RFP - Walla Walla Family Aquatic Center

WALLA WALLA FAMILY AQUATIC CENTERDESIGN & CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

August 1, 2012


August 1, 2012

CITY OF WALLA WALLA


August 1, 2012


August 1, 2012


August 1, 2012planning

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Cover Photo:Oakleaf Water Park - ELM(completed 2008)

This Page and Next Page:“Splash” Water Park at Nocatee - ELM(completed 2010)

Back Cover Photo:Camp Heritage Water Park - ELM(completed 2006)

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“…working with ELM has always been easy.” Ken Wilson, client Gate Land Company

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STEPHEN T. LOVETT ASLA, LEED-APPrincipal In Charge

Pool and Aquatic Design Experience:Anthem – Henderson, Nevada Client: Del Webb Terravita CorporationSun City Grand Aquatic Center – Surprise, Arizona Client: Del Webb CorporationSun City West Aquatic Center – Peoria, Arizona Client: Del Webb CorporationLas Brisas de Santo Domingo – Santo Domingo, Chile Client: Inmobilario Las BrisasLas Brisas de Chicureo – Santiago, Chile Client: Inmobilario de Manqeuhue!e One&Only Palmilla – Los Cabos, Mexico Client: Goldman SachsHotel Del Coronado – Coronado, California Client: Lowe Enterprises!e Lodge at Ocean Hammock – Palm Coast, Florida Client: Lowe EnterprisesHammock Beach Resort – Palm Coast, Florida Client: !e Ginn CompanySouth Hampton – St Augustine, Florida Client: !e LandMar GroupCape House – Jacksonville, Florida Client: !e Development GroupWaterchase – Tampa, Florida Client: Taylor WoodrowSt Johns Forest – St Johns, Florida Client: Taylor WoodrowSt Johns Golf & Country Club – St Augustine, Florida Client: Sampson Creek Comm. Dev. Dist.“Splash” Aquatic Park at Nocatee – Ponte Vedra, Florida Client: Town of NocateeAmelia National – Fernandina Beach, Florida Client: Amelia National Golf ClubCamp Heritage – St Augustine, Florida Client: Six Mile Creek Comm. Dev Dist.Laterra – St Augustine, Florida Client: Intrawest/PlaygroundsTidewater – Jacksonville, Florida Client: ICIRiverTown Aquatics – St Johns, Florida Client: RiverTown Comm. Dev. Dist.Oakleaf Aquatics – Clay County, Florida Client: Double Branch Comm. Dev. Dist.Plantation Oaks Water Park– Clay County, Florida Client: Middle Village Comm. Dev. Dist.Palmetto – Oakleaf, Florida Client: Whitehall Partners5000 Town – Jacksonville, Florida Client: Bove Development Company

References:Tom Spence RusMar email: [email protected] telephone: 813 927 6161

Rick Pariani Davidson email: [email protected] telephone: 904 940 5050


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Landscape Architecture / Architecture / Project ManagementELM

Steve Lovett, ASLA - Principal-in-Charge / Project ManagerChris Overdorf, ASLA - Principal/Project Landscape Architect

Tim Miller, AIA - Principal/Project ArchitectJe! Gibson, ASLA - Landscape Architect

Walla WallaCity Council

Aquatics EngineeringNorth American Aquatics

Terry Wilmotte Paul Foster

City of Walla Wall Parks & RecreationJim Dumont

Parks & Recreation Director

Decisions

City of Walla Walla Administration

Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing

Powell / HinkleLane Hinkle, PE

!omas Elder, PE

GeotechnicalTBD

StructuralTBD

CivilTBD

Code/PermittingTBD

EnvironmentalTBD

PERSONNELTeam Organization Chart

North American Aquatic Design (NAAD) has been selected to provide design guidance and technical leadership with respect to the design of the pool and water-feature plumbing and mechanical systems. Over the past 20-years, NAAD’s principals have designed dozens of pools, water parks, and aquatic facilities and have exceptional expertise in creating unique water play environments that are operationally-friendly and provide ease-of-maintenance. NAAD’s experience includes recreational and competition pools, interactive water features, water slides, lazy rivers, splash pads, spraygrounds, wave pools, and other specialty aquatic play elements.

