Project Overview

This project addresses the demand for enrollment in the Performing Arts programs by constructing a new complex that will combine music, drama, theater arts, and communication programs into a single facility. The new building will replace outdated facilities with electrical deficiencies and outmoded configurations. The new structure will take advantage of the potential use of commonly required spaces to improve overall utilization and flexible spaces that help programs in meeting higher demands anticipated in the near future.

 

Status: Construction

Project Costs: Measure J=$92,005,166; Local=$163,859; Capital Outlay=$43,787,000

Architect of Record: Perkins Eastman  Architects DPC

Project Manager: John Erickson

General Contractor: SJ Amoroso

Construction Manager: Kitchell/CEM, Inc. 

Program Management: MAAS Companies

Construction Start: May 2025

Anticipated Construction Completion: Summer 2028

 

 

Future Site For New Performing Arts Complex

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Rendering Pictures

Upcoming Milestones

  • Foundation Work at Orchestra Pit

Impacts and Closures

  • Working is scheduled Monday - Friday from 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Expect some noise, dust, and loss of use parking lot during construction

Emergency Contact:

  • Mike McNally: 714-433-2326

Q4 2025 Project Update

New Performing Arts Complex

October

Excavation and caisson drilling for the west classroom building began at the start of September and was completed mid-month, followed by excavation for pile caps and grade beams in late September. Steel reinforcement, concrete pours, and steel erection planning are progressing, with steel deliveries and initial assembly set for October. Underground electrical and telecommunication trenching is planned for late October and early November, with backfilling and further concrete work scheduled for mid-November.

Removal of an abandoned hazardous materials-containing pipe took place to prepare for the orchestra pit excavation. By mid-October, excavation and pad compaction for the orchestra pit and auditorium seating area neared completion, with drilling of structural piles and further foundation work set for late October into November. The orchestra pit pad was certified, allowing reinforcement and further excavation to proceed.

Following the completion of the structural pile drilling, Crews are anticipated to move on to begin reinforcement bar installation in the early weeks of November followed by form work for beams, piles, and concrete walls.

At the west building, the grade beam concrete work is expected to be finished by early November. Starting in the first week of November, reinforcement bar cage installation for framing will commence, along with the excavation of underground electrical, waste, and vent systems. Rough-

Discussions between the Construction Management and Design Teams are ongoing regarding the placement of a marquee sign on Chapman Avenue. This signage, intended to aid future fundraising, will be included in the project scope through a construction bulletin.

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for November 19 to mark the start of construction. Coordination for deferred submittals to DSA continues with subcontractors and the Design Team. Fabrication of structural steel is in progress, with deliveries expected by the end of October. Pending requests for information (RFIs) are delaying some concrete pours. Protective measures were implemented during a mid-October storm to safeguard foundation work.