After six months of construction, McCarthy has completed a new, 6,000-seat stadium at Paramount High School in Paramount, Calif. As the first phase of a $70 million campus renovation, the $14.5 million project is also the school’s first significant upgrade since 1953.
The stadium includes a Field Turf synthetic field for football and soccer; a nine-lane, all-weather urethane track; a lighted scoreboard; equipment for track and field activities, including the high jump and pole vault; and a fully equipped press box with an elevator.
“Students have been playing their hearts out on this dusty old field for decades. We just wanted to give them the same opportunities that other students at surrounding school districts have—state-of-the-art facilities that enhance student-athlete experiences,” said Paramount High School District superintendent Dr. David J. Verdugo.
As project manager, McCarthy is working with architect LPA Inc. to complete a three-phase expansion at the school. The firms will continue construction on another component of phase I—a baseball complex—through November. The project includes a collegiate-level field with 350-foot left and right field lines, a 385-foot center field fence, a vinyl-coated backstop, fully sub-drained natural turf area to ensure durability and year-round access, concrete dugouts, multiple batting cages and enclosed bullpens.
Phase II’s stadium field house is currently in design and is slated for construction in spring of 2009. The final segment 
of Paramount High School’s program will include expansion to the existing gymnasium, a new mini gymnasium and library, upgrades to the existing auditorium and classrooms and a new science building. The construction is anticipated to continue through 2010.
Paramount High School’s construction projects are being funded through Measure AA. The $100 million bond was passed in November 2006 by more than 74 percent of voters—the highest level of support of any bond on the ballot in Los Angeles County.
About McCarthy
Founded in 1864, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest commercial construction companies. The company provides general contracting, construction management, program management and design/build services for education, healthcare, parking, entertainment, retail, laboratory, biotechnical, microelectronic, and industrial facilities; green buildings; office buildings; tenant interiors; mixed-use; and bridges and highways. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com.