Powell & Hinkle has been selected to provide mechanical, plumbing, and electrical engineering services, and have a unique expertise in the requirements of high-capacity aquatic and recreational facilities. !e technical requirements of the site and building in an Aquatic support facility (bathroom, break room, concessions/food service,etc.) will vary considerably based upon capacity, temperature, moisture, time-of-year, and other factors. In all cases – whether the facility is at capacity or virtually empty – it is crucial that buildings perform appropriately and at maximum e"ciency. !is expertise is unique to this type of facility and is crucial in serving the needs of guests and sta#. Powell & Hinkle is licensed and has current projects in Washington State.

Local Expertise will be crucial in the successful execution of the project. ELM will rely on a local consultant team that is most familiar and quali$ed for the speci$c needs of the Family Aquatic Center project. We anticipate a Walla Walla-based consultant team to provide structural, environmental, geotechnical, survey, materials testing, hazardous materials abatement, permitting, and civil engineering expertise. ELM suggests working with the City to identify and select the most quali$ed local experts in these disciplines. !e City will gain the greatest value will through ELM’s specialized Aquatic and Water Park expertise, partnered with a Walla Walla-based team of experts that is most familiar with the particulars of the site and local administrative and political process.


PROJECT UNDERSTANDING, APPROACH, AND SCHEDULE

ELM follows a highly-structured and integrated work plan on each project, organized sequentially ensuring the appropriate opportunities for client input, consultant coordination, and construction cost review throughout all project phases. It is crucial that technical issues are identi$ed and resolved prior to becoming problems during construction, requiring costly repairs or $eld-adjustments.

Because of our extensive Aquatic and Water Plan experience, we understand the unique requirements and coordination demands of demolition and construction including: site access and circulation, building programming, building design/use/operation, slide tower design, pool plumbing, pool mechanical/$ltration systems, stormwater/drainage, site lighting and power distribution, sound/speakers, landscape plantings, site furnishings, irrigation, paving, fencing, storage, maintenance, and other related improvements.

ELM’s multi-disciplined approach practices site (landscape architecture) and building design disciplines (architecture) together, allowing continuous matter-of-course communication and coordination throughout the project. Much of the success or failure of any project is in “how you treat the edges”, and with ELM’s structure there are no-edges that go unresolved or design issues left to chance. For the Walla Walla Family Aquatic Center, ELM suggests the following tasks be completed in accordance with a clearly de$ned, sequentially-phased Scope of Work:

Phase I – Programming/Data Collection & Research Task A – Data Collection/Base Sheet Set-up Task B - Programming & Stakeholder Engagement Task C – Project Research/Familiarity/Technical UnderstandingPhase II – Schematic Design Task A – Landscape Architectural Schematic Design Task B – Architectural Schematic Design Task C – Subconsultant Schematic Design Task D – Schematic Construction Cost ReviewPhase III– Design Development Task A – Landscape Architectural Design Development Task B – Architectural Design Development Task C – Subconsultant Design Development Task D – Outline Speci$cations Task D – Design Development Construction Cost ReviewPhase IV – Construction Documents Task A – Landscape Architectural Construction Documents Task B – Architectural Construction Documents Task C – Subconsultant Construction Documents Task D – Speci$cations/Project Manual Task E – Bid SubmittalPhase V – Bid Assistance/Permitting Task A – Bid Assistance Task B - PermittingPhase VI – Construction Administration Task A – Construction Period Assistance Task B – Pay Application Requests/Administration Task C – Project Closeout

“...describe the tasks that must be accomplished to complete the project and a narrative description of how your team proposes to execute the tasks in the most cost effective way.”


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Utilizing Local ResourcesELM realizes this is a huge investment for the residents of Walla Walla, especially for a recreational facility in these challenging economic times. !e Family Aquatics Center can be a big contributor to Walla Walla’s quality of life, and we know that the expectation to create a fantastic amenity and to maximize the value of this investment is very high. !is is why ELM has formed the very best core team of design experts and specialists in the Aquatic and Water Play design industry – to serve the City and to bring unique talents that do not exist within the Walla Walla community.

