Dore Elementary School Pre-K Expansion

The PBC Board has approved a Partial Undertaking Request from the Board of Education for the Pre-K Expansion project at John C. Dore Elementary School.

Dore is a neighborhood school on the Southwest side. In 2018, the PBC managed the construction of Dore’s new building, a 114,00-square-foot facility at 7134 West 65th Street. The PBC is now overseeing renovations at the existing Dore Elementary School in order to accommodate the expansion of the school’s Pre-K program.

The new Dore Early Learning Center will feature pre-K classrooms, a teachers’ lounge, lunchroom and parent room. PBC’s scope of work entails paint and finish upgrades, restroom and kitchen renovations, updates to the administrative spaces, and MEP and fire protection systems upgrades, as well as various interior renovations to accommodate the expanded pre-K program.

Check out the PBC’s other project for the Dore Bulldogs here.


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McKinley Park Facility Rehabilitation

Located adjacent to Brighton Park and Back of the Yards, McKinley Park’s 71 acres are home to two gymnasiums, a gymnastics center, a kitchen, an auditorium and meeting rooms. Outside, the park offers a swimming pool, artificial turf soccer field, baseball fields, basketball courts, an athletic field for football or soccer, a seasonal ice skating rink, a playground and an interactive water spray feature.

The PBC’s work at McKinley Park consists of rehabilitation of the hundred-year-old fieldhouse: restoration of the windows and wood shutters, repairs to exterior concrete, and new paint indoors and out.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group B projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Williams Park Fieldhouse

Located in the neighborhood of Douglas, Williams Park covers 6.67 acres and offers an athletic field and playground, as well as horseshoe, tennis, and basketball courts. A recently-installed interactive waterplay area offers community children relief from Chicago’s hot summers.

The PBC’s work at Williams Park consists of the construction of an 11,000-square-foot fieldhouse and associated site work. The single-story building will be home to an entry lobby and reception area, gymnasium with storage and multipurpose club rooms for art, education, performances, meetings and exercise. Site improvements include a new spray pool, bike racks, landscaping, exterior lighting, and concrete sidewalks and benches.

“The Chicago Park District strives to make modern state of the art facilities available to Chicago residents. The new community center will do exactly that, while also providing safe learning and gathering spaces, for the children and families of this community.”

– Park District CEO Michael P. Kelly


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View this project’s contract details here.

Lincoln Park Cultural Center Rehabilitation

Located in the heart of Lincoln Park, the Lincoln Park Cultural Center boasts a wide variety of cultural and recreational programming throughout the year. The center houses a lapidary and stained glass shop as well as a ceramics studio, full-service woodshop, dance studio and auditorium. For those with little ones, there is an early childhood center filled with fun and exciting programs.

The Lincoln Park Cultural Center is housed in a handsome red brick building that once served as the park’s administrative headquarters. Built in 1927, the Georgian Revival-style building was designed by architect Edwin Hill Clark. Clark’s work also includes several other buildings in Lincoln Park, such as the Waveland Clock Tower, the Small Animal House (now Primate House), and the Aquarium (now the Reptile House), as well as the planning and design of Brookfield Zoo.

In 2009, the American Planning Association singled out Lincoln Park as one of the Great Public Spaces in America, for its world class amenities, historic landmarks and buildings, and the wide range of activities available to park users. Lincoln Park is the result of a long-standing commitment by city leaders and citizens to protect 1,200 acres of some of Chicago’s most valuable lakefront real estate for the public’s use and benefit. It is now one of Chicago’s most heavily used parks, with 20 million visitors a year.

PBC’s work at the Lincoln Park Cultural Center includes a new tile roof featuring gutters and drains that utilize the original historic material, masonry improvements, repairs to water-damaged areas, and various interior renovations to the historic building.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group A projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Archer Park Facility Rehabilitation

Archer Park’s 14 acres are home to a gymnasium, kitchen, and fitness center. Outside, the park offers baseball fields, a basketball court, an athletic field for football and soccer, a horseshoe area and a playground.

The Chicago Park District created Archer Park in the late 1940s to provide green space in an area then experiencing significant industrial development. The new park was part of a ten-year, district-wide program to increase recreational opportunities in underserved neighborhoods in post-World War II Chicago. Archer Park provided solely outdoor recreational facilities until 1970, when the park district constructed a small fieldhouse.

