New Jersey School Construction Corporation, SCC Jersey City, NJ

Client:
New Jersey School Construction Corporation

Total Program:
$1.5 billion-75 Schools

Budget Amount: Jersey City: $950 million

The work is part of the NJEDA’s multibillion-dollar Regional Schools Facilities Program. The program involves the design, renovation, repair, and new construction of primary and secondary public schools throughout New Jersey. School improvements in the state have been mandated by a New Jersey Supreme Court decision, Abbott vs. Burke, which required the state to ensure poor school districts receive priority funding to help ensure the children within these districts receive the same opportunities as the children within more affluent districts.

A Bertino & Associates employee oversaw personnel providing project management and construction management services for $1.5 Billion worth of school construction over three contracts and five years. Jersey City is the largest program with 31 new schools, 31 additions/major renovations and 27 health and safety improvements.

The staff provided comprehensive program and construction management services including pre-design, design management, construction management, site acquisition management, geographical information services (GIS), RFP and Scope Development, design guidelines development and PLA management and closeout services. The inventory of schools includes early childhood centers, K-5 and K-8 elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and specialty schools.