Agricultural Classroom and Barn Construction

Montague Area Public Schools in Oakland County, Michigan is executing construction of an Agricultural Classroom and Barn facility (Project 22-136.03) with a scheduled completion date of June 30, 2026, and has issued bidding documents and Addendum 1 as of July 22, 2026. This is an active construction project currently in the bidding phase with a proposal due date of July 29, 2026.

The scope encompasses a 3,338-square-foot educational facility designed to Michigan Building Code 2021 standards, IIB non-combustible construction classification, Group E occupancy with maximum 65 people. The building includes classroom space (1,144.74 SF), barn area (1,371.74 SF), chicken housing (394.35 SF), and support spaces. Construction features a pre-engineered metal building with rigid portal frames, insulated metal paneling with board-and-batten finish, standing seam metal roofing with R-30 minimum insulation, concrete foundations (4,000 PSI with 6-inch slabs on grade), 8-inch reinforced CMU walls, structural steel, and cold-formed metal framing with galvanized finishes. Site utilities, drainage systems, fire-rated partitions, and life-safety egress systems are included. The project requires compliance with ASME, ASTM, AWS, AWWA, ANSI, and ASHRAE standards, with wind design parameters of 107 MPH ultimate and 83 MPH nominal, and 35.0 PSF ground snow load.

WinBerg Construction, Inc. serves as general contractor with Project Manual Volumes 1 and 2 prepared by Tower Pinkster Titus Associates, Inc. (architect/engineer). The project manual establishes comprehensive administrative and procedural requirements including submittal procedures with 15-day review periods, substitution requests due 15 days prior to product need, Change Order procedures, quality assurance and control requirements delegated to the contractor with third-party testing agency verification, and special inspections required for concrete placement, masonry per TMS 402-16 Level 2, structural steel per AISC 360, soil verification, and cold-formed metal framing. Recent RFIs (July 16–22, 2026) address exterior concrete, drywall and FRP, aluminum door hardware, and electrical conduit specifications, with responses documented and integrated into bid documents.