality contractors, design and construction professionals who are tasked with the delivery of the project,” said Brown. “It’s truly a fabulous facility. As the principal of one of Chatham County’s newest schools, I am very excited and proud to have the
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JCB of Georgia Hosts Demo Day Event to Showcase New Iron
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CB of Georgia hosted a demo day event March 6 in Pooler, Ga., to introduce JCB’s newest machines. Guests were provided an opportunity to view JCB machinery including the fully armored, 16-ton (14.5 t) military HMEE backhoe loader. This machine is designed and built by JCB in Savannah, Ga., for the U.S. military and is capable of speeds up to 60 mph. Factory representatives and product trainers were on hand to guide the demonstrations, and lunch was served by the staff of JCB of Georgia. (This story also can be Nigel Walker, JCB found on Construction machine operation train- Equipment Guide’s Web (L-R): Rafael Nunez, JCB backhoe loader product man(L-R): Matt Morris, JCB of Georgia; Tracy Fountain and er, has a bit of fun demon- site at www.construc- ager; John Connor, Adams-Warnock Inc., Savannah, Ga; Gerald Fountain of Fountain Enterprises, Guyton, Ga.; strating the all new JCB tionequipmentguide.com.) Chris Shea, JCB of Georgia; and Kim Warnock, Adamsand Clint Holcombe, JCB of Georgia talk about the machines on display.
525-60 telehandler during the event.
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Warnock, look over the display of backhoe loaders at the event.