NORTH HAVEN, CT – July 15, 2004— Construction is well underway on the new 242,000 square-foot North Haven High School, which is being built on the existing school property just opposite the middle school campus. Konover Construction Corporation, Construction Manager for the project, will demolish the existing high school at the completion of the new building, and construct new athletic fields in its place. The school is planned for a September 2005 completion, with the new athletic fields completed in spring 2006.

Designed by Kaestle Boos Architects of New Britain, CT, the new high school will serve approximately 1,300 students in grades 9-12. The school will feature a state-of-the-art media center, auditorium, cafeteria, gym with locker rooms and weight rooms, and a child-care center. Administrative offices, classrooms, and science labs will be located in a three-story wing of the building. Courtyards will be located off the dining areas.

“We worked together with the town of North Haven to help pass the referendum, giving presentations to the town and school board,” explains Michael Kolakowski, president and CEO of Konover Construction. “Once the referendum passed, we went to work on more than one year of pre-construction. We are excited to finally break ground and start building this much-needed new school.”

Regionally located in Farmington, Connecticut, and Columbia, Maryland, Konover Construction Corporation is a $300 million, full-service, single-source commercial construction company that has served the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern U.S. for nearly 45 years. The company provides construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to corporate, institutional, educational, retail, and other public and private sector clients. Engineering News-Record magazine ranks Konover 164th among the nation's top 400 construction companies and 66th among the nation's top 100 Construction Management at Risk firms.