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Ox had this one wrong on both counts. Getting this done in 2.5 yrs isn't surprising in the least, and UF doesn't "cheap out" on construction projects. There's a lot that goes into building facilities on campus, and some of it is like developing in the private world (SOME! I said "SOME"!). There's a UF Master Plan that has to be complied with (or maybe amended), and they'll issue RFPs for various professional consultants and contractors, review/rank/select the professionals/contractor(s), negotiate contracts, budget (get cost estimates, then refin budgets, etc.). A year of design/engineering/permitting/selecting and 12-18 months of construction wouldn't surprise me. FYI, I'm not a UF employee (or any govt), but I've worked closely with UF's Planning, Design and Construction Division on a lot of projects. They know what they're doing, and they're more organized and as experienced as the vast majority of private developers you'll ever come across. They've delivered a ton of incredible, sophisticated facilities in recent years, and they'll do this one well.I agree but that article says they wont even choose the engineer until February and won't start construction until a year from now. Seems like they don't have it all worked out. Heck, it took Butler like 10 years to even start the big new plaza they just built in GNV.
Ox had this one wrong on both counts. Getting this done in 2.5 yrs isn't surprising in the least, and UF doesn't "cheap out" on construction projects. There's a lot that goes into building facilities on campus, and some of it is like developing in the private world (SOME! I said "SOME"!). There's a UF Master Plan that has to be complied with (or maybe amended), and they'll issue RFPs for various professional consultants and contractors, review/rank/select the professionals/contractor(s), negotiate contracts, budget (get cost estimates, then refin budgets, etc.). A year of design/engineering/permitting/selecting and 12-18 months of construction wouldn't surprise me. FYI, I'm not a UF employee (or any govt), but I've worked closely with UF's Planning, Design and Construction Division on a lot of projects. They know what they're doing, and they're more organized and as experienced as the vast majority of private developers you'll ever come across. They've delivered a ton of incredible, sophisticated facilities in recent years, and they'll do this one well.
Ox had this one wrong on both counts.
I use the tools I learned from studying Andy Bernard: name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.
I didn't realize we had one of the contractors for this project on the board. How did you land the job?
Holy cow he's right!
Vince Lombardi would have thought it was the shiznet.
And yet.... unfortunately, he is.
Looks like the picked a firm. Same firm that designed Clemson's facility. Pretty great video here.
http://floridagators.com/news/2017/2/22/football-gators-select-HOK-to-design-football-facility.aspx
Looks like the picked a firm. Same firm that designed Clemson's facility. Pretty great video here.
http://floridagators.com/news/2017/2/22/football-gators-select-HOK-to-design-football-facility.aspx