Press Release 4/8/22
PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) joined Perth Amboy School District students and officials, as well as State and local officials, at a ceremonial beam signing for the new Perth Amboy High School. Today’s event highlights the construction progress of the new school, with the steel structure nearly complete.
“This is an exciting time for Perth Amboy as the framework of the new High School takes shape and the community can begin to envision the lasting impact this facility will have for thousands of students in the years to come,” said SDA CEO Manuel Da Silva. “This event affords us an opportunity to stand alongside our District, State, and local partners to highlight this important milestone and the SDA’s continued commitment to deliver a state-of-the-art learning environment that will enhance the education of Perth Amboy students as they become college and career ready.”
“This ceremony marks another milestone in the largest project undertaken by the New Jersey School Development Authority,” said Dr. David A Roman, Superintendent of Schools. “The future of this school district is promising. Our collective signatures placed upon this beam today is a pledge and commitment that we have earnestly been entrusted with to leave a future foundation for generations to come. The new Perth Amboy High School, where the roots will be strong, the foundation will have love, and inspiration will follow.”
“The beam signing at the new Perth Amboy High School represents the State’s continued dedication to the Perth Amboy student community. Our students will benefit from the 21st Century education provided by this state-of-the-art facility for generations to come. We are proud to continue supporting this project and look forward to the High School’s completion,” said Senator Joseph F. Vitale, Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez.
The new Perth Amboy High School will be an approximately 576,000 square-foot, three-story facility designed to educate a maximum of 3,300 students in ninth to twelfth grades. In addition to general classrooms and science labs, the school will include specialized educational spaces such as an automotive lab, culinary arts lab, black box studio, dance studio, ROTC Classroom, world languages classroom, life skills lab, and a daycare center. The new school will also be equipped with 1:1 student technology, an educational necessity now more than ever.
With the steel structure nearly complete, work to enclose the building (exterior walls, masonry, roofing) has commenced. The project is anticipated to open to students in September 2024.
The $283.8 million school is being built using the design-build approach. Terminal Construction Corporation/Dinallo Construction Corporation (Joint Venture) was awarded a design-build contract for the design and construction of the new school. As part of the design-build contract, Terminal Construction Corp./Dinallo Construction Corp. is working with RSC Architects on the design. Anser Advisory is the Construction Manager on the project.
As a result of SDA’s commitment to building energy-efficient buildings that consider the surrounding environment, this school will be built to be LEED (United States Green Building Council – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.
Once completed, the school will be the sixth Capital Project built by the SDA in Perth Amboy since the inception of the school construction program. The SDA previously invested more than $150 million in completed projects in the Perth Amboy School District, including the Rose M. Lopez Elementary School that opened in 2019.
