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Queen of Jazz:
A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald
SEPT 30 Q SAT 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Aisha de Haas, vocalist
Harolyn Blackwell, vocalist
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgeraldhonors “The First Lady of Song” on what would have been her
100th birthday in 2017. This program will feature many of her chart-topping hits from the
Great American Songbook, including“It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),”“How
High the Moon,”“I Got Rhythm,”“Summertime,”“A Tisket, A-Tasket,”“Satin Doll,”“Blue Skies,”
“Bewitched,”and many more. Several songs will be performed with the original Nelson Riddle
and Billy May orchestrations, along with others newly created by Tony Award®-nominated
arranger Larry Blank. This program stars three amazing singers: Capathia Jenkins, Aisha de
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Management
O ne of the most common
requests when working on
retail and tenant improve-
ment projects is a quick
turnaround. This can be
a challenging – and sometimes
frustrating – situation for both the
owner/leaser and the general con-
tractor. But by working together and
understanding the process up front,
the experience can be successful.
In the end, both the contractor
and the end user want the same
results: a quality project, done
safely, that comes in on time and
on budget. The general contractor’s
name and reputation is at stake,
and taking longer than planned
means having to pull workers off
other jobs and costs money. As
a business owner, you need your
doors to open as scheduled, and
you may have contractual obliga-
tions to the municipality or the
landlord to finish the work by a
certain deadline. So what are the
pinch points and how can we work
together to avoid them?
• Establish a realistic timeline. Plan-
ning a project well in advance and
establishing a realistic timeline are
paramount to the success of a proj-
ect. This isn’t to say it can’t be done
quickly – but it does need to be in
line with the type and amount of
work being done in order for it to be
done safely and to the highest level
of quality.
One key factor to doing this is
choosing a design team that has
experience working with your
specific type of project (franchise
restaurant, clothing store, etc.) and,
perhaps more importantly, experi-
ence permitting
documents for
the jurisdiction
the project is in.
Another key factor
is to bring on the
contractor as early
as possible.
• Be aware of
permit timing. Per-
mits are not a
glamorous part
of construction.
Most people know
they’re necessary,
but often they
may not under-
stand what permits are required
and the amount of time it can take
to get them. Any inspectable item
(such as framing, drywall, electri-
cal, mechanical, plumbing, roofing,
building façade alterations, signage,
ingress/egress alterations, fire pro-
tection, life safety, etc.) needs a per-
mit. Basically, anything that is not
strictly cosmetic (e.g., paint, carpet,
fixtures) needs a permit.
Because of the heavy construction
climate in the Denver metro area,
city and municipality building per-
mitting offices are requiring review
times of up to 12 weeks. Three
months – think of how much that
could set your project back if you
hadn’t planned ahead! And that’s
just building permits.
The local fire departments issue
separate permits based on their
review of fire protection and life
safety. If your project involves items
such as food preparation, child care
facilities, swimming pools/spas, tat-
too/piercing, etc., you also will need
health department permits.
When dealing with permits, hav-
ing good drawings can make a
world of difference. A designer that
has worked with your authority
having jurisdiction can create draw-
ings that allow permits to be issued
with minimal review comments
and, therefore, minimal rework on
the design.
• Bring your contractor on early.
Bringing on your contractor early in
the process gives you several advan-
tages in meeting your timeline and
budget. It allows for constructability
reviews, which ensures the design
can be built as envisioned and
diminishes the possibility of rework
in the field. When your general con-
tractor provides you with real-time
pricing – which they should – you
will stay up to date on your budget
from the beginning of the project.
This eliminates surprises that may
require stopping work to figure out
a solution because you’re suddenly
(and unexpectedly) over budget.
Hiring a contractor who under-
stands the labor market is increas-
ingly important and with today’s
labor shortages, your contractor
will need to start putting your
team together as soon as pos-
sible – another reason to bring him
on as soon as possible. If you wait
until the last minute to bid the job,
Corey Nook
Project manager,
on-call division,
Haselden
Construction,
Centennial
Haselden
Jersey Mike’s Subs on Arapahoe Road saw its tenant improvements completed in six weeks.