Colorado Real Estate Journal - March 18, 2015
Adolfson & Peterson Construction started construction on a new joint training facility for the city of Aurora. The project, designed for collaboration, will combine the city of Aurora’s police and fire departments into one training facility that will provide better training for emergency situations in which both departments are required to respond. Currently, the city has more than 670 police officers and more than 340 firefighters and has not had a joint training facility in more than 35 years. The design-build project includes a 40,000-square-foot education and training building with office and conference areas. The 23-acre campus also will include a 7,000-sf, fivestory drill tower structure, an on-site pump house and a 3,500-sf Class A burn building. The new facility also will have an internal circulation system designed for clean versus dirty traffic flow. Studiotrope is the architect on the project. The site also can accommodate future growth plans, including a 7,700-sf tactical/ search/rescue structure, a 34,500-sf, five-building tactical village and a training site that features vehicle extrications, trench simulation and HAZMAT training. “A&P is honored to be building this facility that will help our service members save lives,” commented Tom Horsting, A&P’s vice president. “Our office is located in Aurora, and it is nice to be part of this project in our own community.” The facility is set for completion in November.