Architect Selected for Remodeling Project

On Monday night, October 21, the Audubon Community School Board selected DLR Group as the architects the district will be working with in developing the remodeling plans for the elementary school.  This project, which involves the interior of the original 1950’s building, is scheduled for the summer of 2014.

            The board had interviewed three companies, DLR Group, Shive-Hattery, and Struxture Architects, at a special board meeting on Wednesday, October 9th.  These interviews were followed up with site visits to Gilbert and Earlham by two board members and two administrators to gather additional information concerning the companies before the October board meeting.

            DLR Group, which is out of Des Moines, has done other projects in the area including several for the Denison and Maple Valley School Districts.  When contacted both of those districts had very positive things to say about working with DLR.

            The next step of the project will include meetings between DLR Group, representatives of the board, administration, elementary staff and parents to gather information and ideas about the district’s future needs. The hope is to have plans in place for bidding right after the first of the year with actual work starting immediately after school ends in May. This project is being paid for through the use of the District’s share of the state sales tax funding.