Pepper Construction

Architect:

Wight & Company

Scope Of Work

To keep up with 21st century learning and evolving educational technology, New Trier Township High School District 203 undertook this large-scale, multi-phased renovation and expansion of their Winnetka West Campus. Pepper's involvement with the project began prior to the referendum as we helped the District determine how to best increase space and modernize their iconic facility within their target budget. The project included demolishing three of the school’s oldest buildings – a 1912 cafeteria, 1931 tech-arts building and 1950 music building – and replacing them with a four-story, 300,000-square-foot structure on the same site, but at more than twice the size of the original buildings. In addition to 25 classrooms, the new facility houses three science labs, a fine arts space, an applied arts program, STEM laboratories, a cafeteria and a lobby.

Our team developed several early packages that were necessary in order to get the construction process started – such as temporary classroom and MEP infrastructure applications to prepare for the new addition. Within five weeks the classrooms were set up and ready for students. Due to the fact that Pepper also works in markets other than K-12, we were able to leverage our relationships with quality local subcontractors and combine that with our ability to guide the procurement process of a public project. As a result, our team has remained on-track with our pre-referendum budget and schedule.