Third Place - Public Buildings - More Than $15 Million - Adroit Construction Co. RCC/SOU Project

 

Constructing a building for one college or university can be a challenging task.  Now imagine doing it for two such entities that will share the space.  And while you're at it, throw in the fact that the site is in a congested urban area and the building is supposed to hit a platinum LEED rating.

 

Easier said than done?  Not for the team that designed and built a new facility in Medford for Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College.

 

The secrets to the project's success lay in conceptual estimates, design, budgeting and value engineering; conducting demolition during the permitting process and operating under a Guaranteed Maximum price contract.

 

Administrators at the college and the university say they have seen their enrollment jump, increases that they attribute in part to the new, three story, 68,800 square-foot educational facility they now share.

 

Project Team + Stats:

 

General Contractor:  Adroit Construction Co.

Owner/Developer:   Rogue Community College, Southern Oregon University

Architect:  SERA Architects

Engineers:  Insite Group Inc., Marquess & Associates

Location:  Medford, Oregon

Cost:  $22.2 Million

Start Date:  March 2007

Completeion Date:  August 2008

 

DJC MAGAZINE

APRIL 2009