Education
Higgins Education Capability Statement
Private Schools/Privately Run Public Schools
Norwich Free Academy, Slater Hall ADA Renovation
Location: Norwich, CT project completed Sept 2011
G.C.: G Schnip Construction Co.
Architect: Du Bose Associates, Inc.
This project earned a 2012 Build CT award from the
Associated General Contractors of CT
This Project consisted of Nora Rubber Flooring on four levels, including stair treads and risers that were fabricated on site. The beautiful red and white logo was precisely water jet cut and then installed by M F Higgins. The stone work had to be fabricated to custom sizes to fit the architect and owner's unique design. We worked directly with the architect to establish a stone layout to fit his vision of a space resembling "ruins that were left there."
Higgins overcame many obstacles on this project including excessive moisture in the concrete. Working closely with the architect and owner with very little time left before school opened, we developed a resolution to install a Moisture Mitigation System and then our 11,000 sf of rubber tile.
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Holderness School
Location: Plymouth, NH
G.C.: Milestone Construction
NEW DORMS have been added to the school which include beautiful Teragren Elements bamboo floors in the common area, American Olean ceramic tile in the bathrroms and kitchen, Interface carpet tiles in the hallways & dorm rooms, and Nora rubber in the stairwells. A challenging installation schedule, from a distance to boot, was met in order for the school to open these dorms by early September 2011.
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HAGERMAN Academic building has new entry mats, Nora stair treads and base, and eye-catching Interface carpet tiles in the hallways.
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Hotchkiss School
Location: Lakeville, MA
Dining area at Hotchkiss school was restored to grandeur in August, 2011, with this beautifully installed, hand cut Forbo Marmoleum floor. The intricate inlay pattern and rich earth tones adds another dimension to this majestic wooden dining hall.
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Greenwich Country Day School Performing Arts Center
Location: Greenwich, CT
G.C.: Turner Construction
Skillfully installed Karastan carpet, style Lakepoint, helped to beautify this Performing Arts Center for Greenwich Country Day School in August 2011.
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Berkshire School
Location: Sheffield, MA
G.C.: Standard Builders
Completed renovation of a historic 100-year-old building, which is the key focal point of the school. Working in combination with some new sub-floor and old sub-floor conditions, we provided a variety of quality floors: rubber, carpet, ceramic tile and VCT, to help bring Berkshire Hall back to the majestic building it once was.
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Renbrook School
Location: West Hartford, CT
G.C.: owner
Furnished and installed beautiful carpet in new library addition and hallway. For a unique spin, students imprinted their “hands” tiles that we arranged in a pattern on the wall. The entire addition is very welcoming and warm.
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St. Mary’s School
Location: Simsbury, CT
Owner: St. Mary’s Parish
New carpet and vinyl tile were installed in classrooms, the library, hallways and teacher work spaces in a catholic elementary school.
Terry Spak, interior designer, said the following about the project: “Your crew has been amazing. I have been in the design field for over 25 years. The crews that you have had at St. Mary’s have been both professional and the top in the field in reference to talent. I have enjoyed working with your staff. I hope in the future to work with your crews on other commercial projects.”
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Public Schools
Amity Regional Schools
Location: Orange, CT
G.C.: Turner Construction
Existing conditions exhibited moisture problems that led to health concerns. We utilized moisture mitigation to eliminate the moisture issue, thus alleviating any health concerns associated with this problem. We were then able to install new floors during complete renovations of both schools.
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Ivy Drive School
Location: Orange, CT
G.C.: Turner Construction
In addition to a complete school classroom and hallway renovation, we were able to provide a unique resilient gymnasium floor, along with full game lines, that was a more cost effective way of meeting the schools’ needs.
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Tolland High School
Location: Tolland, CT
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This was a new school project with a very aggressive time schedule. We were able to provide the manpower necessary to complete this job on time for the 2006 school year opening.
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Universities
UCONN Burton Football Facility
Location: Storrs, CT
G.C.:
This high profile project included the installation of rubber, carpet, VCT and linoleum, along with a custom UCONN logo, to help bring the football facility to the next highest level, positively impacting recruitment.
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