Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Schmidt Family Complex
Miller Legg provided engineering, survey / SUE and irrigation design services for Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) new Schmidt Family Complex on the Boca Raton campus.
The project consisted of the design and construction of a new state-of-the-art 166,000 SF facility for its academic and athletic program with a grand lobby and main street, athletic and academic learning center, weight and training room, coaches offices, two outdoor football practice fields with lighting and natural grass, and expansion of the ground floor at Parking Garage 3 which houses classroom and office space for the College of Business. Miller Legg provided boundary and topographic survey and subsurface utility engineering (SUE) location services, along with engineering design for utilities, pavement, signing and marking, drainage, ADA accessibility, irrigation, grading, redevelopment, road circulation solutions, tree inventory and arborist review. Permitting services were provided through the City of Boca Raton Utilities, the Palm Beach County Health Department, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the Lake Worth Drainage District, and the FAU Building Department.
In addition, Miller Legg provided bidding assistance, construction administration and certification services. The construction contract administration services provided included project meetings, site visits to observe the quality and quantity of construction and preparing interval field observation reports, contractor pay application review, shop drawing, product data and sample review/approval, contract document RFI response, construction completion inspection for accuracy and completeness, record document preparation.
Awarded:
- FEFPA Winter 2021 Architecture Showcase, Award of Merit, 2021
- FEFPA Conference Architectural Showcase, First Place, University Category, 2019
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