Three events during the third week of January marked some pivotal moments at Pine Crest Elementary School in Sanford, Florida.

On Monday, Jan. 13, Wharton-Smith project team members invited students, teachers, and staff to sign their name on a steel beam that will become part of their new 110,754-square-foot school.

On Friday, Jan. 17, more than 180 Wharton-Smith team members, design team members, subcontractors, and officials from Seminole County Public Schools celebrated the topping out of Pine Crest. As workers entered what will be the school’s media center, they received t-shirts, raffle tickets for a chance to win more…

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On Dec. 12, Orlando Commercial team members, subcontractors, vendors, and representatives from Brevard Public Schools celebrated the topping out of Viera Area Elementary School. See more pictures.

As workers entered what will be the school’s cafeteria they received t-shirts, raffle tickets for a chance to win more than $2,500 in prizes, and a feast from Valentino’s and Mama Rosa’s, which included salad, lasagna, New York style pizza, and meatballs.

The project team is constructing a 125,000-square-foot elementary school with 54 classrooms on a 17-acre greenfield site. The $23 million project will also include a 10,000-square-foot standalone, covered play…

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On Dec. 12, Wharton-Smith joined global engineering firm Mott MacDonald, St. Johns County representatives, and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Players Club Water Reclamation Facility. See more pictures.

To improve the effluent quality of treated wastewater and produce public-access reclaimed water in Ponte Vedra, Florida, the St. Johns County Utilities Department wanted to consolidate wastewater flows from the Players Club, Inlet Beach, and Sawgrass wastewater treatment plants into one advanced facility.

Wharton-Smith constructed a new 2.4 MGD average daily flow water reclamation facility with headworks equipped with a fine screen, and a vortex grit removal system,…

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