Mar 5 2010
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., was recently awarded a classroom building project by Palm Beach State College. The $8.3 million project will include construction of a new 36,000 square-foot multi-story building. The state-of-the-art teaching facility will create a dynamic teaching and learning environment for students by shifting the educational paradigm away from simply delivering content and toward engaging, empowering and connecting students nationwide. Palm Beach State College will be aiming for LEED Gold certification.
“We are excited that Palm Beach State College has chosen us to manage this very important building project for its campus,” said Rex Kirby, President and General Manager, Suffolk Southeast Region. “We believe our innovative construction management approach, experience on occupied school campuses, honest client counsel during the LEED certification process, and appreciation for local community issues make us an ideal partner for Palm Beach State College. We look forward to exceeding the expectations of the school staff, faculty, students and surrounding communities throughout the duration of this project.”
The school campus is located in a congested area with heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic patterns, so the Suffolk project team will need to have a comprehensive logistics plan in place to limit disruption to ongoing campus activities and minimize the displacement of existing parking capacity.
Song and Associates, the architect on the project, will begin designing the building in March 2010. Construction will begin later in 2010 with final completion of the building expected in Fall 2011.
Founded in 1982, Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., is one of the leading privately held construction management firms in the country, with main offices in the northeast, mid-Atlantic, southeast and west coast regions of the country. Suffolk provides preconstruction, construction management, design/build and general contracting services, and has a strong reputation for delivering challenging building construction projects in the healthcare, education, science/technology, government and commercial sectors.
Suffolk’s approach, capabilities and offerings are transforming the way clients achieve success in the construction industry. Suffolk has a commitment and passion for environmentally-friendly business practices and sustainable building, a focus on state-of-the-art technologies to support key processes, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a creative and intensive approach to preconstruction planning which has resulted in higher quality and lower overall costs for clients.
Suffolk employees are experienced construction professionals and are committed to client service and relationship building. They are influencers in the construction industry and in their local communities, and consistently lead by example while striving to exceed expectations with clients, partners and the people and businesses in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Source: http://www.suffolkconstruction.com