NEW JERSEY  .  NEW YORK  .  PENNSYLVANIA
   
  PROJECT DATA SHEET
PROJECT NAME
Metuchen Board of Education Projects
PROJECT OWNER

Metuchen Board of Education

SERVICES PROVIDED
  • Researched and wrote the Sports Facilities Master Plan     for the entire school district.
  • Implemented many of the recommendations made in the     Master Plan
  • Designed an elementary school playground with new play     equipment, safety surfacing, walkway, site amenities and     plantings
  • Designed a new sports complex for the high school
  • Designed a new high school entrance including plantings
  • Site lighting design for the high school
  • Coordinated with manufacturers to design the new     football/soccer bleachers
  • Coordinated site design for a new concession stand and     plaza
  • Designed a natural grass field hockey, softball and     soccer field complex for the High School, as well as     separate football practice and junior varsity/ community     soccer fields
  • School Board and community meeting presentations
  • Coordinated with architects, civil, electrical and plumbing     engineers for the high school projects
  • Coordinated field irrigation design and implementation
  • Specification writing for all field and playground projects
  • Pre-bid and kick-off meetings with contractors
  • Construction phase meetings and observation
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    PROJECT DESCRIPTION

    Carroll Gordon performed all of the tasks listed above, starting with the Sports Facility Master Plan. The Board and Athletic Director were presented various approaches to a deteriorated sports field condition and chose two solutions for the most problematic areas at the High School:

    • The combined field hockey, soccer and softball field area was constructed years ago over wetland and had hardpan, flooding and standing water problems. After performing soil borings, the solution was to place the irrigated natural grass field over aggregate and a subsurface drainage system.
    • For the football/soccer premier field, artificial infill turf was chosen, with provisions for supplemental irrigation during games or practice in extreme hot weather.
    The sports complex was further enhanced with new bleachers and a new concession stand.

     
      METUCHEN BOARD OF EDUCATION
    METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY