Christopher High School

Sandis provided engineering and surveying services for the development of a new 10 acre community high school. The school campus features several building clusters, including: Building Cluster 1 (total of 92,350 s.f. comprised of a 42,350 s.f. gymnasium, 5,000 s.f. student services center, and a 45,000 math and sciences center); Building Cluster 2 (totaling 141,649 s.f. comprised of a 460 seat, 19,783 theater, 10,230 s.f. administration office, 52,386 s.f. arts center, and a 59,250 s.f. language arts center); Building Cluster 3 (totaling a 20,100 s.f. library/café); Athletics Facility comprised of six tennis courts, a football and soccer/track and field complex, practice football field, two soccer fields, two softball fields and two baseball fields; Aquatic Center Cluster comprised of two buildings (1,383 s.f. mechanical building and a 1,588 s.f. lounge and office building), an 8,634 s.f. competition pool, 5,863 s.f. activity pool, 20,405 s.f. pool decking, 240 spectator seating; and Multiple Parking Lots totaling 556 standard vehicle parking spaces, 60 carpool spaces, 13 accessible spaces, and 2 accessible/van spaces.

Engineering services includes the preparation of calculations for risk determination, update SWPPP based on new requirements, and an erosion control plan. Surveying services includes a topographic survey of the ball field and construction staking of the entire site. Staking includes: rough grade (parking lot, building, pool, curb, valley gutter, meandering walk, and edge of pavement); finish grade (parking lot, building, pool, curb, valley gutter, meandering walk, and edge of pavement); storm drain; sanitary sewer; fire water; domestic water; gas; building control (hundreds of points); electroliers; light pole bases; pool lights; lights at tennis courts; contour grades; grade hardscape; field grading; pedestrian bridge; pad certifications; Cougar Court curb returns and lights; layout of the existing (demolished building in parking lot 2; off-site joint trench; pothole; spot elevations at baseball fields and basketball courts; perimeter fencing; canopy and building control; main soccer field layout (straddle stakes at centerline of goal posts); main football field layout (straddle stakes at centerline of goal posts); and verify horizontal location of each anchor bolt. Services also included construction stakes for the site finish package comprised of finish grading for: retaining wall; seatwall; quade area hardscape; mow band; valley gutter; bleachers; bases, and foul lines; basketball courts; dugouts; bike racks; score boards; drinking fountains; and flag poles.