by Winning Associated General Contractors of America Awards
The Trinka Davis Veterans Village takes top honor in construction division and
merits in best sustainable building practices division.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (June 11, 2013) – R. K. Redding
Construction (RKR) of Bremen, Georgia, a
full service, multi-disciplinary construction management and general
construction contracting firm, received two awards from AGC Georgia, the statewide
chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (AGC of America)
at its “Build Georgia” award ceremony in Hilton Head Island, SC. The firm’s
work on the Trinka Davis Veteran’s Village was recognized with a First Place Award in the construction
division and a Merit Award for best
sustainable practices.
Trinka Davis |
RKR served as the General Contractor for the Trinka Davis Foundation to
build a Primary Care Clinic and an Assisted Living Facility for the Veterans
Administration of America. The Trinka Davis Veterans Village is a $17 million gift
from the Trinka Davis Foundation of Birmingham, AL, and is staffed and operated
by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
At the grand
opening event, Dr. Robert Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, US Dept. of
Veterans Affairs, said, "The
Trinka Davis Veterans Village is absolutely the finest community-based
veterans’ clinic and assisted living facility that I've ever been associated
with."
Trinka Davis
Foundation President Fred Kelley said, "RKR not only built the project in
accordance with the high standards specified, but also seemed to take ownership
of and pride in the project. The Foundation could not be more satisfied with
RKR's work in constructing this sophisticated and beautiful facility."
Located in Carrollton, the 83,000 sq. ft. complex features a 48-bed
assisted living capability, as well as 88 treatment and rehabilitation rooms.
It has already been certified as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) Gold facility by the U.S. Green Building Council. The original 12-month
schedule was condensed into 10 months from completed design to substantial
completion in order to meet the needs of the legal and financial transfer from
the Trinka Davis Foundation to the United States Government.
Recent AGC Georgia Awards for RKR include the following projects:GT
Boggs NRE Lab Renovation and UWG Campus Bookstore (2012), Paulding County High
School addition and a Best Sustainable Practices Award (2011), UWG’s Greek
Village (2010), North Paulding School Cluster (2009), and Rockmart Middle
School (2008).
View this project at the R.K. Redding website Trinka Davis Veterans Village page.
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