Texas' Top Projects - 11

New Burleson High School #2

PROJECT COST: $117,500,000

At 547,550 sq ft, the New Burleson High School #2 is one of the largest high schools in Texas. The facility sits on a 152-acre site and will accommodate 2,000 ninth through 12th grade students.

Crews have faced site access challenges from day one. A delay in the purchase of the property for the main access to the site prevented any concrete paving for eight months. The prohibited use of any adjacent roads by the city – as well as Texas Dept. of Transportation’s timing in the resurfacing of the main road to the project – required the contractor to find creative ways to access the site. The lack of available water during mass excavation required considerable coordination with city and county utility personnel.

Key Facts

Location: Burleson, Texas
Start/completion dates: June 2008/October 2010
Owner: Burleson Independent School District, Burleson
General contractor: Charter Builders LTD., Dallas
Architect and structural engineer: SHW Group, Plano, Texas
Civil engineer: Glenn Engineering, Irving, Texas
MEP engineer: Image Engineering Group LTD., Grapevine, Texas
Major subcontractors: Basden Steel & Erection Inc., Burleson; Baker Drywall Company Inc., Mesquite, Texas; Sizelove Construction Co. Inc., Euless, Texas