Construction Notebook

Smith Consulting Architects has completed the design of tenant improvements for the new 10,000-square-foot office headquarters for the Veterans Association of North County (VANC) in the vacant former Oceanside Police Station at 1617 Mission Ave. in Oceanside.

VANC is a private, nonprofit coalition of 30 veterans groups including Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and The American Legion, among others.

Together, the organizations serve a member base of approximately 5,000 North County veterans.

Stirling Enterprises, developer of the Ocean Ranch Corporate Center, is working with VANC to develop the new headquarters building on a pro bono basis.

The 10,000-square-foot facility is in process of being established as the Veterans' Memorial Building. Tenant improvement construction is expected to begin by 2010.

The facility will house administrative offices, conference rooms, a kitchen, and study/job search support areas with computers.

VANC will occupy the space under a 30-year rent-free lease agreement with the city of Oceanside. The lease gives VANC the option for three, 10-year extensions.

The City of Oceanside is taking charge of improvements to the facility's foundation and exterior, while VANC is responsible for other renovation costs, to be paid for through public and private donations and fundraising events. Mark Langan served as vice president-in-charge for Smith Consulting Architects, with Brian Drache, as senior project architect. Erica Hutchinson was the interior designer.

Engineering consultants include Alliance Land Planning & Engineering Inc. for civil, Prime Structural Engineers for structural, Kruse & Associates Inc. for electrical and McParlane and Associates for mechanical. Orness Design Group Inc. is the food service consultant. Mark Huber, of Stirling Enterprises, is director of design and construction on behalf of VANC.

Solpac Construction Inc., dba Soltek Pacific Construction Co. of San Diego, has been awarded $6.6 million for the design-build P197 Education Facility at the Naval Post Graduate School, in Monterey, Calif.

The work to be performed provides for the design-build construction of a 12,034-square-foot, multi-story structure consisting of housing classrooms for the school of business and public policy.

The structure will be built with concrete floor slab, metal deck roofing with elastomeric roof covering and blast resistant walls and windows.

The building features will also include an elevator, a raised floor system (on both floors), fire protection and alarm systems, HVAC systems, redundant and uninterruptable power supply.

Supporting facilities include utility and communications connections, utility cable relocation, site improvements, a drainage system, sidewalks, exterior lighting, bike racks and landscaping.

Soltek has designed the building to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Gold certification for new construction version 3.0. The project is scheduled for completion by November 2010.

Soltek has also been awarded the $116.9 million design-build USMC Bachelor Enlisted Quarters 8 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Soltek has joint venture with Hensel Phelps Construction Co., based in Greeley, Colo. on this project.

The four BEQ's will house a total of 1,600 Marines in the standard 2-plus-0 configuration, and will include a multi-purpose community area and laundry facilities. The contract also contains four planned options, which if issued, would increase cumulative contract value to $125.9 million.

Work will be performed in Oceanside and completion is expected by July 2011.

RSI Roofing of San Diego has signed a contract with Sentre Partners to re-roof six different buildings, with a total of over 170,000 square feet located at their Mark II Business Park in Miramar.

RSI is installing a Firestone 60-mil Single-Ply TPO roofing system. The white-reflective roofing membrane will help keep the buildings cool and offset some energy costs.

"The system that Sentre Partners picked will provide the center with a quiet-clean installation that is odorless and provides little disturbance to the tenants and their customers." David Susi, president-RSI Roofing

PrimeCo Painting has been awarded the contract to paint the exterior surfaces of the Theme office building at 540 North Golden Circle in Santa Ana.

Built in 1976, the three-story office building was a landmark in the Santa Ana landscape due to its unique design.

The building is circular with a garden atrium in its center that provides ambiance for visitors and tenants alike. It is owned and operated by the Bartoli Company, and Tony Bartoli was responsible for vendor selection and contract negotiations.

Vista Paint products were selected for use to address some specific paint requirements. Rigoberto Tovilla Jr. will be the project manager for PrimeCo and Jose Manuel Alvarez will serve as the on-site foreman, according to Bill Butler, director of business development for PrimeCo.