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Contractor hired for new Education Center on site of former Onizuka Air Force Station

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FUTURE OF EDUCATION – A digital rendering of the new Education Center being built by C.W. Driver at the former Onizuka Air Force base.

On Nov. 7 construction firm C.W. Driver was named by the Foothill-De Anza district as the contractor for the new education center on the site of the former Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale.
C.W. Driver was founded in 1919 by Clarence Wike and John MacDonald.
The builder’s clients include Bloomingdale’s, American Red Cross, Chapman University, Dream Works, Universal Studios, Sony, Whole Foods, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Kaiser Permanente.
C.W Driver has also won awards such as the 2010 Coalition for Adequate School Housing and The American Institute of Architects California Council.
 “In selecting the contractor for this very important project, the district followed our standard, strict competitive bidding process in choosing C.W. Driver for the job,” said Kevin McElroy, the district’s vice chancellor of business services.    
“Among the strong pool of proposals submitted, C. W. Driver presented the best overall package and pricing to win the award.”
C.W. Driver’s San Mateo office representative Christopher Graber said the company’s staff is excited about the building for the Foothill-De Anza district.
“We wanted to work with a district for quite some time, and are looking forward to starting a relationship with this district.”
The Education Center will cost an estimated $38 million.
 According to the district’s communications coordinator Becky Bartindale, the education center is affiliated with Foothill College administratively, but De Anza College is welcome to offer classes at the new center.
According to Graber, the designs for the new center are unfinished and still in the making, but once a design for the center is established, it should take three years to complete.

REBUILDING THE PAST – The new Education Center will take the place of Lockheed’s “Blue Cube” at the site of the former Onizuka Air Force Station. (CWDriver.com)

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