August 21 , 2008

ROEL® COMPLETES TOPPING OFF OF FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES 16TH & MARKET WORKFORCE/AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

San Diego, CA…ROEL Construction Co., Inc. is very proud to celebrate the topping-off of the Father Joe’s Villages 16th & Market Workforce Affordable Housing Development.  The ceremony, which took place on August 15th, featured the raising of an autographed steel beam signed by the team that is diligently working on the project as well as Father Joe, his staff, and Board of Directors.  Father Joe blessed the beam and all those associated with this inaugural project supporting the low income and working families of downtown San Diego.

The 12-story high-rise building is poured in place concrete with post-tensional slabs and a structural steel roof. The structure itself was constructed using a form flyer system that allowed the MEP and Framing trades to install their work within 2 floors of the pouring deck and could not be achieved by using conventional flyers or shoring systems.  Upon completion, this 217,115-square-foot mixed-use Affordable Workforce Housing project will consist of 136 apartment units, first floor retail space and two levels of subterranean parking and will be the first of its kind for San Diego.  Construction is scheduled to complete in January 2009, with occupancy in mid-February 2009.

Mathew Packard is the representative for Father Joe’s Villages, the developer.  Joseph Wong, Bert Shear, Faith Harrison, and Norm Dewitt of Joseph Wong Design Associates are the architects and Al deBerardinis is the construction manager.  Burkett & Wong Engineers, McParlane & Associates, Inc., Garbini & Garbini, Geocon Inc., Construction, Testing & Engineering Inc., Schirmer Engineering, Flores Lund Consultants, HKA Elevator Consulting Inc., Compliance Consulting Associates, Olympique Façade Access Consulting, and MPE Consulting Inc. also make up the design team.  ROEL representatives include Doug Briggs as group manager, Rob Cruden as project manager, John Tontz as assistant project manager, Brendan Inglis as project engineer, Tim Duenas as safety supervisor, Dan Dobler as concrete supervisor, Drew Peterson, Jim Groenendal, Ric Sorenson, and John Lemon as superintendents, Carol Maniglia as senior project coordinator, and Andrea Newell as administrative assistant.

Subcontractors for this $45.9 million project include Cement Cutting Inc., Naton Engineering inc., Anderson Drilling, Centaur General Engineering Inc., Valleycrest Landscape Development Inc., Fontane Steel, Superior Gunite, Vic Ross’s Masonry Inc., Clark Steel Fabricators Inc., PC Iron Inc., Custom Components Company LLC., Peter Ross CA Inc., EMS Construction Inc., Excel Custom Metals, McBride Door & Hardware Inc., McKendry Door Sales, Tower Glass Inc., Unique Concepts Inc., American Marble, Omni Concepts Inc., Sky Rider Equipment Company Inc., Otis Elevator, A&D Fire Protection Inc., Collins Plumbing Inc., A.O. Reed & Company, Comfort Zone Air Conditioning & Heating Service Inc., and Helix Electric Inc.

About ROEL Construction
Founded on integrity, quality and trust, ROEL has been delivering construction excellence for over ninety years.  Whether the job involves small tenant improvements, large-scale new construction or LEED certification— ROEL provides a wide array of expertise to ensure an unparalleled client experience.  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.  Additionally, the 2008 McGraw-Hill Engineering News-Record ranked ROEL 216th 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.  For more information on ROEL Construction, visit www.roel.com.

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