- Completion Date
- January 2009
- Contracting Entity
- L’Auberge-Orchards, LLC
L’Auberge was one of our most complicated projects to date. We were tasked with managing and coordinating the construction and redesign of one of Sedona’s premier resorts while the resort remained open. This project utilized and tested the skills of our project managers and foremen. Working closely with Shephard-Westnitzer’s design team, our project manager directed our crews in rock excavation, utility installation and site construction for 36 pre-manufactured cabins added to the existing resort including 19 cabins placed on the hillside, supported by caissons as well as a two level, 150 stall parking garage while coordinating with over a dozen subcontractors who were working simultaneously.
The unique challenges encountered here included:
- Maintaining a safe environment for the resort staff and quests
- Managing a multiple activities in an extremely small area
- Safely excavating a nearly vertical rock hillside for construction of a parking garage and new units
- Addressing the daily environmental protection of Oak Creek
- Working with multiple local and state agencies and utilities
- Readjusting the schedule and approach to allow for design changes and alterations
We successfully faced each challenge while maintaining satisfaction with subcontractors, agencies and the client.
