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oversight. In the case of CoBank, that included the city of Greenwood Village, South
Metro Fire Rescue Authority, RTD, and the Southgate Water and Sanitation District.
“It’s important to understand all applicable building requirements and scrutinize
the design to trouble-shoot potential permitting conflicts,” remarks Anderson. “To
be effective, we have to build trust and confidence in our decision-making with the
owners and design team and ensure inspections are completed without adverse im-
pacts to the overall schedule.” Adding complexity to the permitting process was Co-
Bank’s desire for a phased occupancy allowing move-in to begin in the lower portions
of the building first in December, with the turnover of the upper floors happening in
early 2016. The 11th floor will be built only to the core/shell level until a tenant lease is
secured. To ensure the fully functional life-safety system was operational prior to the
release of each floor, A&P worked closely with South Metro Fire Rescue Authority to un-
derstand and meet occupancy requirements.
One of the earliest decisions made after A&P’s selection was the structural system. With
drawings still in schematic design, A&P’s preconstruction team looked at two systems –
steel frame and precast concrete – and developed complete cost estimates, anticipated
milestone schedules, and initial logistics plans for both. This presented owners and de-
signers with a detailed picture of how either systemwould impact the project as a whole.
Ultimately, applying a lean constructionmethodology of “choosing by advantage,” a com-
bination of cost, material availability, speed to market and construction logistics resulted
in precast concrete being chosen.
A key advantage of precast concrete is the speed of the erection process. Large precast
panels are fabricated off-site in a controlled environment, trucked in and craned into
place for assembly like a massive erector set. A carefully developed logistics plan is essen-
tial to ensure each piece arrives on site in the exact order needed and then is moved into
place in a precisely choreographed process.
“The largest piece of precast weighed approximately 16 tons,” comments A&P Super-
PROJECT TEAM
DEVELOPER:
Shea Properties
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Adolfson & Peterson
ARCHITECTS:
Davis Partnership (core/shell)
RNL (tenant finish)
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