However, for this project to be successful it needs to be $rmly grounded in the culture, and character of Walla Walla’s community and landscape. Beyond the core team of design experts, ELM will partner with local experts, engineers, and consultants – individuals and $rms who understand the nuances of the site, the city, the process, and the values of the community. We will work with the City to identify the most capable local members of the project team including: surveyors, civil engineers, geotechnical consultants, environmental consultants, and others, and expect that those local experts will comprise the majority of our project team.

ELM’s best work is a result of our collaborative culture. We look forward to immersing ourselves in Walla Walla, working directly with the city and community in an open and collegial way to $nd out what’s most important and to learn about their goals and objectives. At the same time, we will draw on the expertise and familiarity of local consultants and experts to collect and verify data in the most timely and cost-e#ective manner and help galvanize the project’s local ownership and pride of authorship

Ultimately, this project will belong to the citizens of Walla Walla – and we believe it will become one of the regions great social and recreational assets. We care for the legacy of our work in the community, feel a great obligation to help deliver the best project possible, and have assembled a team and structure designed to ensure the most positive outcome.

Project Challenges!e proposed Family Aquatic Center represents a complex design assignment, and more importantly represents a major recreational opportunity for the community. It is crucial that all potential challenges be identi$ed as early in the process as possible, and resolved successfully in the design and execution of the project. We have identi$ed six key challenges in this project. Please $nd each of those identi$ed below, together with our approach to addressing them:

Social Challenges: A family aquatic facility is created as a place for fun. A place for interaction with water and with others. !e facility must be designed to inspire children (of all ages), encourage dynamic interaction and play with water in a variety of forms, and provide active and passive venues for multiple generations of guests. ELM has an uncommon depth of understanding about how people play and interact with water, how to design for multiple generations, and how to create a sense of wonder and inspiration through design. We also understand the needs of non-swimmers, and the design of pools for children to learn to swim, as well as the ability for parents to maintain visual and supervisory control over children of di#erent ages as a part of the facility’s design. ELM will work with the client and project stakeholders from the outset of the project to understand the goals of the project in the community, and develop program and design solutions to achieve those objectives.

“...describe particular challenges which you foresee this project presenting and your approach for addressing these challenges.”

“...describe how the team plans to utilize local resources and how the team will collect or verify required data in a timely and cost conscious fashion.”


Functional/Operational Challenges: Water parks and Aquatic facilities have unique operational and functional needs, both to serve guest and sta# requirements. Lessons learned through the completion of dozens of projects gives ELM a unique perspective on the sta"ng, maintenance, and operational needs of a facility. ELM suggests working as early as possible in the design process with the facility’s management team to determine speci$c issues, preferences, protocols, and programmatic requirements – and establishing design solutions that create e"ciency and enhanced performance. To this end, a feasibility study will also be conducted on the existing bathouse structure to determine it’s suitability for partial reuse.

Technical Challenges: A well-designed Aquatic facility requires more technical coordination than virtually any other type of recreational facility. !e facility needs to perform optimally for as many months of the year as possible - when it is both full-to-capacity, or when it is virtually empty – and issues of constructability need to be understood. ELM’s team is familiar with all aspects of the technical challenges of pool and aquatic facilities, and the unique requirements with respect to governing Department of Health codes and regulations. ELM has the technical expertise necessary to design for wet and dry surfaces, as well as issues of heat, humidity and capacity in buildings’ mechanical ventilation and air handling systems. Additionally, it is understood that the project is a Public Works Project, and that all speci$cations, bid documents, construction administration services, and other aspects of the project work will be required to comply with Washington State Public Works and the City of Walla Walla requirements and process.

Ecological Challenges: Butcher Creek is located in close proximity to the proposed Aquatic Center improvements, and a comprehensive stormwater strategy will be required as an integral part of this design e#ort to accommodate the site work, new construction, and to maintain or enhance the creek’s water quality. ELM has extensive experience in Low Impact Design and natural resource planning, and will work together to develop strategies that integrate sustainable stormwater strategies into the project’s design.

