Anne Arundel County Public Schools has chosen Oak Contracting to serve as construction manager for the Walter S. Mills-Parole Elementary School modernization project. The existing building will receive a complete renovation. There will also be major additions to the existing structure.

The project is being designed by TCA Architects. Construction will begin in spring of 2013. The entire project is anticipated to be completed by summer 2015.

Frederick County Public Schools has chosen 
Oak Contracting to serve as construction manager for the $20-million North Frederick Elementary School replacement project. The existing school will be completely demolished and a new 92,000 SF school will be built. The new school will increase student capacity from 518 to 700.

The project is being designed by Grimm + Parker Architects. Design will continue through spring of 2013 with construction beginning in June 2013. The project is anticipated to have a 22 to 24-month duration.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools has chosen 
Oak Contracting to serve as construction manager for the $98-million Severna Park High School replacement project. The existing school will be completely demolished and a new 334,000 SF school will be built. The new school will increase student capacity from 1,923 to 2,099.

The project is being designed by GWWO Architects. Design will continue through spring of 2013 with construction beginning in June 2013. The entire project is anticipated to be completed by August 2017.

For the seventh straight year, Oak adopted a family in need for Christmas. In lieu of an inter-office Secret Santa or gift exchange, employees donated gifts, clothing, and cash to help make a family’s Christmas morning a time of happiness and celebration. [Read more...]

TOWSON, MD (January 4, 2011) – Montgomery County Public Schools has chosen Oak Contracting to serve as construction manager on the $11.5 million, 25,492 SF addition to Bradley Hills Elementary School in Bethesda. [Read more...]

(December 21, 2010) – For the sixth straight year, Oak Contracting has adopted a local family for the holiday season. As opposed to giving gifts to fellow employees, conducting a Secret Santa exchange, or even making a cash donation to a charity, the employees at Oak Contracting, or “Oakies” as referred to internally, decided six years ago to adopt a local family in need.

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TOWSON, MD (October 27, 2010) – Howard County Public Schools has chosen Oak Contracting to serve as construction manager on the $51.3 million phased, occupied renovation to Atholton High School in Columbia. The original building was constructed in 1966 with various additions and renovations from 1972 through 2003. [Read more...]

(September 15, 2009) – Tuesday’s groundbreaking for the new state-of-the-art George Washington Carver Center for Arts & Technology in Towson was viewed by school officials as a rebirth of the school’s educational mission — and a particular bragging point for future seniors.
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TOWSON, MD (June 22, 2010) – The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has selected Oak Contracting to serve as its construction manager for the $18 million North Wing Project. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is funding over 80 percent of the project for renovation and modernization of laboratory space at its main facility at 615 N. Wolfe Street in Baltimore, Md. [Read more...]

TOWSON, MD (June 18, 2010) – Oak Contracting announced today that Doug Eder received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in the construction category in Maryland. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Eder was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront on Friday June 18, 2010.
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