The Port Angeles School Board on Sept. 25 received a detailed construction update on the new Stevens Middle School, including recent concrete pours, installation of brace frames and water‑line connections that will supply the new building and fire hydrant loop.
Board members were shown photographs and a multiweek schedule describing recent and planned work. The presentation said crews poured the first of several steel brace‑frame footings on Sept. 25; the presenter said the pour that day was about 220 cubic yards and that a later retaining‑wall pour scheduled for Oct. 9 will be substantially larger.
District staff said the new middle school building will be roughly 84,000 square feet, up from about 43,000 square feet in the former structure. The project team described completed excavation, rebar work and foundation forming; crews also repaired asphalt walkways and constructed a new bus drop. Presenters said anchor bolts for the steel frames must be installed within a quarter inch tolerance so the steel structure will seat correctly.
The presentation mentioned local sourcing: district staff said concrete was supplied by Angeles Concrete and form boards came from Angeles Millworks; several contractors and carpenters working on site were described as local hires. Presenters also showed photos of perimeter drain piping and a newly installed water line that will restore a fire hydrant loop to the area.
District project staff and the superintendent also summarized next steps for other major projects. The district said it is negotiating a contract with TCF as architect for the Franklin project and has selected consultants for traffic, topography, hazardous‑materials and geotechnical work. Farron Piers was named as the traffic consultant. The district said it plans to submit materials to the state PRC board in mid‑October to seek approval for a GCCM (general contractor‑construction manager) delivery approach and expects virtual interviews with the PRC board in December.
District staff said the auditorium and high school projects will use many of the same consultant teams to maintain consistency across designs. A preconstruction meeting and discussion of waterproofing and polished‑concrete specifications were listed among near‑term tasks.
Board members asked about schedule and local workforce participation; presenters emphasized the number of local subcontractors on site and said some firms have relocated to Port Angeles as a result of the work. The presenter concluded that the project remains on track for the next phases and that no new change orders needed immediate attention.
The board did not take action on the construction report; the presentation served as an informational update and included several slides and photographs detailing recent pours and the three‑week lookahead.