Cultural Challenges: Every community is di#erent, and the design of this facility should represent the authentic culture and character of Walla Walla. We recognize that water play is fun and can be whimsical, however, we suggest that “o# the shelf” water play elements and site treatments may not re%ect the quality and character that the citizens should expect, nor are they necessarily the most cost e#ective. Our team has experience in designing custom spraygrounds, splash pads, pools, and water play elements, and adapting manufactured slides and components into features that are special and have integrity to the communities in which they are located. ELM will work closely with the client and stakeholder groups to identify key cultural “stories” or particular design requirements based on Walla Walla’s history, landscape, civic character, demographics, and anticipated guest needs.

Aesthetic Challenges: Evidence shows that enduring value is added through beauty and creativity, and that an “ordinary” prototypical aquatics facility will not achieve the same success as one that is unique and intentionally well designed. An attractive facility will invite new guests, entice guests to stay longer, and be a better representation of the aspirations of the community. ELM’s experience suggests that good design doesn’t need to cost more or sacri$ce technical performance.

Cost Control & Certainty: Perhaps the most important aspect of this project is the assurance that the project’s design is consistent with the approved budget. ELM takes the stewardship of project budgets and resources very seriously, and has a Project Total Cost (PTC) management system that is designed to ensure consistent budget and cost evaluation at every phase of the project. ELM’s e#orts in evaluating estimated construction costs during the project design phases consistently results in projects that are designed with greater constructability, and within budget.


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We believe that the City of Walla Walla’s timeframe is realistic for a Grand Opening in June 2014, and ELM has established a Work Plan to meet that schedule.

ELM will commit the full resources of the !rm to meet established timeframes and deadlines, and will have the constant Partner-level leadership and accountability throughout the project to ensure the highest level of service.

In order to facilitate the extent of client and team communication, coordination, and input necessary to ensure a successful project, ELM will have recurring meetings scheduled on-site weekly or bi-weekly as necessary based upon the phase of work. ELM’s system of management, communication, and coordination results in projects that are well-coordinated, technically-sound, and delivered on time and within budget.


“Splash” Water Park at NocateeClient/Owner: Tolomato Community Development DistrictProject Size: Approximately 7-acresCost: $16.8-millionBudget: $18-millionCompleted: 2010Contact: Mr. Greg Barbour 4314 Pablo Oaks Court Jacksonville, Florida 32224 e [email protected] t (904) 992-9750

Camp Heritage Aquatic ParkClient/Owner: Six Mile Creek Community Development DistrictProject Size: Approximately 4-acresCost: $6-millionBudget: $6-millionCompleted: 2005Contact: Mr. Rick Pariani 100 East Town Place – Suite 100 St Augustine, Florida 32092 e [email protected] t (904) 940-5050

Plantation Oaks Aquatic CenterClient/Owner: Middle Village Community Development DistrictProject Size: Approximately 9-acresCost: $9.2-millionBudget: $9.2-millionCompleted: 2007 (Phase I), 2011 (Phase II)Contact: Mr. Don Hinson 3030 Hartley Road – Suite 300 Jacksonville, Florida 32257 e [email protected] t (904) 262-7718

RiverTown AquaticsClient/Owner: Rivers Edge Community Development DistrictProject Size: Approximately 6-acresCost: $7.1-millionBudget: $7.1-millionCompleted: 2012Contact: Mr. Chris Kuhn 39 Riverwalk Boulevard St Johns, Florida 32259 e [email protected] t (904) 358-6018

Oakleaf AquaticsClient/Owner: Double Branch Community Development DistrictProject Size: Approximately 4.5-acres (part of a 20+ acre park/athletic facility)Cost: $5.3-millionBudget: $5.3-millionCompleted: 2005 (Phase I), 2010 (Phase II)Contact: Mr. Don Hinson 3030 Hartley Road – Suite 300 Jacksonville, Florida 32257 e [email protected] t (904) 262-7718

REFERENCESRelevant and Directly Related Project Experience

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“…they practice very personally, with a tremendous amount of respect for their fellow professionals, and how they related their service role to their client.” Rick Pariani, client Davidson


“SPLASH” WATER PARK AT NOCATEE Ponte Vedra, Florida

Nocatee’s “Splash” Aquatics Park is the focal point of the 75-acre Community Park and serves as an important link to the community’s neighborhoods, amenities and roadways. It is the primary social and recreational amenity for a burgeoning community.

