Bobbitt To Renovate Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental Facilities at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
07-21-2010
Bobbitt to Design, Build Addition For St. Stephens Fire Department
06-17-2010
Bobbitt Speaks at ESOP Association Conference
05-12-2010
Bobbitt Begins Student Housing for Living Arts College Campus
02-23-2010
Bobbitt Completes Garlock Helicoflex Phase One Facility; Phase Two Now Underway
02-09-2010
Bobbitt to Build Facility for Growing Pediatric Practice in Smithfield
01-27-2010
Bobbitt to Build Southpoint Animal Hospital with Sustainable Focus
01-14-2010
Bobbitt Design Build Selected as Construction and Project Management
Contractor for $50 Million Open Living Community Senior Care Facility
01-05-2010
Bobbitt To Renovate Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental Facilities at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
07-21-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Bobbitt Design Build, the Carolinas’ largest design build contractor for commercial construction, was recently selected to renovate and expand the Alamo Rent A Car (www.alamo.com) and National Car Rental (www.nationalcar.com) facilities at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
“The upcoming renovation will be our company’s third project at RDU with St. Louis-based Enterprise Holdings since 2000” said John Kelley, Vice President of Bobbitt Design Build. “The renovation will ultimately provide customers of Alamo and National better service and accessibility to their rental vehicles during the rental car process.”
The project will include the addition of return canopies, a fueling canopy and an Emerald Club canopy, as well as interior renovations for increased efficiency and productivity.
The free-standing canopies will provide customers shelter and safety from weather conditions during car rental and returns. The Alamo and National facilities at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport will remain operational during construction, which is expected to be completed in early fall.
About Enterprise Holdings
Enterprise Holdings, through its regional subsidiaries, owns and operates the Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental brands as well as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. As North America’s largest and most comprehensive service provider in the car rental industry, Enterprise Holdings operates more than one million cars and trucks, the largest fleet of passenger vehicles in the world today. Together, the Alamo, Enterprise and National brands collectively lead the car rental industry with more than a third of all airport business in the U.S. and Canada.
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Bobbitt to Design, Build Addition For St. Stephens Fire Department
06-17-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Bobbitt Design Build recently started work on a 12,700-square-foot addition, as well as renovation of the 2,640-square-foot existing facility for St. Stephens Fire Department, headquartered in Hickory, N.C. The facility is located at 4060 Springs Road in Conover, N.C.
Station #2 was built in 1996 as a two-bay station to improve response time to meet the growth demands in the fire district. The addition will allow Station #2 to become St. Stephens’ primary station for the future.
The new building will feature brick and stone detailing, four drive-thru bays for eight trucks, and four dorm rooms. Also, an improved training facility will allow the fire department to improve response time and effectiveness for its service area.
“We chose Bobbitt because of their fire station experience, and we like how they do business,” said Chief Shawn Greene. “Bobbitt’s approach will allow us to remain operational during construction to continue serving our district and maintain our insurance rating. They are also allowing us to give input on the use of local subcontractors and suppliers.”
All with a unique, integrated approach to design build, Bobbitt has completed more than 25 fire station projects. The new station and renovation has an anticipated completion of early 2011.
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Bobbitt Speaks at ESOP Association Conference
05-12-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Bobbitt Design Build attended and presented at this year’s Tri-State Regional Conference of The Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and New South Chapters of The ESOP Association. The event, “Getting your ESOP on the Green,” provided an opportunity for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participating companies to come together and share best practices.
Don Comer, president and CEO of Bobbitt Design Build, participated on the Sustainability panel, along with Rick Mapp of Kaufman & Canoles, Michael Coffey of Corporate Capital Resources, and Susan Banks of ComSonics. The panel highlighted the issues of sustaining and properly managing the long-term obligations of an ESOP.
Bobbitt has been an ESOP company for 24 years, proving to be a sustainable business model for the plan.
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Bobbitt Begins Student Housing for Living Arts College Campus
02-23-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Living Arts College at School of Communication Arts has selected Bobbitt Design Build to build its first dormitory and an administration/education addition. The “high definition” college, located at 3000 Wakefield Crossing Drive in Raleigh, has pioneered digital art education, offering training in interactive media, animation and game design, digital filmmaking, audio production, digital media and interior design.
The three-story, 21,000-square-foot dormitory will feature 37 two-bedroom suites, and the exterior will have a contemporary look utilizing arches to complement the existing domed buildings on campus. The dormitory space will allow students to live and study on the 8.5-acre campus and enhance the three existing classroom buildings and administration building.
In addition to the dorm, a 4,600-square-foot administration/education addition will provide areas for office staff, a photo and motion capture studio, and a classroom.
School administrators selected Bobbitt for its strong reputation in the community, as well as its ability to offer ideas and evaluation regarding budget cost options. The college also needed a contractor with a proven track record in fast tracking construction projects. Hager Smith Design, PA of Raleigh is the project architect.
