LOCATION: Creve Coeur, Missouri
SITE AREA: 40 Acres
CLIENT: Wexford Science and Technology
DESCRIPTION: We have just completed work on Phase One of the Wexford Science and Technology Campus which is a portion of the Danforth Science Center in Creve Coeur. Our services included assistance with overall planning, surveying, site design and construction staking. Of particular note on this facility was the need to provide storm water quality facilities and passive storm water drainage design in keeping with the overall purpose of the Science Center itself. Phase One consisted of the base infrastructure work and a 120,000 square foot building. Design for a 120,000 square foot Phase Two building is just now getting under way.

LOCATION: St. Louis Metropolitan Area
SITE AREA: 20 Acres
CLIENT: Delmar Gardens Enterprises
DESCRIPTION: Dating back to 1980, we have been the Engineer for the Delmar Gardens Retirement Centers. Because of the age and physical constraints of many of their residents, grading to strict guidelines, and adequate handling of stormwater, is a must. We have been able to help them achieve the desired grading of walks, entries, and parking areas on all of their sites, regardless of the existing terrain, which in many cases have contained a considerable amount of fall from one part of the site to another. Delmar Garden’s typical design team consists of 10 or more different architectural, engineering or specialty design firms. On all of their projects, we meet weekly with the design team during the design phase and as needed during construction. At this time we are working with the Delmar Gardens team on their latest project, Delmar Gardens in O’Fallon, Missouri. Phase one of this project included a 204,000 square foot building, associated parking, and support facilities. The second phase of this project is now in the design stage.

LOCATION: Jefferson County (St. Louis)
SITE AREA: 110 Acres
CLIENT: Dickinson Hussman architects
DESCRIPTION: We are currently working with the Jefferson County R-7 School District as part of the team providing Master Planning services for a new High School Campus, including parking, athletic facilities and other amenities. As part of these efforts we are assisting the District as they explore various sites for the campus, preliminary design for each site and development of projected construction costs. Our work will concentrate on overall parking and traffic flow, grading, sewers and utilities. Once the District has determined which site is most cost effective, they will then put a proposed Bond Issue before the voters within the District for funding of the proposed campus. It is felt that by having chosen a site and being able to show the voters a plan of what will be built, a more favorable vote will be received. While we have not yet completed our studies and estimates, based on work with other District’s, we project construction costs to be in the range of $40-60 million.

LOCATION: South County (St. Louis)
SITE AREA: 70 Acres
CLIENT: St. Anthony's Medical Center
DESCRIPTION: In 2000 we were asked to be a part of the design team for the recently completed St. Anthony’s Heart Center Facility. This was a $22 million project that included construction of a 125,000 square foot medical facility, 165,000 square foot parking garage and ancillary surface parking. Our involvement included initial site surveys, preparation of plans for rezoning of the property to allow the planned use, plans for all site related construction, including relocation of existing utilities, demolition of existing parking areas, new grading, pavement, sewers, water lines, reconstruction of detention facilities and widening of adjoining roadways. Our fee for these services was $70,000. On this project we worked directly with the Architect and Alberici on the design. We attended weekly progress meetings to address design issues, resolve conflicts and share information with all of the other design team members. Overall planning and design was accomplished over a 3-month period, which was within the time allotted in the project schedule.

LOCATION: St. Louis
SITE AREA: Varies
CLIENT: University of Missouri St. Louis
DESCRIPTION: In 2008 we were engaged by the University of Missouri St. Louis to provide design services for a new baseball field, press box, fan seating areas and other amentities such as parking, sanitary sewers and potable water supplies. The field was constructed with the newest turf materials, special infield soil mix, a complete irrigation system and an underdrain system to provide quick drainage during and after storm events. The field was built on an area south of the main campus on Natural Bridge Road than had previously been an open field. As such, extensive regrading was necessary to provide the required playing area and grades for a college baseball facility. All access to the field and amenities were designed to be in compliance with ADA requirements. Construction is being completed at this time and the field will be ready for play in the 2010 season.