Updates on the Mary Lyon Elementary School replacement project.
 
June 6, 2017
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Mary Lyon groundbreaking, farewell celebrations

 

Say farewell to the old hallways and celebrate the start of the Mary Lyon Replacement Project at one of two events. A great opportunity to share memories and even leave your autograph on the gym floor, which will become part of the foundation for the new building. The architects at DOWA-IBI Group will be available to showcase the new design and answer questions.

 

Groundbreaking celebration (RSVP link)

Thursday, June 15, 4:30-6 p.m.

A brief ceremony followed by music and memories. Performances by student singers, Pacific Islander Dancers and local celebrity singer Vicci Martinez.

 

Last look farewell tours (RSVP link)

Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m.-Noon

Grab a donut and wander the halls one last time!

 

Questions? Contact Facilities Communication Coordinator Alicia Lawver at 253-571-3328 or [email protected].   

  

Call to artists: Entry plaza water feature (RFQ due June 19)

Tacoma Public Schools is seeking an artist or team to create a permanent piece of artwork for the Mary Lyon Elementary School Replacement Project. This piece of work would be located on the entry plaza area and interact with the downspouts which move rainwater from the main roofline into the stormwater system below.

Artists are invited to submit qualifications for consideration. The artist selection will review qualifications on June 20 and interview semi-finalists June 29. After interviews, two to three finalists will be invited to prepare preliminary design concepts ($500 stipend) to present to the committee for final consideration in September. Work must be completed by Fall 2018; all dates are subject to change.

Budget: $30,000, all inclusive (artist fees, materials, equipment, insurance, installation, travel, taxes, engineering, etc.)
Deadline: June 19, 2017, Noon

Questions? Contact Facilities Communication Coordinator Alicia Lawver at 253-571-3328 or [email protected].

Bus routes to 'McLyon' site set for 2017-18

 Mary Lyon Elementary students will attend classes at the district's former McKinley Elementary site, 3702 E. McKinley Ave., during the 2017-18 school year. Students living in the Mary Lyon attendance area will be provided bus service to the transition site during construction.


Schedules to the temporary "McLyon" site will be posted on the Transportation website in August.

Pease & Sons of Pierce County chosen to build new school

On June 1, the Tacoma School Board awarded the bid to build the new Mary Lyon Elementary School to Pease & Sons, a Tacoma-area contractor with more than 50 years of construction experience. Pease & Sons submitted the lowest bid for the project with a bid of $23.6 million. Construction is expected to begin in June and reach substantial completion in October 2018.

The new building will be 56,625 square feet with capacity for 450 K-5 students and feature a Puget Sound theme. The existing school was originally built in 1925 with 41,017 square feet on just under 3 acres.

This project is one of 14 modernization and replacement projects funded by the $500 million capital construction bond voters passed in 2013.


 
Questions?

Please send questions about the Mary Lyon Elementary School construction project to Facilities Communication Coordinator Alicia Lawver at [email protected] or 253-571-3328. 

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