April 22, 2009

ROEL® CONSTRUCTION BREAKS GROUND ON THE NEW SAN DIEGO COUNTY OPERATIONS CENTER

San Diego, CA… ROEL Construction recently broke ground on the first two buildings at the new San Diego County Operations Center (COC) campus which will replace facilities built in 1964.  The current center includes government offices, emergency operations, maintenance facilities and warehouse space, encompassing approximately 425,000 square feet that houses about 18 existing buildings.  This project is the first time that the facilities have been upgraded since their construction.

“This ground breaking represents one of the largest infrastructure projects in the history of County government,” said Chairwoman Dianne Jacob. “The first phase is taking place without the help of the federal stimulus package and is greatly needed to meet the changing demands of our dynamic region.”

The COC master plan is comprised of three major phases consisting of six four-story office buildings that cover approximately 900,000 square feet, a 40,000-square-foot conference center, two concrete parking structures covering approximately 1.3 million square feet, and a central plant with a 3,600-ton cooling capacity.  The new campus will be LEED silver certified and the first phase is scheduled to complete in fall 2010

The first phase includes two new 4-story office buildings totaling 300,000 sf constructed using a brace-frame structural steel core with decorative pre-cast concrete and glass storefront cladding. The first phase also includes the 12,000 sf Central Plant, and a six level, 1800 stall concrete parking structure.

Jeff Redlitz of the Department of General Services is representing the County of San Diego. Mike McNerney, Rob Reitenour, Brian Knochenhauer, and Lori Ann Stevens are representatives for Lowe Enterprises, the developer.  James Robbins, Janene Christopher, and Dan Stewart of RJC Architects are the architect and Ken Richter and Bruce Heimbach of Project Management Advisors is the construction manager.  Burkett & Wong, Latitude 33, McParlane & Associates, Michael Wall Engineering, WRT Planning & Design, Kleinfelder, Inc., and Power Plus also make up the design team.

ROEL representatives include Mike Berryhill as Project Director, Tim Book and Gaurav Shah as project managers, Steve Fruitman as Assistant Project Manager, Abe Foglio and Rajesh Badri as project engineers, Craig Tyler, Walter Chavez, and Ray Huelsman as superintendents, and Anna Turner as project coordinator. 

Subcontractors for this project include Erreca’s Inc., Cement Cutting, Whillock Contracting, Rand Engineering, Quality Reinforcing, Modern Masonry, Clark Pacific, Rossin Steel, Anning Johnson, Pacific Coast Iron, American Sheet Metal, McBride Door & Hardware, Sunset Glazing, Otis Elevator Company, Schmidt Fire Protection, Sherwood Mechanical, A.O. Reed, Bingham Heating & Air, Neal Electric and Dynalectric.

About ROEL Construction
Founded on integrity, quality and trust, ROEL has been delivering construction excellence for over ninety years.  Whether the job involves small improvements, large-scale new construction or LEED certification—ROEL provides a wide array of expertise to ensure an unparalleled client experience.  ROEL Construction won the 2008 Associated General Contractors of America’s National Construction Safety Excellence Award in the Building Division 300,001 to 700,000 hours worked.  ROEL has received the Contractor of the Year award eight times from the Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter, and is a nine-time winner of the Large General Contractor of the Year award from the American Subcontractors Association, San Diego Chapter.  The 2008 McGraw-Hill Engineering News-Record ranked ROEL 215th amongst the nation’s 400 largest general contractors. Headquartered in San Diego, ROEL also has offices in Irvine and Palm Desert, CA, Las Vegas, NV, and Kingman, AZ.  In addition to general construction, ROEL provides tenant improvement, structural concrete and consulting services.  ROEL Construction is the proud cause sponsor of the American Heart Association's Start! program in San Diego.  For more information, visit www.roel.com.

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