ELM provided comprehensive programming, planning, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction administration services for the Town of Nocatee’s primary community clubhouse, $tness center, concessions building, and water park.

FACTS

9,000 s.f. Lagoon Pool with Zero EntryConcessions Building470 foot long Lazy River Water Slide Tower – with two slides (36’ ht, and 22’ ht.)Kids Spray Ground with Tolomato River theme

Client: Tolomato Community Development District

Cost: $16.8 million (budget: $18 million) - completed 2010

BENEFITS

Social Clubhouse “Crosswater Hall” with Ballroom, Catering Kitchen, Resident Services & Admin O"cesFitness/Wellness Center with separate Cardio & Group Fitness Social Cabana with Outdoor Kitchen, Social Gathering, and Restrooms


CAMP HERITAGE AQUATIC PARKSt. Augustine, Florida

“Camp Heritage” is the primary social and recreational amenity within the family-oriented Heritage Landing community.

Designed to re%ect the rural character of historic north Florida $sh camps and the unique William Bartram Scenic Corridor, the clubhouse and site have an informality and naturalistic “$t” with the region’s indigenous %ora. Designed to have a impact on the site, the project emphasizes community gatherings, social engagement, recreation, wellness/$tness, and competition and recreational aquatic activity.

FACTS

9,000 s.f. Clubhouse

Additional Fitness Building

Poolside seating with shaded arbor and active water columns

Heated Social pool with zero entry, and iconic 36-foot tall water-slide tower

Competition six-lane Junior Olympic Pool

Manatee Springs plaza spray area

BENEFITS

High-capacity Water PlayInformal Pool DesignManatee Springs Plaza Splash PlayIntegration of low maintenance/native landscapeDesigned for four-season use

Client: Six Mile Creek Community Development District

Cost: $6 million (budget: $6 million) - completed 2006


FACTS

9,000 s.f. Lagoon PoolSix-lane Junior Olympic Competition PoolKids Spray Ground with Tilting BucketPoolside Concessions Building28’ Dual Water Slide: Tunnel Flume and Open FlumeZero Entry Pool feature

BENEFITS

Integrates planning, architecture, and landscape architectureHigh-qualtity tennis facility, supports league play Baseball/Softball $eldsMulti-generational, designed all agesEnhances landscape character

Client: Middle Village Community Development District

Cost: $9.2 million (budget: $9.2 million) - completed 2006

Designed to provide a dynamic recreational amenity and to preserve and celebrate the site’s unique natural character, Plantation Oaks Park has become the social and recreational hub of an 11,000-resident community.

Located amidst a canopy of mature live oaks and a Loblolly Pine forest, Plantation Oaks Park is the second major amenity in the Oakleaf neighborhood,. A two-story classical antebellum-style clubhouse anchors the nearly 40-acre site. ELM’s design for the park included: the Plantation Oaks Club; a major pool and aquatics facility; a “tennis garden” with eight courts and pro shop; playground; basketball; baseball $elds, trails, and lakefront pavilion. ELM recently expanded the park, creating an eight-lane competition lap-pool and associated restroom and pavilion structures.

PLANTATION OAKS AQUATICSClay County, Florida


RIVERTOWN AQUATICSSt. Johns, Florida

Client: Rivers Edge Community Development District


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Designed for family & multigenerational useProgrammed to support multiple parties and eventsFlexible to accommodate high-capacity family use

Designed to provide a social and recreational hub for a growing community, RiverTown’s Aquatic Center o#ers a dynamic array of active and passive water play.

!e Aquatic Center at RiverTown is designed for families, providing active water-oriented recreation for all ages. Created for %exibility and high capacity, the facility’s plan provides opportunities for play and discreet pavilion structures to host multiple picnics, parties and special events simultaneously. A 21-foot tall water slide creates an architecturally impressive landmark and re%ects the unique character and culture of the region.


