2011 Excellence In Construction Awards - Central Florida Chapter ...

John E. Polk Correctional Facility Expansion, Sanford
Architect – HKS Architects
N Skanska USA Building, Inc./Wharton-Smith, Inc., Joint Venture
C Institutional, $20–$50 million
T John Clark, Robert Nidzgorski and Frank Coons
A Eagle Award
The John E. Polk Correctional Facility Expansion consisted of a new 125,000 square foot
three–story inmate housing structure to house 446 additional inmates and several other
essential areas. Additionally, the existing facility received renovations to their existing
inmate receiving/booking areas, sally port and food preparations and laundry facilities.
The construction of the jail was primarily tilt–wall site cast concrete wall panels with
hollow core intermediate floor slabs. The tilt walls are 13.5” thick averaging 125,000
lbs. each with a layer of 2.5” of insulation in the middle.
La Cantina De San Angel, Lake Buena Vista
Architect – Morris Architects
N Mivan, Inc.
C Exterior Finishes, Under $1 million
T Ron Plunkett, Jim Orr and Mike Coleman
A Award of Merit
Working third shift between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., Mivan completed the exterior and
interior integral color themed plaster and scenic paint of the 8000 square foot La
Cantina De San Angel at Disney’s Epcot in just six months. Mivan self–performed 100%
of the work.
Kissimmee Fire Station No. 11, Kissimmee
Architect – Bentley Architects and Engineers, Inc.
N Wharton-Smith, Inc.
C Institutional, $1–$5 million
T Larry Sease, Brad Newton, Chris Kein, David Morgan
and Farrah Lane
A Award of Merit
Situated on a three acre site at the intersection of Clyde Avenue and Sumner Street
in Kissimmee, the new Fire Station #11 is the City’s first LEED ® project. The 16,291
square foot station includes a four–bay drive through apparatus bay including space for
administration, training, storage, distribution, a gym, and living quarters. Some of the
features include polished concrete floors in the apparatus bay, instant carbon monoxide
removal from the apparatus bay air, a complete state–of–the–art training facility, and
full emergency medical services lab. The new station was rededicated on June 4, 2010
to the memory of Joseph A. Rinaldi, a Kissimmee Fire Fighter who died in the line of
duty on May 4, 1971.
LEGO Imagination Center, Lake Buena Vista
N Tatro Construction Co. LLC
C Commercial, $1–$5 million
A Award of Merit
Outside the renovated LEGO ® Imagination Center, amazing giant LEGO ® statues
decorate the perimeter. Inside the store, there are computer stations where kids can
design LEGO ® structures and play games, and play tables with LEGO ® s. The LEGO ®
Store has been completely remodeled to be a bigger, better, more amazing LEGO ®
experience. The renovation project included completely demolishing the interior of the
building, roofing, mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems to increase the retail
and storage space by 40% and upgrade the MEP systems for energy efficiency, create
a new outdoor play patio adjacent to the building. The renovation was completed in 72
calendar days, using three shifts, to cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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