Role: Concrete Subcontractor
Project Components: Complex Concrete Structure: Cooling Tower Base, Sumps, Pedestals
Contractors: University Mechanical
Main Challenge: Excavation and preparation in challenging soil conditions during a heavy rain season
Solution: Tarps, frequent testing, patience, and coordination
Role: Concrete Subcontractor
Project Components: Equipment and pump pads
Contractors: Centennial
Main Challenge: Producing enormous amounts of concrete at target floors with a manual mixer
Solution: High strength dollies to transport dry mix, mobile concrete mixer, and skilled union trade workers
Role: General Contractor
Project Components: Site Grading, concrete paving, Fuel Island, CNG compressor station, sight walls, fencing, lighting, and control modules
Contractors: PM plumbing, and Swain Electric
Main Challenge: Coordination of the entire project with all skilled trades
Solution: Past experience and full coordination and cooperation with the entire project team
Role: Concrete Subcontractor
Project Components: New equipment pads and concrete containment walls in recently completed central plant
Contractors: Kinetics, APSES
Main Challenge: Dimensions and tolerances for big ticket equipment
Solution: Precision layout and coordination
Role: Construction Manager at Risk
Project Components: Replace one chiller, replace cooling towers, relocate one chiller to Estrella Mountain Community College, revise and upgrade control systems with re-pipe and re-valve, 48 chilled water supply systems
Subcontractors: Metro Mechanical, Sturgeon Electric, Johnson Controls
Main Challenge: Solution: Quality subcontractors, careful phasing, pre-purchase of major equipment
Role: General Contractor
Project Components: All new central plant and learning facility, metal building, mechanical yard, CMU wall and gate
Subcontractors: Kinetics Mechanical, Commonwealth Electric, GV Masonry, Upright Steel, Johnson Controls, and Desert Painting
Main Challenge: Limited Budget
Solution: Self-performing concrete, drywall, and metal stud work. Along with Structural and Architectural components of the project
Role: Construction Manager at Risk
Project Components: Add one chiller, replace two existing duplex cooling towers with three new cooling towers, related concrete and steel framing revisions
Subcontractors: Metro Mechanical, Sturgeon Electric, Johnson Controls
Main Challenge: Schedule, budget, and phasing
Solution: Quality subcontractors, and pre-purchase of big ticket items
Role: Construction Manager at Risk
Project Components: Addition of one chiller, replace two duplex cooling towers with three new cooling towers, structural pads and footings, and new structural steel revisions
Subcontractors: Metro Mechanical, Sturgeon Electric, Johnson Controls
Main Challenge: School schedule and related phasing, and a limited budget
Solution: Use of quality subcontractors, and pre-purchasing of cooling towers to establish phasing and lead times
Role: Construction Manager at Risk
Project Components: Remove and replace concrete pads and footings, install two new chillers and three new cooling towers, relocate one chiller from PVCC
Subcontractors: IMCOR Mechanical, Sturgeon Electric, Johnson Controls, Upright Steel, Don's Custom Painting
Main Challenge: Schedule, budget, phasing, revising & upgrading controls and energy management systems
Solution: Pre-purchase chillers and cooling towers, and selecting quality subcontractors
Role: General Contractor
Project Components: Footings for mechanical equipment and enclosure wall
