Kraus-Anderson completes remodel and addition to Mountain Lake Public Schools
August 31, 2020
MOUNTAIN LAKE, Minn. (August 2020) – The Rochester office of Kraus-Anderson has completed a 139,890-square-foot remodel and addition to Mountain Lake Public Schools in Mountain Lake, located in Southwest Minnesota. Mountain Lake Public Schools serves more than 500 students in preschool – 12th grade on a single campus.
In August 2018 voters approved a $13 million district bond referendum project to prepare students to succeed now and in the future.
Designed by MLA Architects, the project included the demolition of an existing three-story section originally built in 1904, to be replaced with a new two-story classroom addition. The district-wide project safety and security upgrades include a new fire protection sprinkler system; updated fire alarm; new secure entrances with keyless access; and upgraded other facility infrastructure and maintenance items, including electrical, plumbing, lighting and windows.
The secondary portion of the campus received upgraded building security and improved student learning spaces, including new science classrooms, special education classrooms, flexible learning space, band and choir rooms and locker rooms. The high school auditorium and theater was upgraded with new seating and sound and light improvements; and the Career and Technical (CTE) rooms were renovated to create modern learning spaces, including a welding shop and new foods lab, which will have six kitchens for students in grades 7-12. The elementary portion of the building added two new full-size classrooms along with a secured entrance.
Mountain Lake Public School is one of dozens of major K-12 construction projects Kraus-Anderson will work on this year during its “Summer Sprint,” a critical, concentrated time during the summer months when school is not in session and when crews can perform work that ranges from new school construction to upgrades to deferred maintenance projects.
KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 8th in the nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine. Over the past five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects. KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.
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About Kraus-Anderson
Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.