T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, says it started work recently on three out-of-town construction projects, plans to begin constructing a housing project here in October, and expects to complete a housing project in Colville in December. The five projects have a combined value of $19.5 million.

Earlier this month, T.W. Clark began construction of a $9.6 million elementary school near Kennewick, Wash., for the Kennewick School District, says Jon Huettl, a project manager for the company.

The 57,000-square-foot, two-story school, tentatively named Cottonwood Elementary School, will include 20 classrooms, a gymnasium, a multipurpose room, a performing-arts stage, and a kitchen, Huettl says. Madsen Mitchell Evenson & Conrad PLLC, of Spokane, is the architect on the project, which is scheduled to be completed next July.

The school, which will serve about 500 students, will be located in the Badger Canyon area southwest of Kennewick and will reduce overcrowding at other schools in the district, says Doug Carl, facilities manager for the district. The school district has 13 elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, and a skills center.

T.W. Clark also started work this month on a $3.7 million school bus facility for the Walla Walla School District, Huettl says.

The contractor will erect a 16,600-square-foot building that will house a maintenance shop and administrative offices and also will construct a covered fueling station and shelters for parking 50 buses.

That project is scheduled to be completed in July 2010, Huettl says. Architects West Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, designed the project.

Separately, T.W. Clark started work this week on a $3 million project in Omak, Wash., that will provide housing and emergency shelter for people with mental illness and substance-abuse problems, says Steve Sunleaf, a project manager for the contractor.

Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare, a nonprofit mental-health agency, will operate the facility.

The 12,500-square-foot, single-story structure will include nine apartment units and 10 overnight rooms, and will be located next to the agency's behavioral health clinic in Omak, Sunleaf says.

The project is expected to be completed in March, he says.

Forte Architects Inc., of Wenatchee, designed that project.

In Spokane, T.W. Clark expects to begin construction in October on Centerstone, a $3 million residential complex that will serve developmentally disabled residents, Sunleaf says. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing most of the funding for the project, which will be managed by Spokane Mental Health, he says.

Centerstone will have a total of 17 units in two buildings. One structure will be located at 718 W. Maxwell and the other will be at 617 W. Spofford. Each building will have four stories, including one level of parking, Sunleaf says.

The project is expected to be completed in October 2010, he says.

T.W. Clark also is constructing Colville Meadows, a $1.8 million HUD housing facility that will be managed by Spokane Mental Health, he says.

The 15-unit, two-story structure will house chronically mentally ill residents, Sunleaf says. The project is scheduled to be completed in December.

Michael Fancher & Associates, of Seattle, is thearchitect on both HUD projects, he says.