OAKLEAF PLANTATIONClay County, Florida

FACTS

6-lane Junior Olympic Competition PoolConcessions BuildingInteractive Lagoon PoolKids Spray Ground with themed Water TowerPoolside Shade Cabana28’-tall Water Slide

BENEFITS

High capacity facility

Designed to host sports teams and leagues of di#ering ages

Design & planning integrates building and site improvements

Encourages four-season use and multi-purpose programming

Original plan is adaptable, supports additional/new uses

Client: Double Branch Community Development District


Oakleaf Community Park is an active athletic and recreation complex designed for high capacity use for a fast-growing residential population. An impressive array of sports $elds and recreational amenities creates a strong “Central Park” for the community it serves.

Serving one of the nations fastest growing regions, Oakleaf Community Park is the $rst major park amenity in the 6,400-acre Oakleaf community. Consisting of approximately 30-acres, ELM provided planning, architecture, and landscape architectural design services and construction administration for all elements of the park, including: pool, aquatic play, and waterslide; playground; $tness trail; tennis courts; basketball courts; $tness and social buildings; $eld house/concessions building; and six full size soccer $elds.

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KEY PERSONNEL

CHRIS OVERDORF, ASLA Principal/Project Landscape Architect

Tim Miller is a talented registered architect with more than 25 years of experience in the design and construction documentation of a variety of project types and clients. Mr. Miller is currently registered in the states of Florida, North Carolina and Georgia, and has the unique combined talents as a gifted innovative designer and pro$cient technician.

During his career, he has extensive experience in the design of unique o"ce/commercial buildings, resort and club facilities including golf clubs, $tness, spa, and wellness facilities, community amenities, places of worship, and residential buildings and homes.

Known as a great team leader and collaborator, Tim has lead complex multidiscipline design teams on complex projects, primarily in the southeastern United States. A student of architectural history, Tim seeks to $nd solutions based in the traditions of craftsmanship, community, and sustainability. He received his Bachelor of Design degree from the University of Florida in 1981 and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Auburn University in 1987. While at the University of Florida he pursued a diverse $eld of study which emphasized historic preservation and passive solar design.

TIM MILLER, AIA Principal/Project Architect

Chris is a planner and nationally certi$ed landscape architect that believes to create strong resilient communities we need to engage our neighbors and together implement land use decisions and design treatments that serve as examples for the next generation to build upon. For the past 25 years he has worked in a broad range of interconnected

parks, recreation and land use projects that have helped his clients realize the importance of our parks and open spaces as our biggest legacy. His work includes both site and regional scale speci$c interventions that support each other including strategic parks & open space planning, community visioning, outdoor recreation planning, green infrastructure planning, scenic conservation & visual impact analysis, transportation planning, urban forest planning, and ecosystem services valuation. Prior to heading up ELM’s Seattle o"ce, he spent 10 years with Jones & Jones (the last $ve years as a partner) working on parks & open space, wildlife conservation and green infrastructure projects ranging in scale from thousands of acres to small pocket parks.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Washington Parks Sound-Friendly Plan, Des Moines, Belfair, Coupeville,Washington

Colman Park Restoration, Seattle, Washington

Necanium Estuary Parks Plan, Seaside, Oregon

Balboa Park, San Diego, California

Semiahmoo Spit Parks & Open Space Plan, Blaine, Washington

Relevant Experience

Oakleaf Plantation Amenity Center, Community Park and Play Fields, Clay County, Florida

Nocatee Amenity Center St. Johns County, Florida

Heritage Landing Amenity Center and Community Parks, St. Augustine, Florida

Plantation Oaks Amenity Center and Play Fields, Clay County, Florida

RiverTown Clubhouse and Aquatics, St. Johns, Florida


Mr. Wilmotte is the founder and President of North American Aquatic Design, inc. and has over 43 years of related engineering experience. Prior to joining TLC as a Senior Aquatic Engineer, Terry was in charge of Plumbing, Fire Protection and Aquatic design for the engineering $rm of Evans and Hammond, Inc. and to his credits, designed

systems for numerous projects that include hotels, clubhouses, resorts, naval and educational facilities.

Terry has designed a variety of pools, spas and fountains for a variety of clients such as Walt Disney World, Florida universities, YMCAs, and numerous country clubs.

