Public School Capital Improvement Projects

Project Type School facility improvements Role Sub-consultant to project Owner   Location Chicago, Illinois   Date of Completion 2004   Value of Project $160 Million   Contract Value $7,866,663   Key Staff Ms. Nancy Fitzpatrick, Project Executive           Ms. Mary Ann Urroz, Program Manager Mr. Eugene Kim, Project Manager Mr. Ivan Straka, Project Manager Mr. Oscar Audiffred, Project Manager      Client Reference Mr. Sean Murphy, Chief Operating Officer Chicago Public Schools 125 South Clark, 16th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 (773) 553-2900         d'Escoto, Inc. One East Erie Suite 520 Chicago, IL  60611 312-787-0707 www.descotoinc.com

Chicago Public School Ployground   Project Description The Chicago Public Schools Capital Improvement Program involves the following projects: ¨    Playlots Program: This program involved the construction of 58 playlots throughout the school system.  Project scope entailed oversight of the removal of existing facilities, grading, asphalt paving, furnishing, and installing state-of-the-art playlot equipment and superior quality, soft surface material as a safety surface. ¨       Playgrounds Program: This program involved the construction of 5 sites throughout the school system.  Project scope entailed supervision of removal of existing facilities, grading, asphalt paving, furnishing, and installing new playground equipment and appropriate safety surfaces. ¨       Athletic Fields and Stadiums Program: The Chicago Public Schools Athletic Fields and Stadiums Program involved the installation and renovation of 17 fields and stadiums throughout the school system.  Project scope entailed the removal of existing facilities, grading, drainage, furnishing, and installing athletic field equipment and other upgrades. ¨     Exterior Maintenance and Construction Program: This program involved the installation of site improvements at 200 sites.  Project scope included oversight of asphalt overlays, concrete repairs, fencing installation and repair/install new landscaping.  Additional work involves the management of the landscape maintenance at almost 600 sites.   d'Escoto, Inc.'s Role d'Escoto, Inc. has provided construction management and construction supervision services to coordinate the Chicago Public Schools Capital Improvement Program.  These services included project programming, schedule creation and monitoring, construction inspection, payment review, change order management and coordination with over 600 local schools to minimize disturbances to students and faculty.