Halfacre Construction Company Awarded Tinker Elementary School Project

Halfacre Construction Company (www.halfacreconstruction.com), the area’s oldest, most established, locally owned and operated private commercial construction company, was recently awarded the Tinker Elementary School modular project under the Continuing Contract Agreement with the Hillsborough County School Board.

Scheduled to begin in May 2015 with a projected August 2015 completion date, the project includes constructing a new addition to the school, which will be used for additional classrooms and science labs. The six new modular classrooms and associated facilities are required for the conversion of Tinker Elementary School into a kindergarten through eighth grade facility.

“Halfacre Construction Company has been on-board since the inception of this project and have been extremely helpful and cooperative throughout,” said Travis Steed, principal architect at Long & Associates Architects / Engineers, Inc. Steed has worked with Halfacre Construction Company and Tom Rees, a project manager for the company, on modular installations at seven other school sites last summer and is currently working with the company on two more School District projects, which are being designed. “Halfacre Construction Company assisted in field verification of existing conditions, and they have been instrumental as a liaison with the modular building manufacturers to ensure constructability and to stay within budget.”

To date, Halfacre Construction Company has completed over 200 projects with Hillsborough County Schools over the past eight years. Halfacre Construction Company has received the award of distinction for supplier diversity from the Hillsborough County Public Schools Office for hiring and promoting local, small-and minority-owned businesses in the Tampa Bay area. The company has received this award every year since 2008.

Halfacre Construction Company has completed work on schools including Riverview Elementary School, Trapnell Elementary School, North Tampa Alternative School, Chamberlain High School, Lopez Elementary School, Lopez Exceptional Student Education Center, Burns Middle School, Leto High School, West Shore Elementary School and Westchase Elementary School.

Located at 8207 Tinker Street on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, the school will remain functional and operational during construction of the new addition.

About Halfacre Construction Company

As the area’s oldest, most established, locally-owned and operated private commercial construction company, Halfacre’s foundational strengths stand as evidence that its commercial and industrial construction projects will be delivered on time, within budget, with the utmost integrity and with the expertise and financial strength needed for success. President Jack Cox serves as president of the Suncoast Charities for Children and is an appointed member of the Probable Cause Panel of the Construction Industry Licensing Board for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Halfacre Construction also offers its expertise as a green building provider with the resources available to build viable, effective alternatives to reduce energy consumption and preserve natural resources. Staff includes U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) certified professionals who have demonstrated proficiency in green building practices and who possess a thorough grasp of the LEED Green Building Rating System. For more information, please visit www.halfacreconstruction.com.