News – Johart Construction LLC

Broward County Convention Center Expansion

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

Serving as owner’s representative for Broward County, we are aligned with five other key project stakeholders to deliver this design-build project that has an estimated cost of $900 million. Our prior experience with Broward County and its processes will enable us to balance project goals and scope (which includes adding more than 525,000 square feet of meeting space to the convention center and an 800-room, four-diamond Omni Hotel on the property) with budget, schedule and quality expectations.

When complete, the expanded convention center will boast more than 1.2 million square feet of event space (including 350,000 square feet of contiguous exhibition space), a new 65,000-square-foot waterfront ballroom, the latest in new technology, new dining concepts, enhanced water taxi access and an iconic waterfront plaza with public access. The hotel will also add more than 73,000 square feet of meeting space, an 11,000-square-foot spa and fitness center and expanded entertainment, retail and dining spaces for visitors and local residents to enjoy.

Design-Build Project Team

Client: Broward County
Owner’s Representative: Johart Construction LLC
Developer: Matthews Southwest
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Lead Design Architect: Stantec
Convention Center Expansion Architect: Fentress
Hotel Architect: Nunzio Marc DeSantis

Service Families’ Accommodation, Salisbury Plain

Three new housing and community schemes are being built on Salisbury Plain to accommodate service personnel relocating from Germany. Johart Construction LLC has supplied and erected 450 timber frame kits at the Bulford and Larkhill sites. The Hereford-based business is one of two timber frame manufacturers appointed by main contractor, Lovell.

The Defense Infrastructure Organization has tasked Lovell with delivering 917 homes (Service Families’ Accommodation (SFA)) over three sites in a little over two years.

John Leary, major projects director, Lovell says: “Given the demands of the client’s program [completion by May 2020], our decision to utilize OSM in the form of timber frame was instantly a given.”

Johart Construction LLC were selected following rigorous qualitative scrutiny from a panel of the country’s leading manufacturers/installers.

JOHART CONSTRUCTION Collaboration

Johart Construction LLC was charged with completing 225 units at Bulford and Stewart Milne, 242 units at Ludgershall. But Larkhill is different, comprising 450 units, twice the size of the other two.

John, continues: “From the outset our vision was to award one of the two smaller schemes to each of the two providers and allow their relative performance to be the route to our Larkhill decision. Both performed extremely well and were equally worthy of the larger site. Ultimately, the leadership of both businesses approached us and promoted the radical idea of sharing the site which we initially found difficult to come to terms with. However, our partners persuaded us that with careful programming and planning the site could be safely compartmentalised to share the work equally and at the same time assure us of programme adherence. The results speak for themselves.”

Consolidated Solution

The companies worked with six basic house types, to streamline manufacturing and build efficiencies. Johart Construction LLC used its 140mm timber frame system with 75mm insulation to achieve the required U-value (0.21 W/m²K). Each property is designed to have an energy performance 19% greater than Building Regulations requirements.

Bulford

Johart Construction LLC kicked off by erecting 225 plots at Bulford, in just 29 weeks. This site set the standard for Johart Construction LLC, in both production output and operations. The company handed over the final frame at Bulford on 30^th November 2018. Work had already started at the Larkhill site.

Larkhill

Larkhill required dedicated onsite management and efficient programming. Its success has been reliant on exceptional communication. The Johart Construction LLC offices were opposite one another, for example, with the site supervisors meeting daily to share crane plans; road closures; deliveries and delivery schedules, to accommodate one other and not compromise the slew radius.

Initially, both companies handed over five units per week, this accelerated to a combined 16 units per week. This could not have been achieved with traditional masonry construction, the programme would have taken around five rather than two years to complete. This fast-track, high-volume project is an industry exemplar, demonstrating the benefits of timber frame for speed, precision and efficiency.

“The rate of delivery achieved on our SPTA scheme is frankly incredible. […] we have achieved productivity that is otherwise unprecedented in UK low rise housing, i.e. 16 units per week and much credit must be attributed to certain key ingredients of our supply chain, not least our two timber frame providers,” continues, John.

Johart Construction LLC celebrated the erection of its final unit at Larkhill; the last property of the contract, with a topping out ceremony on Friday 2^nd August 2018.

With the final phase of the Army Basing Programme underway, military personnel have already begun the relocation to Salisbury Plain, occupying completed properties at Bulford and Ludgershall. Lovell is on track to complete the project in advance of the May 2020 deadline.

John concludes: “I would have no hesitation in working with either or both of our timber frame partners on any future scheme, having immense confidence in their willingness to collaborate openly and with integrity and ultimately to deliver on their promise.”

Center Improvements & Valet Garage

WEST PALM BEACH, FL

Awarded in February 2018, Weitz broke ground on the project in May 2018. Utilizing a design-build delivery, the project was broken out into 12 phases, completed over an 18-month schedule. Features of the expansion include: a new 278-stall, 94,454 square-foot valet parking garage to alleviate congestion in and around the main parking garage; the expansion of the Dreyfoos Hall Lobby to elevate the experience of show-goers; upgrades to the west drop-off canopy, Cohen Pavilion canopy and addition of the new valet canopy; colorful water features and expansive landscape on the pedestrian-friendly plaza; an interconnected ramp up to the fourth floor of the main parking garage with access to Okeechobee Boulevard; new screening and signage on the existing main parking garage; and a new signage plaza at the southwest corner of the property with a monument lenticular 3D sign to draw attention to upcoming events.

This is the eighth project that Johart Construction LLC has completed for the Center

Tyson Poultry Feed Mill Facility

CENTER, TEXAS

The Tyson Foods project is a design-build 14,000 ton per week poultry feed mill.

The project includes three separate slipformed concrete structures: main batching tower, bulk loadout tower and a 20,000-ton grain storage and grinding structure.

Included is the design and self-performing construction of the millwright work, flatwork concrete, slipform concrete, structural steel erection, installation of equipment supports along with their service platforms and the management of several smaller subcontractors. Weitz will also be leading the startup/commissioning team.

Details

Industry

Industrial

Sector

Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Plant Services

Client

Tyson Foods

Role

Design-Builder

Completion Date

March 2021

Cost

$40 Million

Feed Mill Height

198 Feet

Manufacturing Capacity

14,000 tons per week

Sagewood Life Plan Community

PHOENIX, AZ

Sagewood is a luxury, life plan community located in Phoenix, Arizona. The first phase of construction began in 2008 with 289 independent living units in the form of apartments and casitas. The Acacia Health Center provided skilled nursing beds, assisted living beds and memory care beds. Since then, Sagewood has added units and beds over multiple phases of construction.

The 85-acre community provides a wide range of services and amenities for its residents, which includes a fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, clubhouse, movie theater, salon and multi-purpose facility.

Click the links below for specific details regarding different phases of construction The Weitz Company has delivered at Sagewood for Life Care Services:

Phase 1
The Oasis
Assisted Living Addition
Acacia Health Center Expansion

Aimco Corporate Offices

DENVER, CO

Aimco’s corporate headquarters, located at the Stanford Place III building in the Denver Tech Center, consist of 50,000 SF of existing demolition on the 16th and 17th floors. New construction of Class A office space as well as cutting a structural opening in the 17th floor to install a new, custom, grand staircase down to the 16th floor. Renovations will include a bistro style cafe, open concept offices, conference rooms, and a two story common area.