Florence, Arizona
K-12 EDUCATION
“I like to see what’s going on real time. Having instant access to McCarthy’s Prolog project management system allowed me to do this.”
—Candy Cooley, director of school construction, Florence Unified School District
In the last five years, the school population for Florence’s district has more than tripled, necessitating more construction in those years than had occurred in the previous five decades.
Given the massive Anthem at Merrill Ranch master planned community’s location in the far southeastern part of the Phoenix metro area, the new $11 million, K-8 facility’s major obstacle was securing qualified tradespeople. “McCarthy’s subcontractor relationships overcame those challenges, and their on-site personnel’s ability to be patient and quickly react to ever-changing developer utility relocations made my job considerably easier,” said Florence’s Candy Cooley. McCarthy is currently working on two additional facilities for the Florence USD. Architect: Emc2 Group Architects Planners, PC, Mesa, Ariz.
