DRAPER & ASSOCIATES provided construction management and scheduling services for this $20 million, 120,000-square-foot project that was five years in construction. Encompassing nine major facilities, the Performing Arts Center includes a 1,650-seat main theater, a 195-seat theater, a choral hall, a music building, an orchestra hall, two art galleries (3,000-square-feet and 2,000-square-feet), an art building, and a sculpture circus. Plans call for a 3,500-seat open-air amphitheater to be added to the Center.

In addition to its outstanding performance halls and art galleries, the Arts Center includes state-of-the-art instructional facilities for students taking courses in music, art, theater, dance and recording technologies. It has 16 rehearsal halls and studios, a 24-computer music theory and composition classroom, five other classrooms, a 24-track recording studio, a music library, a 2,000-square-foot dance studio, faculty offices and other academic facilities.

Draper & Associates provided both construction schedule development and construction monitoring services during all phases of the project. Draper & Associates conducted bi-weekly update meetings during the construction phase, reviewing progress with the Owner, General Contractor, and all active Subcontractors. Near Term Schedules, detailed day-to-day implementation schedules derived from the Overall Project Schedule, served as the focal point of discussion during the update meetings.

Other supporting tools included the Action Item Agenda, which tracked key decisions and actions; the Trend Analysis Chart, which projected the impact of current progress on overall project completion; and the Material Status Log, which identified the status of key materials.

Through implementation of these project controls, Draper & Associates was instrumental in ensuring this complex project was completed on schedule.