Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Calabro School Rededication (2007) - An Example of State Funds Helping Hoboken Schools

Rededication of Calabro School-2007
On of the first official acts as the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Hoboken was the rededication of Calabro School. Mr. Calabro was actually my grammar school principal. It was a great honor to be at the dedication ceremony that day.

While Calabro School was officially erected in 1976. It should also be stated the the building went through a major upgrade and was rededicated in the Fall of 2007. The original Calabro Elementary School housed pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students in a 3-story brick/curtainwall building. The original building had open floor spaces where classrooms were only separated by 4-foot movable partitions.

The school renovation work resulted in 9 classrooms, administrative offices, cafetorium, computer rooms, gymnasium, media center, art/music room and stage. Due to the relatively small size of the school, construction was performed in one single phase extending into the school year. Students displaced by the construction were shifted to swing space. Scope for this work in addition to the classroom renovations included: curtainwall replacement, abatement and mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades. 

The 33,210-square-foot facility now has a student capacity of 131. URS Architects/Engineers, Inc. designed the project. Hall Building Corporation was the general contractor. The school opened in September 2007.
 It is now used as a site for the PreK program. 

On August 20, 2003, the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation ("NJSCC") will be electronically selecting a short list of firms which will be invited to submit Technical and Fee Proposals for the design of the project(s) described below:

Package Number: NT-0022-A01
School District: Hoboken
Package Name: Calabro & Wallace Elementary Schools
Construction Cost Estimate (for information purposes only): $9,728,958
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Prime Discipline: Architecture
Rating: $10,000,000


The NJSCC reserves the right to award both schools to one firm or each school to a different firm.

Complete design and construction administration services to renovate existing school to include toilets, reconfigure/expand/convert classroom spaces to conform with approved models, building HVAC controls, wall/ceiling repairs, electrical distribution and outlets, lighting,sprinklers and various architectural repairs. Includes new playgrounds and renovation of existing playgrounds. Design services includes evaluation of existing building and deficiency list.

In order to be included in the selection process, a firm must be prequalified by the NJSCC in the above discipline and rating on or prior to August 19, 2003.

The Consultant must be a firm prequalified by the NJSCC in the following areas or have sub-consultants prequalified by the NJSCC in the following areas:
HVAC Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Plumbing Engineering

Environmental Engineering



Proposals will be evaluated based upon the following criteria:


Understanding of the project;

Team experience;

Experience of key team members;

Appropriateness of staffing;
Project approach;
The Firm's approach to maintaining the schedule and
The Firm's approach to maintaining the budget.



If a Firm wishes to participate in the selection process for future projects but is not presently prequalified by the NJSCC, please submit a NJSCC Form 100, which may be found at www.njscc.com