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RECENTLY
COMPLETED PROJECTS

DORAL MEADOWS PARK
PHASE II

RDC recently completed Doral Meadows Park Phase II, a 14-acre park containing two baseball fields and two soccer fields adjacent to an existing elementary school.

Unfortunately, the existing park was built on a reclaimed "muck" site. To make the fields playable, RDC demucked 5 feet of unusable soil and replaced it with a suitable material that will allow for drainage and stability of the new sports lighting, backstops, bleachers, dugouts, pathways, new playground and pathway lighting.

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The City of Doral trusted RDC to convert the unusable site into a high quality facility in time for the 2006 baseball season.

MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK PHASE II

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RDC was selected by the newly formed City of Marathon to construct the second phase of a three-phase park project.

Marathon Community Park sits on 11 acres, is located between US1 and a mangrove preserve. The park boasts two tournament soccer fields, an extreme skate park, restroom/concession building, lighted pathways, parking, shade shelter and a 2000 sq. ft. amphitheater. The amphitheater is a state-of-the-art tensile membrane fabric structure that accommodates a full-size orchestra and meets the 150mph win dload for the Florida Keys.

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A bocci ball court and shuffleboard court round out the sports venues for this active park. All activity areas are lighted for nighttime use.

The site required all native plant species to be relocated to an offsite nursery and returned when landscaping was ready.

Phase II completes the parking requirements for all three phases.

HALLANDALE BEACH HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM TRACK

The Broward County School Board and the City of Hallandale Beach joined in an unprecedented effort to bring Hallandale High School a long overdue track and stadium.

In partnership with the City of Hallandale Beach and Hallandale High School, the School Board of Broward County allocated funds to the City of Hallandale Beach to build a much-needed track and stadium. Giving the funding directly to the City enabled them to hire RDC to Design/Build the facility and cut years off the completion time.

Since the City had recently engaged RDC to improve their citywide sports and recreational facilities through a $3.2 million bond issue, it seemed natural to hire the firm to handle this project as well.

Part renovation and part new construction, the project included demolishing an existing six-lane track six feet to the south and building a new cushioned eight-lane track six feet away. Add to that a new football/soccer field, seating for 2,500, Musco high-mast lighting and a press box, and you've got a stadium ready for prime time.

HALLANDALE AQUATIC COMPLEX

The voters of Hallandale Beach agreed with a proposal put forth by the Mayor and the City Commission and passed a bond issue to upgrade the City's aging parks and community buildings. However, after 12 months of programming and planning, the City was no closer to completing the projects than when it started.

That's when Recreational Design & Construction entered the picture. After being introduced to the Parks and Recreation Director, the RDC team proposed this idea: Utilize the piggy back clause and retain RDC to Design-Build all the projects under the bond issue, including:

• Re-working existing sports lighting on the baseball fields
• Providing ADA access to existing restroom facilities
• Completely renovating the aquatic complex and adding a splash pool
• Renovating and expanding 3 community centers

With RDC's help, all the projects covered under the bond issue were completed within 14 months of the contract award.

Westchase and Westchase East, a Community Development District located in East Tampa, negotiated with RDC to renovate and enhance their existing sports and leisure facilities.

Both upscale developments needed to bring their sports and leisure facilities into the 21st Century, so that they could attract new residents and maintain high property values. RDC's vast experience in Design/Build as well as the firm's Cooperative Purchase Agreement that allows projects to start immediately, are what sold Westchase.

Project stages included upgrading facilities to meet ADA standards, and putting in soccer fields, new playgrounds and safety surfaces. Adding meandering boardwalks overlooking the scenic wetlands, fresh, new picnic pavilions and lighted pathways bring a sense of enchantment to pedestrian bridges and trails.

ROYAL OAKS SPORTS PARK PHASE I

RDC responded to an RFP for Design-Build services advertisement placed by the Town of Miami Lakes. It was RDC's aggressive pricing and short delivery time that clinched the deal, making Royal Oaks the first park project undertaken since Miami Lakes became Miami -Dade County's newest town.

First, a playground was relocated and shade shelters added. Then four tournament-size soccer fields were created with night lighting, concrete pathways and bleacher areas on all four fields. Next, central to all activities was the new fan friendly concession and restroom building. Finally, the 163-space parking lot, utilities, drainage and infrastructure completed the project.

ST LUCIE COUNTY
OPEN SPACE POOL

This pool has a history: It was built prior to World War II and served as a training facility. Using the Design/Build process, RDC's contract calls for the demolition of this aging community pool.

The new pool is state-of-the-art. With zero entry, toddlers and other non-swimmers can ease themselves into the pool, allowing learn-to-swim

programs to achieve the best results. Two 75-foot swim lanes are ideal for master swimming programs and lifeguard training.

The geo-thermal heating and cooling system along with the state-of-the-art water treatment system, ensures leisure and exercise swimming year round.

Two water-play structures, a Wacky Waterway, two refurbished 400-foot water flumes, concession buildings and restrooms are all part of the new and improved 4.69-acre aquatics complex at C.B. Smith Park.

The water-play area that can entertain up to 115 little squirts, 5 and under, has two slides and features a 300-gallon tipping coconut that splashes over a roof into the play pool, delighting all awaiting its arrival.

For those 5 and up, there is a 286-capacity activity pool complete with a 600-gallon tipping bucket and five slides.

A 484-foot Wacky Waterway, accommodating up to 162 people, is awash with New Braunsels General Store International interactive features, including one that enables bystanders to soak those floating down the lazy river.

This $6.5 million Design-Build water-park revamp went from contract award to completion in just 26 weeks. RDC was on the job 24/7 with as many as 110 workers daily. The project, which involved nine separate permits, was completed within budget, on time and with no change orders.