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Bobbitt Completes Garlock Helicoflex Phase One Facility;
Phase Two Now Underway
02-09-2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bobbitt Design Build recently completed the first phase of facility upfits for Garlock Helicoflex, a firm that engineers performance metal seals and sealing systems for nuclear facilities around the world. Construction on the next phase is now underway.
Garlock Helicoflex, located on The Boulevard in Columbia, has worked with Bobbitt over the years to review feasibility studies for growth and expansion. These reviews included analyzing the costs of building a new facility versus renovation of the existing location. When an expansion was needed to dramatically increase the company’s capacity to create nuclear metal rings, Bobbitt recommended upfitting an available building nearby that was ideally suited for Garlock’s increased space and production needs.
“We’ve developed a great relationship with Garlock Helicoflex. We go beyond simply addressing the construction process – working with real estate brokers, financiers and the city’s permitting department on their behalf,” said Vic Englert, president of Bobbitt’s Columbia office.
Phase one of the project began in April 2009. The existing 39,000-square-foot facility was converted into 12,000 square feet of office space with the remaining area serving as a precision manufacturing facility. Features include a special filter system for indoor air quality control and 200 foot-candles of lighting to support the stringent production environment. Rings up to 24 feet in diameter are produced, requiring high light levels for thorough quality control inspection.
Despite various delays with permitting and design enhancements, Bobbitt was able to complete phase one on time.
Phase two of the expansion consists of a 6,600-square-foot addition. Inside the impressive 44-foot-tall facility will be a bridge crane used to hoist rings and dip them into vats for chemical coating. The facility will provide advanced ventilation, exhaust and filtration systems and state-of-the-art HVAC systems, which are requirements for the heavy mechanical production process.
Completion of phase two is planned for spring 2010.
“Bobbitt was a great source of knowledge during the design phase and continues to work as a partner with us during the construction phase,” said Jeff Hall, senior project manager for Garlock Sealing Technologies
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Bobbitt to Build Facility for Growing Pediatric Practice in Smithfield
01-27-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Sunshine Pediatrics has selected Bobbitt Design Build to build a new facility for its growing practice that serves Smithfield, N.C., and the Johnston County area. Construction commenced in December 2009.
The 4,750-square-foot medical office building, located in the Booker Dairy Office Park includes 1,000 square feet of available lease space.
Bobbitt worked with the owner to recombine two pieces of land to achieve the square footage required for the new facility. The building will feature exam rooms, lab space and a reception area. The additional space will enable the practice to better serve the needs of its patients.
Anticipated completion is summer 2010.
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Bobbitt to Build Southpoint Animal Hospital with Sustainable Focus
01-14-2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Bobbitt Design Build recently started work on a new facility for Southpoint Animal Hospital. The design build project will be located at 5601 Fayetteville Road in Durham, N.C.
“This animal hospital incorporates many sustainable building features, including a focus on indoor air quality for occupants and animals,” said Jim Bell, senior project developer at Bobbitt. “Energy efficient windows, natural elements, a cool white reflective energy saving roof system, and storm water quality and quantity controls will also be incorporated into the design.” According to Bell, mostly local materials will be used in the building’s construction.
Southpoint Animal Hospital chose Bobbitt to meet the requirements for an effective and efficient hospital with good patient flow and an inviting, healing atmosphere. The new practice will be open for business in the spring of 2010.
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Bobbitt Design Build Selected as Construction and Project Management
Contractor for $50 Million Open Living Community Senior Care Facility
01-05-2010
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior Matters has selected Bobbitt Design Build, LLC, to provide complete construction and project management services for the new Open Living Community facility to be constructed in the 5400 block of Farrow Road in Columbia. Senior Matters and Bobbitt have been working closely with the City of Columbia to coordinate the project and help create the environment for the development of the 10-acre tract.
Construction on the $50 million project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2010. The state-of-the-art facility will be a model to support the growing senior population in South Carolina.
“The Bobbitt team is very excited about this project, and we are looking forward to delivering a first-class facility for seniors” said Eric Vannier, lead project coordinator for Bobbitt. “This is one of the most progressive senior care concepts being developed in the nation, and everyone at Bobbitt is proud to be an integral part of the team that will make it a reality.”
The five-story building will be designed and constructed with the goal of obtaining a LEED Silver Certification. Totaling 254,000 square feet and located within the 10-acre campus, the facility will consist of 146 living units designed for an open living environment and a main level with approximately 30,000 square feet of commercial space that will support the community lifestyle.
According to Vic Englert, president of Bobbitt Design Build, Bobbitt will seek to utilize local subcontractors to support job growth and economic development in the surrounding area. “Bobbitt will draw on our long history of successful projects and our extensive network of high-quality subcontractors to make this project a success,” said Englert.
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