The innovative, 12-acre educational/recreational complex is host to a number of spectacular facilities:

A regulation-size ice arena and gymnasium with a professinal-size basketball court. An aquatic center with a 25-meter swimming pool, therapy pool and children’s recreation pool. A high ropes course and rock climbing wall. A football-field-length recreation field.

Other buildings in the 110,000-sq.-ft. first phase house a family services department, the Head Start child development center, an indoor 12,000-sq.-ft. skateboard park and administration offices.

This multifaceted project provided many coordination challenges that had the potential to hinder construction. To minimize these impacts, Roel Construction assigned a team to establish a preconstruction budget with the owner and architect and created separate internal and subcontractor teams to focus on site construction. The result was a well-executed project that met the mandatory completion date for the owner’s grand opening ceremony.

The project embodies the community-enrichment ideals of The Salvation Army and philanthropist Joan Kroc, whose generous donation made this dream a reality.

The architect, Austin Veum Robbins Parshalle, provided a playful and unconventional design to what would normally result in a more institutional appearance.

Quotable:

“The way Roel has approached the construction challenge, by assigning different crews, project managers and forepersons to each venue, has proven very effective in staying on schedule. Joan Kroc had the dream and Roel had the experience and determination to make the dream a reality.”

Arthur T. Stillwell, project manager,
The Salvation Army