FEBRUARY 28, 2018
The Celina Board of Education held a special meeting today, Wed., Feb. 28th at 9:00 A.M. to approve the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contract with Peterson Construction for Tri Star's new facility. The GMP is set at $21,390,595. The contract was approved.
According to Tri Star Director Tim Buschur, "This will get the project moving full steam ahead." Work on the building may begin as early as mid-March.
Click here for up-to-date information about Tri Star 2.0
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Tri Star Director, Tim Buschur met with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, Fanning and Howey Architects, and Peterson Construction at their regular monthly meeting in September and reported the following update on the new Tri Star facility. The site preparation should be complete by the end of November/early December as scheduled. Bruns Construction, who was hired to do the site work, is currently digging the retention pond and building up the site where the school will be located. Once this work is complete, there will be no further activity until March 1st. This does not change the completion date and the project is on schedule at this time.
MARCH 2, 2017
Construction Manager at Risk
The OFCC (Ohio Facilities Construction Commission) and Tri Star officials announce that Peterson Construction Company has been selected as the CMR (Construction Manager at Risk) for the Tri Star 2.0 facility.
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JANUARY 13, 2017
January 19, 2017: Tri Star officials will meet with three Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) / companies to present details of the project. Companies vying for the CMR are: Shook Touchstone, LLC (Lima), Gilbane Building Company (Westerville), and Peterson Construction Company (Wapakoneta).
February 1, 2017: CMR’s Request for Proposal (RFP) is due
February 10, 2017: Construction Manager at Risk proposals review period ends
February 13, 2017: Tri Star submits any questions to CMR’s
February 20, 2017: Clarification questions from CMR’s
February 24, 2017: CMR interviews with Tri Star personnel
February 28, 2017: CMR selection announced
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JANUARY 9, 2017
The architect for the new Tri Star building has officially been named. According to Tri Star director, Tim Buschur, the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission verified today that Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc. was selected to design the new two-story STEM Compact dubbed “Tri Star 2.0”. Tri Star Administrators are expected to sit down with the architectural firm this week to begin the design phase of the project.
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DECEMBER 21, 2016
Tri Star administrators and superintendents from Celina and New Knoxville and officials from the OFCC (Ohio Facilities Construction Commission) met with the three architects vying for the new Tri Star facility. Representatives from Fanning and Howey of Celina, Garmin and Miller of Minster, and McGill Smith Punshon of Cincinnati will develop a plan and return January 5th to present their vision. School officials and OFCC representatives will choose one to be the architectural firm for the project on that date.
ALSO NOTE: The bonds for this project have been sold out.
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OCTOBER 19, 2016
Tri Star Career Compact would like to thank the voters in Auglaize and Mercer Counties who, overwhelmingly, supported the Tri Star 2.0 Building Levy in August. We appreciate all of the students, businesses, teachers, parents, town councils and county commissioners who supported the levy with their time, donations, yard signs, and speaking engagements.
School officials have been meeting with the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) to begin the process of building the new facility. Listed below, is an approximate timeline for the next few months.
· Early October: Met with Ohio School Facilities Commission
· Mid October: Tri Star’s nine district superintendents and Tri Star Administration
selected the Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) as the project delivery method
· Late October: a Request for Qualification (RFQ) will be sent out to hire an architect
· Mid-November: bonds will be sold (locally) to help finance the building project
· Mid December: Tri Star and the OSFC will interview three architectural/engineering
firms who have submitted proposals
· January 2017: an architectural firm will be hired
· Mid-January: a Request for Qualification will be made for hiring the Construction Manager at Risk.
· Early February: the Construction Manager at Risk will be hired
NOTE: This timeline is tentative
For additional information, contact Tri Star Career Compact at 419-586-7060 or e-mail Tim Buschur at tim.buschur@celinaschools.org
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MAY 4, 2016
Tri Star 2.0 Informational Meetings
Find out what you need to know about the levy that would allow Tri Star Career Compact to build a single facility to house all its career technical programs in one location.
Monday, May 9 - 6:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Denning Vocational Building, 809 McKinley Road St. Marys, OH
Thursday, May 12 - 6:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Education Complex, 585 East Livingston St., Celina, OH
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MARCH 23, 2016:
Information about Tri Star Career Compact’s “Tri Star 2.0” project will be presented at the following community meeting:
New Bremen/New Knoxville Rotary Club - April 26 @ 7:30 AM
If you would like a Tri Star representative to present Tri Star 2.0 information to your organization contact Tri Star Director Tim Buschur at 419-586-7060 or tim.buschur@celinaschools.org.
Information about Tri Star Career Compact’s “Tri Star 2.0” project will be presented at the following community meeting:
Coldwater K of C - April 21 @ 8:00 PM
If you would like a Tri Star representative to present Tri Star 2.0
information to your organization contact Tri Star Director Tim Buschur
at 419-586-7060 or tim.buschur@celinaschools.org.
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Information about Tri Star Career Compact’s “Tri Star 2.0” project will be presented at the following community meetings:
Celina Lions Club - Feb. 2 @ 7:00 PM
Celina Kiwanis - Feb 10 @ 12:00 PM
St Henry Heritage Club - March 15 @ 11:30 AM
If you would like a Tri Star representative to present Tri Star 2.0 information to your organization contact Tri Star Director Tim Buschur at 419-586-7060 or tim.buschur@celinaschools.org.
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The State Legislature recently approved language allowing Tri Star Career Compact to run a levy that would help fund a facility to house all Tri Star programs in one location. The site will be located near the campus of Wright State University Lake Campus. School officials are in the early stages of planning the proposed facility and are interested in running a levy in early August. The Ohio Facilities Construction Committee (OFCC) will assist with partial funding of the new facility.
Tri Star Career Compact officials and its nine member schools have been gathering input from local business, school, and economic development leaders, in order to develop additional skill training programs for the new facility.
In mid-December, school officials also applied for a Straight A Grant. The grant would provide funding for equipment, professional development, and program development as well as assist each member school in developing career pathways at their local schools.
For a 2.0 presentation or more information, contact Tri Star Director, Tim Buschur at 419-586-7060 or tim.buschur@celinaschools.org
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Tri Star Career Compact and Wright State University-Lake Campus recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will allow Tri Star Career Compact to build a facility at or near the campus. The project would consolidate all Tri Star programs into one location which are currently located in six buildings. The agreement also will allow the two entities to provide a seamless educational experience for students and assist local companies and businesses.
State Senator Keith Faber worked with the Ohio School Facilities Commission to secure partial funding for the cost of the building and assisted in writing the language that would allow Tri Star to run a levy.