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	"RDC IN THE NEWS"

	BEATING THE MIAMI HEAT By Lilliam Rodriguez World Waterpark Magazine April 2010 Grapeland Waterpark provides an affordable destination for families looking for a break without leaving Miami...click here to download article (PDF) 692KB

	ATHLETIC BUSINESS MAGAZINE 22nd ANNUAL 2009 ARCHITECTURAL SHOWCASE Featuring 97 State-of-the-art Facilities "Grapeland Heights Park" Athletic Business Magazine June 2009 Grapeland Heights, a 13-acre park located just south of Miami International Airport, was completed in three phases. Phase one included a baseball complex with four lighted grass fields for youth and adult league and tournament play. In the center of the complex...Phas incorporated an aquatics complex with four pools designed for everyone from tots to adults...The third Phase features a 5,600-square-foot community center that houses the park's offices, restrooms and multipurpose rooms....click here to download article (PDF) 1.7MB

	CHANNEL 4 NEWS/WFOR-CBS/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK, PHASE II "Black Beard's Beach Grand Opening" May 14, 2008, 12:18pm



	CHANNEL 10 NEWS/WPLG-ABC/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK, PHASE II "Black Beard's Beach Grand Opening" May 14, 2008, 12:38pm



	CHANNEL 23 NEWS/UNIVISION/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL GRAPELAND HEIGHTS PARK, PHASE II "Black Beard's Beach Grand Opening" May 14, 2008, 6:00pm



	THE SECRET TO RDC'S EXPONENTIAL GROWTH By Ian Armitage and produced by Sean Bakke, Construction Exec Magazine February 18, 2008 Exec learns more about how Recreational Design & Construction Inc has unmatched experience in southeast Florida and plans to expand throughout the state...click here to download article (PDF) 1.6MB

	MAKING CLIENTS LOOK GOOD By Joanna Miller Construction Today Magazine January 2007 Recreational Design & Construction has created a niche in southeast Florida and says its experience in the market is unmatched. It plans to expand throughout the state and into the Caribbean soon... read more.

	WATER PARK PROVES POPULAR By Nick Sortal Staff Writer, South Florida Sun Sentinel September 26 2004 The staff at Paradise Cove can take a deep breath after a frenzied six months at Broward County’s newest water park. With school in session, there finally is a break in activity at Paradise Cove in C.B. Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines. The water park is open only on weekends through Oct. 24...read more.

	WATER WORLD MAKES A SPLASH Visitors soak up fun at the new Paradise Cover Aquatics Complex By Nick Sortal Staff Writer, South Florida Sun Sentinel Apr 16, 2004 The slides are smoother, the new river ride is rolling, and two water playgrounds can keep children active for hours. Paradise Cove Aquatics Complex is open for business. A grand opening took place April 9th, marking the county’s makeover and renaming of CB Smith Park’s 22 year-old Flume Lagoon water park. The Pembroke Pines park is expected to draw visitors from all over Broward County. Daily attendance during the “soft opening” week before April 9th often exceed 1,000, parks officials said....read more.

	WATER PARK REDO MOVING RAPIDLY By Nick Sortal Staff Writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel March 5, 2004 PEMBROKE PINES · Construction continues at a rapid pace at C.B. Smith Park as workers revamp the aquatics attraction so it can be used this spring. The 4.69-acre aquatics complex, which will be renamed Paradise Cove, will replace the Flume Lagoon water park. The park's old tube ride and the lagoon area have been gutted. In their place is the groundwork for a Wacky Waterway pool, two large water-play areas and new concession buildings and restrooms. The two existing 400-foot water slides from the 22-year-old Flume Lagoon will remain, but they are being refurbished....read more.

	DRIFTWOOD POOL OPENS WITH A BIG SPLASH By Nick Sortal Staff Writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel March 5, 2004 A dozen officials from across Broward County cut the large red ribbon, children waded into the water and residents from the Driftwood neighborhood smiled. The Driftwood Community Pool is open, simultaneously addressing appeals by area residents and a county mandate to provide more pools to teach children to swim....read more.


	RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS

	DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL & COCONUT CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Football Stadium Enhancements

	The Broward County School Board and City of Deerfield Beach entered into a cooperative arrangement to bring Deerfield Beach High School a long overdue renovated football stadium and track. In partnership with the City, the School Board is providing the funding to the City to fast track the project through a design-build process. The Deerfield Beach High School project includes: a 400 meter 8-lane resilient surface track with shot put, discus, high jump, long jump and pole vault field events; new Bermuda 419 sports turf and irrigation; 3,000 home bleacher seating 2,000 visitor bleacher seating; ADA accessible press box; scoreboard; 3,626sf concession restroom building with separate facilities for home, visitor students and spectators, landscaping and site lighting. The Coconut Creek High School project includes: demolishing the existing 6-lane track, bleachers and structure. New and improved facilities include: a 400 meter 8-lane resilient surface track with shot put, discus, high jump, long jump and pole vault field events; new Bermuda 419 sports turf and irrigation; 3,000 home bleacher seating 2,000 visitor bleacher seating; ADA accessible press box; scoreboard; 3,626sf concession restroom building with separate facilities for home, visitor students and spectators, landscaping and site lighting.

	ROMERO BRITTO STATUE INSTALLATION



	RDC transported, anchored and erected three (3) statues by famed artist, Romero Britto. Two palm trees and a colorful beach ball were erected in front of the entry plaza at the Vertical Retail Center located at 5th Street and Alton Avenue in Miami Beach.

	LITTLE HAITI SOCCER PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER






	The RDC team worked closely with the community and the architect during the two-phase design-build project to give residents what they wanted: a recreational park, soccer fields and a multiuse community center. Today, two lighted tournament-size soccer fields, a 1,400-seat stadium and concession area are home to healthy neighborhood competitions. The recreational area includes a domino park outfitted with game tables, children’s water splash deck, picnic shelter, shade-covered playgrounds, meandering walkways and tropical landscaping. The demolition of the trailer park paved the way for the community center, which provides versatile, individual rooms for aerobics, weight training, arts and crafts, offices and restrooms.

	CUTLER RIDGE PARK IMPROVEMENTS



	The Cutler Ridge Park Improvements include upgrading the existing aquatic facility, repair the pool pumps, add a lifeguard building station, new 72,000sf football/soccer field, sports lighting, 928sf of bleacher canopy area, site work, 900sf pavilion and parking. Since incorporation, this is the Towns first major park improvement as part of its overall park improvement plan.