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| Dear Jody,
Over
the past 3 years we have all experienced several false starts to an
economic recovery. I don’t believe many people thought the
recession / depression would last as long as it has. While I don’t
want to proclaim the end to the recession, we certainly have
experienced our own recovery over the last several months at Watkins
Landmark. While I am confident our growth has a lot to do with the
persistence and determination that is built into our company culture,
it is pretty clear as well that this latest start of the recovery has
roots. Either way, I feel Watkins Landmark has caught the first
wave of the recovery. We plan to ride it for sometime before
coming into shore.
Our featured article is on our Guard House and Gates project in Fairbanks Ranch.
Dean Schumacher, our project manager on this project has written
the article. While guard houses and gates wouldn’t appear to be a
complicated project, this one has some significant earthwork and traffic
control challenges. We
have also updated our Random Notes section with the latest news tidbits
at Watkins Landmark. There are updates and pictures
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Jody James Watkins
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on the construction at the SBPC Preschool tenant improvements, San Luis Rey Crossing TI, Alliance Charter Schools, and Burbank Extended projects. We also get to introduce a couple new employees at Watkins Landmark as well as another LEED Green Associate.
As
always, if you have any comments or questions about this newsletter,
please do not hesitate to drop us an email. Your comments have
helped shape this newsletter over the years.
Sincerely,
Jody James Watkins
CEO / President
Watkins Landmark Construction, Inc.
858-259-1240
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Fairbanks Ranch Project is Out of the Gate Fast!
By Dean Schumacher
Our
Fairbanks Ranch Gates and Guardhouses project is off to a great start.
Fairbanks Ranch is one of the most secure and exclusive
neighborhoods in the country. This project is very important to
the residents, neighbors, and even County of San Diego. In a
recent newsletter put out by Fairbanks Ranch,
the Board of Directors reports that “Watkins Landmark has been selected
as the General Contractor…due to their construction and engineering
expertise.”
This project involves the complete
demolition and reconstruction of the 2 main entry gates in the Fairbanks
Ranch Community, expansion of San Dieguito Road including the addition
of 2 deceleration lanes, and extensive other improvements. Watkins
Landmark worked closely with the Fairbanks Ranch Association in
planning the construction and phasing of the project and determined that
a complete closure of the 2 gates, and routing of traffic through the
secondary gates, would allow construction to proceed in the most
effective manner, shorten the schedule and save on cost. This
turned out to be a win for all parties involved.
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With the keyway adjacent to the wetlands, ground water has been one of the many challenges WLC has had to overcome.
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After demolishing the existing guard
houses, one of the first orders of business was to build the retaining
walls that will allow for the widening of San Dieguito Road. Due
to the proximity of the wetlands, and the existing soil conditions, Leighton Consulting
has designed a stabilized rock blanket as the foundation for our
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls. A Verdura wall,
designed and built by Soil Retention, Inc has
been selected for this wall based on the performance record of zero
structural failures, aesthetics, and cost. The larger
retaining wall on this project is 4625 SF and will be constructed in
approximately 7 days. This is about one-third the time required to
construct a standard masonry or cast in place wall.
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Once the groundwater is removed, Koloa Pacific needs to work
quickly to place the keyway in preparation for the soil retention wall.
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The next phase of construction will
involve encasing an existing sewer line, and re-routing the existing
water main at each gate. The large water mains are 16″ and 8″ in
diameter and service over 500 homes in the development. To limit
disruption of service to the residences, Watkins Landmark is
subcontracting with Schilling-Paradise Corporation
who lay and prepare the new pipe prior to disconnecting the existing
line. The cut-over activity will result in a water outage of less
than 8 hours for a minimal disruption to the neighborhood.
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Demolition of guardhouse 6. Demolition is always a fun scope of work in the construction process.
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About Watkins Landmark Construction, Inc.
Watkins Landmark Construction was founded by Jody James Watkins in 2004. Jody founded the company with the purpose to build landmark projects. With
every project we build, we want to satisfy our client not only on a
quality, economic and functional level, but a personal level as well. Furthermore, we strive to build projects that will stand out to the surrounding community as well as our clients. Hence the term “Landmark” in our name.
Watkins Landmark Construction, Inc.
560 Stevens Avenue
Solana Beach, California 92075
858-259-1240
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Random Notes…..
Watkins Landmark is wrapping up our renovation of the Burbank Extended Stay apartment complex for Warren Properties. Below are some pictures of our work at the project:
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Renovating the front entrance
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| Perimeter landscape around the extended stay project |
Phase
1 of the preschool tenant improvement project is wrapping up at Solana
Beach Presbyterian while Phase 2 is getting underway. So far the
project has been running smooth thanks to our project team of Chris
Eagen, Dan Poulton and Kristian Burchat.
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| Hallway in the first phase of SBPC |
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| Parking lot in the first phase is nearing completion |
Watkins Landmark has mobilized at our Alliance School project in Los Angeles. We have teamed up with Bouma Construction to build this project. It is our 3rd Charter School project with Bouma.
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| WLC trailer at the Alliance Charter School project |
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| Entrance at the Alliance Charter School project. WLC and Bouma prepare for the export process. |
Warm
shell for Starbuck’s at San Luis Rey Crossing obtained substantial
completion. Watkins Landmark completed San Luis Rey Crossing in
2010.
Watkins Landmark was awarded the Alliance School CRAHS #5 project by Bouma Construction. This will be the 4th Alliance School project we have partnered with Bouma Construction on.
Chris
Eagen, Project Executive at Watkins Landmark Construction was obtained
his LEED Green Associate Accredition last month. Way to go Chris!
Watkins
Landmark hired Rob Woolley as a Superintendent. Rob will run our
Alliance School project on Broadway Avenue in Los Angeles. Welcome
to the team Rob!
Rudy
Garcia was promoted from Foreman to Assistant Superintendent this
month. Congratulations Rudy! Great work in your first year
with Watkins Landmark!
Watkins
Landmark hired Laya Polidori as a Project Manager. Laya will
handle our growing backlog of small tenant improvement projects.
Welcome to the team Laya!
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