RDC News

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.


	Design/Build has evolved into the construction method of choice by public agencies throughout Florida. Recent surveys show that design-build continues to be more cost effective and efficient than traditional design-bid-build. Elected officials and public administrators are sold on design-build, because it brings projects in on time and within budget.



	PROJECTS UNDER NEGOTIATION

	BROWARD COUNTY

	CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE: Redevelopment of the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex
	VIDEO PRESENTATION


	Revitalizing Fort Lauderdale’s beach area, especially the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, is high on the City of Fort Lauderdale’s priority list. Projects like this are right in our comfort zone. That’s why we jumped in with both feet to design a visually stunning, technical marvel guaranteed to generate interest among tourists and residents as well as amateur and professional athletes. The world-renowned International Swimming Hall of Fame, which was built in 1965, is the centerpiece of the new complex. Great care was taken to incorporate the Hall of Fame’s museum, exhibition hall, meeting rooms and pro shop into the new design. In fact, the Hall of Fame banquet hall has a view of the new aqua theater and dive pool and is serviced by one of two restaurants adjacent to the Wave House. The dive pool is surrounded by seating for 1,500 people and is ideal for hosting short course competition swimming, platform and springboard diving as well as water polo and synchronized swimming events. Add to that an amphitheater band shell and stage, a family splash deck, restaurants and shops and you have an exciting venue that ensures practically everyone will have something to watch, hear and do. Stretching from the Intracoastal Waterway to the beach, our plan includes two 50 meter Olympic-size pools, a 25-meter dive pool with a 10-meter dive tower destined to become a landmark. Central to the new complex is the Wave House entertainment venue, featuring two self-contained simulated wave-riding machines, where surfers at all skill levels can “hang ten” on curling waves as high as 10 feet. This entertainment event venue complements the City’s best features –– beautiful beaches and glorious weather –– and is certain to boost the area’s image and economy. Our research projects that the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex will generate a positive revenue for the City in its first full year of operation, draw an additional 600,000 visitors a year to the area as well as new jobs in the community and unquestionably give the Fort Lauderdale the basis for claiming the title of “Aquatic City USA”.