TERRY WILMOTTE Aquatic Design

Je# Gibson is a registered Landscape Architect with over 10 years experience. He has professional experience in a wide variety of project types but has focused primarily on the development of resort style community amenity centers and associated recreational facilities. His creativity, curiosity, and technical understanding have provided a

unique contribution to numerous successful projects.

Je# understands the interface between building and site, resulting in superior design solutions. His attention to detail and intuitive understanding of construction issues ensures that all aspects of design are properly executed. Je# has a drive to exceed client expectations and the commitment to deliver results.

JEFF GIBSON, ASLA Landscape Architect

Relevant Experience

Animal Kingdom Lodge Pools, Walt Disney World Resorts, Orlando, Florida

Disney’s Hong Kong and Hawaii Resorts

Saratoga Springs Resort, Walt Disney World Resorts, Orlando, Florida

Port Orleans Resort, Walt Disney World Resorts, Orlando, Florida

Marriot Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida

Relevant Experience

Amelia National Clubhouse, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Riverside Presbyterian Day School Play!eld Expansion, Jacksonville, Florida Johns Creek Amenity, St. Johns, Florida TideWater Amenity Center and Fields, Nassau County, Florida

RiverTown Amenity Center and Aquatics, St. Johns, Florida


PAUL FOSTER Aquatic Design

Mr. Hinkle holds professional registrations in both mechanical and electrical engineering with over 24 years experience in the $eld. Prior to joining Powell & Hinkle Engineering, Mr. Hinkle worked at various facilities within the Lockheed Martin Corporation. !is gave Lane a broad exposure to project management, research and development,

manufacturing, and o"ce/storage facility design/implementation. Since joining Powell & Hinkle Engineering, Mr. Hinkle has been responsible for the design and project management of projects including commercial/retail, condominium/resort, industrial and institutional facilities. !is experience includes new construction and renovations in both design bid and design build project teams. Lane holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of South Florida and certi$cates from General Electric Co.: Engineering A, B & C Courses.

LANE HINKLE, PE Mechnical, Plumbing, Electrical

Prior to joining North American Aquatic Design, inc., Mr. Foster provided aquatic design for the engineering $rms of TLC and Evans and Hammond. His 35 years of design experience includes educational facilities, gymnasiums and natatoriums, military facilities, hotels and clubhouses, aquatic centers and water theme parks. Paul has vast experience in construction administration.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Silver Springs Wild Water Park, Silver Springs,Florida

"e Swimming Hole Water Park, Hannibal, Missouri

Shipwrecked Island Water Park, Panama City, Florida

FantaSea Water Park, Wichita, Kansas

Vacation Club Resort and Pools, Walt Disney World Resorts, Orlando, Florida

Relevant Experience

Fernandina Beach Aquatic and Recreation Center, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Palencia Swim and Fitness Center St. Augustine, Florida

Brooks Family YMCA, Jacksonville, Florida

Joint Base Lewis/McChord Warrior Zone, Fort Lewis, Washington

NFL Youth Education Town, Jacksonville, Florida

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Mr. Elder has over 15 years experience in the $eld of electrical engineering and construction. Prior to joining Powell & Hinkle Engineering, Mr. Elder worked as a Journeyman Electrician and has hands-on experience in both industrial and commercial electrical systems installations. Since joining Powell & Hinkle Engineering,

Mr. Elder has been responsible for the design for a broad array of projects and is currently responsible for all electrical engineering projects at Powell & Hinkle Engineering. His experience includes lighting analysis, point-by-point photometric plans, power system distribution, emergency power generation, UPS systems, low voltage network cabling and $re alarm system design. Mr. Elder’s hands-on experience coupled with his education and design experience make him a highly e#ective design engineer with a practical and cost e#ective outlook. Tom holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida.

THOMAS ELDER, PE Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical

Relevant Experience

Fernandina Beach Aquatic and Recreation Center, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Palencia Swim and Fitness Center St. Augustine, Florida

Brooks Family YMCA, Jacksonville, Florida

Joint Base Lewis/McChord Warrior Zone, Fort Lewis, Washington NFL Youth Education Town, Jacksonville, Florida

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