Hood Construction Named Construction Manager for Gray Collegiate Academy

Columbia, SC – Hood Construction has been selected as Construction Manager for a new and exciting charter school project in Columbia, SC. Developed by American Charter Development, the school – Gray Collegiate Academy – offers unique educational initiatives and is a valuable institutional choice in the midlands.

Gray Collegiate Academy, located on Leaphart Road in Columbia, aims to provide excellent academic and athletic programs and its curriculum allows students to graduate with an Associates in Arts degree. Its new facility will consist of a renovation of an existing structure into a gymnasium and dining facility, as well as ground-up construction of a new classroom building. The increased learning and activity space for the school will be a significant improvement an asset to its programs – allowing expansion and growth of educational programs as needed.

The Gray Academy project has a highly sensitive timetable and will be completed on a fast-track schedule. Upon completion, it will be part of a line of successful educational/institutional projects managed by Hood Construction – including multiple projects at USC, Hammond School, Wilson Hall, Midlands Technical College, along with numerous SC Public School District projects.