SACRAMENTO, CA (October 28, 2004) -- Preconstruction services are currently underway for the new $16.5 million Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges, a joint effort among the city of Lincoln, Sierra Joint Community College District and Western Placer School District. Adjacent to a local community college and high school, the two-story, 40,000-square-foot facility will accommodate the informational, technological and meeting space needs of both campuses, as well as the growing population of the greater Lincoln area. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. recently announced as the project’s construction manager, is currently overseeing the site preparation phase, including readying the facility’s infrastructure and site grading. McCarthy is also performing the budget management and scheduling services of the project.

A recipient of a $10.4 million grant from the California Public Library Construction and Renovation Board, the joint-use library will include community and group meeting space equipped with telecommunications equipment, computer labs, video-conferencing capabilities and self-checkout / self-return computers.

“The Library at Twelve Bridges will provide much needed public services to the community, as well as the student bodies of the high school and community college,” said Gerald Johnson, Lincoln city manager.

Currently scheduled to begin construction in 2005 with an expected completion in 2006, the facility will serve as the main branch of the Lincoln Public Library and will provide access to a learning environment that will enhance and expand on what the public library provides. Educational resources to be available include tutoring areas, classrooms for joint high school and community college classes, computers to accomplish assignments and access productivity software, curriculum development labs for teachers and faculty, and multimedia project work.

“This project is unique because it is has three owners, each with their own advisory boards and jurisdictions. We are working with representatives from the city, school district and college in order to meet the specific requirements and needs of their constituencies,” said McCarthy Project Director Steve Jennemann. “In addition to maintaining consistent, constant communications with the three agencies, we are carefully monitoring the grant’s details to ensure compliance in regard to the construction conditions.”

Designed by NTD/Stickler Architects of Auburn, Calif., the facility will include a structural steel frame with stained concrete surface. Celestorial glass will be utilized in order to allow for the use of natural light throughout the facility. Easy pedestrian and bicycle access will be made available from both campuses.

McCarthy is the nation’s 13th largest domestic general contractor (Engineering News-Record, May 2004) and the third largest commercial contractor in Sacramento (Sacramento Business Journal, January 2004). Committed to the construction of high performance buildings, the employee-owned firm offers construction management, design/build and general contracting services for educational, public, educational, mixed-use, healthcare, laboratory, biotechnical, entertainment, retail, industrial, parking structures, seismic upgrades, office buildings, tenant interiors and microelectronics facilities. In addition to Sacramento, the firm has offices in San Francisco, Newport Beach, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Dallas, and St. Louis.

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