Newark’s Modernized Civic Center Delivered Utilizing Design-Build Model

California’s Newark Civic Center – a 73,240-square-foot Design-Build project delivered by Webcor and its Design-Build partner Perkins&Will – has reached completion.

The team built three new buildings, a new public plaza featuring terrace seating and a new parking lot. The new City Hall is modern and inviting and includes a new Council Chambers. The new library is roughly 10,000 square feet larger than its predecessor and offers a teen lounge and children’s storytime room, in addition to a large meeting space and a curiosity shop. The new police building consolidates all station operations in a single facility and includes an emergency dispatch center and property and evidence facility.

The civic center is a prime example of not only Design-Build collaboration, but also collaboration between Webcor’s core-and-shell group and Webcor Craft’s three self-perform divisions (Webcor Concrete, Drywall and Carpentry). This strategic partnership, which united core-and-shell and Webcor Craft under the company’s One Webcor configuration, was key to the project’s successful, on-time delivery.

The team also completed Newark’s civic center under budget and with an exceptional safety record while in the midst of a global pandemic. The team that delivered Newark Civic Center was largely composed of recent college graduates entrusted with critical roles on the project, including the management of office and field operations for the extensive and complicated sitework throughout the project.