PBC’s work at Archer Park comprises repairs to this fieldhouse, including roof replacement, new gutters and soffits, and exterior repairs.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group B projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Robichaux Park Facility Rehabilitation

Located in Washington Heights, Robichaux Park’s 13 acres offer basketball/tennis courts, baseball fields, a playground and a walking track. The park’s fieldhouse features a gymnasium, locker rooms and multipurpose space.

PBC’s work at Robichaux Park includes renovation to the building’s entryways, repair of the gutter, downspouts and skylight, new shingles, and ADA upgrades to the parking lot, interior doorways, restrooms and locker rooms.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group B projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Austin Town Hall Rehabilitation

Austin Town Hall Park features a fieldhouse with an indoor swimming pool, two kitchens, a gymnasium, a performance theater/auditorium and a fitness center. Outside, the three-acre park offers a basketball court and children’s playground.

The Georgian Revival-style fieldhouse, which opened in 1930, was designed by architects Michaelsen and Rognstad as a close replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. Michaelsen and Rognstad were also responsible for other notable Chicago Park District facilities in Garfield, Humboldt and Douglas Parks.

The PBC’s work at Austin Town Hall Park includes ADA upgrades to the historic fieldhouse: renovations to the restrooms and locker rooms and the installation of accessible exterior paths and automatic doors and chair lifts, as well as downspout repair and moisture mitigation in the facility’s basement.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group A projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Columbus Park Rehabilitation

Columbus Park is considered the masterpiece of Jens Jensen, a leader of Prairie-style landscape architecture. One of only a few urban parks listed in its entirety as a National Historic Landmark, the project represents the culmination of years of Jensen’s conservation efforts and design experimentation.

The park’s fieldhouse features a fitness center, two gymnasiums, three kitchens, several meeting rooms, a senior center and a banquet room. Outside, the 140-acre park offers a nature area, a bicycle path, a jogging path and a nine-hole golf course. The park is also home to an outdoor swimming pool, a fishing lagoon, baseball fields, basketball courts and two athletic fields for baseball and football/soccer.

The scope of the PBC’s work at Columbus Park includes renovations at three facilities. The athletic building, originally designed as a stable in 1917 by James B. Deibelka, will receive door, window and downspout repair as well as masonry restoration. In the 1917 Tudor-style fieldhouse designed by John C. Christensen, the exterior trim will be replaced, downspouts and masonry repaired, and the bathrooms will be renovated. The patio of the Renaissance Revival-style refectory, designed and built in 1922 by Chatten and Hammond, will also be renovated.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group A projects here.

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View the prequalification details for this project here.
View the construction contract details for this project here.

Fosco Park Facility Rehabilitation

Located in the Near West Community, Fosco Park covers 6 acres and features an indoor Olympic-sized zero-depth swimming pool, a fitness center, meeting rooms and a kitchen. Outdoors, the park offers two playgrounds, including one with interactive water features. The park’s community center, built by the PBC in 2005, houses an elevator, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, cafeteria and daycare space.

The PBC’s work at Fosco Park Community Center includes repairs due to water infiltration as well as masonry and roof repairs.

Find out more about the 2005 construction of this facility here.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative.

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La Follette Park Rehabilitation

Located in the Austin community, La Follette Park is home to a large fieldhouse with an indoor pool, gymnasium, a fitness center, an auditorium and two kitchens. The Italian Renaissance-Revival style building was designed by architects Michaelsen and Rognstad, who are also responsible for the Austin Town Hall and fieldhouses in Garfield, Humboldt and Douglas Parks.

Outside, the 18-acre park offers basketball courts, baseball fields, tennis courts, an artificial turf athletic field for football or soccer, a pavilion, two playgrounds and an interactive water spray feature.

PBC’s work at La Follette Park includes exterior repairs to the fieldhouse’s chimney, roofs, and windows, as well as masonry restoration and stone repointing. Inside, the locker room will get new flooring and plaster throughout the building will be repaired as needed.


This project is part of Chicago Park District’s “Save Chicago’s Treasures” initiative. View other Group A projects here.

Follow this project on Twitter @PBCChi #ParksCIP

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