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NEWSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |  |
Fort Collins, Colo., November 27, 2007 - In just two weeks in October, leading industry groups awarded Heath Construction five honors for recent mountain projects: a 750-acre Girl Scout camp near Red Feather Lakes and a riverside plaza/riverwalk in Estes Park, Colo.
For both projects, Heath overcame Mother Nature's hurdles - including huge snowstorms, gale-force winds and frigid temperatures - to complete the projects on time and under budget.
Magic Sky Ranch, built for the Girl Scouts - Mile Hi Council in rugged mountains near Red Feather Lakes last fall and winter, was named "Project of the Year: $5 million - $15 million" by the Associated General Contractors of Colorado. The project also received a Silver Hard Hat Award from Colorado Construction magazine.
The $8.2 million project involved building a 10,000-square-foot dining hall with 60-foot vaulted ceilings, an 8,000-square foot activities center, 10 cabins, a large equestrian center and miles of walking paths. The camp's secluded location and access only by remote dirt roads created challenges when such materials as 70-foot-long trusses or mixed cement that hardened in a few hours were hauled from Front Range locations.
For the $1.9 million Estes Park project, Heath replaced crumbling retaining walls along Fall River though downtown and created the beautiful Wiest Plaza/Riverwalk.
The Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects awarded Heath the President's Award of Excellence and a Land Steward Designation award for the complex project. The Associated General Contractors of Colorado presented Heath an ACE Award of Merit in the category "Meeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job."
The three awards Heath received for the Estes Park project acknowledge the construction team's hard work re-routing the river to allow construction of the 20-foot-tall retaining wall, filtering water to reduce sediments that could harm fish, and communicating constantly with local shop owners to minimize the impact on local business.
About Heath Construction
Heath Construction, founded in 1977, is one of Northern Colorado's premier construction companies. Heath has the experience on staff to meet the special needs of virtually any project imaginable. From simple tenant finishes to multi-million dollar office complexes, Heath handles projects as diverse as the region's business community - including schools, sophisticated bio-lab facilities, parks and streetscapes, assisted-living facilities, churches, restaurants and retail shops. While a significant percentage of Heath's work is on a design/build or CM/GC basis, the company also believes competitive bid work is healthy for Heath and beneficial for clients. For more information, call 970-221-4195 or visit www.heathconstruction.com.
Contact:
Randy DeMario, Heath Construction
970-221-4195
randy@heathconstruction.com
Laura Dowling, Dowling Public Relations
970-218-6601
ldowling@dowlingpr.com