Adolfson & Peterson Earn National Excellence in Construction Awards

Adolfson & Peterson Construction’s work on Preston Garage in Dallas, Texas; Silverthorne Performing Arts Center in Silverthorne, Colorado and USPI Midland ASC/MOB in Midland, Texas have earned the company first place national Excellence in Construction Eagle Awards from Associated Builders and Contractors in the following categories:

• Single-Family Projects up to $100 Million (Preston Garage)
• Institutional – $5 to $10 Million (Silverthorne Performing Arts Center)
• Healthcare – $10 to $25 Million (USPI Midland ASC/MOB)

Representatives from the company received the award during ABC’s 28th annual Excellence in Construction awards celebration in March.

Preston Garage is a 33,000-square-foot underground parking garage for a private resident with a capacity for 73 vehicles. One of the team’s many complex design issues and challenges with this project involved the 100-foot subterranean tunnel and corridor that joins the basement of the existing house with the new garage. The team was required to make the new structure for the tunnel fit seamlessly with the existing house structure and the concrete piers. The AP team was able to overcome these design challenges, achieving great success on a very complex structure that in size and scope was equal to a commercial project.

Unique to Silverthorne Performing Arts Center was the integration of the visual arts, showcasing local artist’s work throughout the facility. It also acts as an educational and support center for the town, giving the community a versatile and functional new space. The project required innovations to the theater aspects to deliver exceptionally functioning performance capabilities, while the construction team overcame the challenges of building in mountain terrain in a congested, tourist location.

USPI Midland ASC/MOB provided its own set of location and design difficulties. The new 52,000-square-foot fully furnished medical office building, as well as a 4,160-square-foot expansion to USPI’s adjacent Texas Surgery Center, faced local labor challenges, requiring AP to assemble a number of risk-management strategies in order to maintain its high standards for quality and safety. The addition and expansion of the ambulatory surgical center was conducted while the center was fully operational, however the AP team implemented innovative solutions allowing them to exceed the expectations of the owner and deliver both facilities well ahead of schedule.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s panel included representatives from the Building Owners and Managers Association International, the Smithsonian Facilities Construction Division, the Construction Management Association of America, Design-Build Institute of America and others.