Hammond Construction to manage Triway Local’s school building project

On Dec 16, 2021

Triway Local Schools Board of Education

Dec. 13 meeting

KEY ACTION Hired Hammond Construction of Canton as the construction manager for the preschool through 12th-grade building project.

DISCUSSION The official contract is still to be approved by the board, but Hammond Construction, which has previously worked on several projects with GPD Group, Triway’s architect, is the board’s choice for construction manager, said Superintendent Nathan Schindewolf.

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Getting the entire team together is “the last piece of the puzzle,” Schindewolf said, describing the team as “phenomenal.”

Hammond’s website says it has already built new and renovated facilities for dozens of Northeast Ohio school districts, including Ashland City Schools and Green Local.

In business for more than 48 years it specializes in the K-12 construction market.

In documentation provided, the company pledged a consistent and open dialogue with the Triway community over the course of the project and attendance at Board of Education and community meetings.

The public will have the opportunity to hear a presentation by GPD and Hammond Construction at 6 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Triway High School.

Students can weigh in on Triway building design

A two-hour delay in the school schedule on Jan. 14 will allow staff to hear a presentation from the two firms. On that same day they will meet with student representatives from all three academic levels, Schindewolf said.

Students will have a chance to share their perspective on the building design, from “the lens of a student,” Schindewolf said.

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Students had previously offered input on the building design and at the January meeting “there are now actual things they can show students,” he said.

The district is working on a unique opportunity for high school students, several of whom will be chosen for paid internships with GPD, Schindewolf said.

They will be selected based on future aspirations in the field of architecture or interior design.

Students filling the internships will be able to say, “I was part of this project in a much deeper sense,” Schindewolf said. “I really thinks it’s going to be a great experience for them.”

OTHER BUSINESS December’s Difference Makers recognized by the board are Finn Kitchen and Maria James, Triway High School; Bruin Flinner and Olivia Warren, Triway Junior High; Victoria Keller and Cyric Justice, Shreve Elementary; and Rory Kamph and Piper Bogner, Wooster Township Elementary.

This month’s criteria involved being an effective communicator in areas such as taking leadership in groups and initiatives in communication, Schindewolf said. The characteristics recognized each month are associated with Triway’s Portrait of a Titan.

FOR YOUR INFO Triway High School family and consumer science teacher Joyce Krebs and four students talked to the board about projects they have been working on and upcoming ventures.

One student shared having taken all eight courses offered by Krebs.

“It’s an area that is a little unique,” said Schindewolf, noting not all board and community members are aware of the various programs implemented by FCCLA.

UP NEXT Meets at 7:15 a.m. Jan. 10 for an organizational meeting in Room 102, Triway High School, 3205 Shreve Road. The regular meeting follows at 7:30 a.m.