Challenge Design-Build Project Delivery Addressed

Faced with a compressed timeline and a project without a known budget, the owner selected design build to rebuild what was lost in the Royal Gorge Fire.

Summary

The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a vital economic engine for southern Colorado, was devastated by the Royal Gorge Fire on June 11, 2013. Faced with a compressed timeline and a project without a known budget, the owner selected The Beck Group to rebuild the park’s facilities through a fully integrated design-build delivery model. In less than 13 months from award, the Beck team took the project from a scorched site to grand opening.

Design-Build Team

Client/Owner: The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
Design-Builder: The Beck Group
General Contractor: The Beck Group
Architect: Beck Architecture, LLC
Engineers: Brockette Davis Drake,RMH Group, Inc., Kimley-Horn & Associates
Specialty Contractors: KL&A, Inc., Murphy Company, Langston Concrete, Chaparrel (dba Alpine Glass of Grand Junction)
Duration of Construction: 7 months
Project Cost: $13,657,441