Excellence in Safety: Award of Merit: SoJo Station

SoJo Station in South Jordan was designed with the benefits of transit-oriented development in mind.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JACOBSEN CONSTRUCTION CO.

SoJo Station
South Jordan, Utah
Award of Merit

Owner: Millrock Development/Stack Real Estate
Lead Design Firm: Beecher Walker Architects
General Contractor: Jacobsen Construction Co.
Structural Engineer: Dunn & Associates Inc., Reaveley Engineers
Civil Engineer: S.E. Sciences
MEP Engineer: CCI Mechanical Inc.
Contract Glazing Services: B&D Glass
Key Subcontractors: Allen’s Masonry Co.; B&B Excavating Inc.; Cache Valley Electric; Cives Steel Co.; Erickson Landscaping; Gene Peterson Concrete; Hunt Electric Inc.; Mountain Crane Service; Staker Parson Cos.; Standard Drywall

SoJo Station in South Jordan was designed with the benefits of transit-oriented development in mind. The project includes core-and-shell construction of a Class A, six-story office building and a three-level parking structure with 2,200 stalls. Amenities include a fitness facility, showers, bicycle lockers and an onsite cafe. The building is near a UTA commuter-rail stop, a bus station and an Embassy Suites hotel.

Jacobsen Construction embraced a proactive, tailored approach to job safety in all phases. That included securing a parking lot near the site for specialty contractors. Crews did not need to cross busy roadways to get from the parking lot to the jobsite. The site-specific safety plan involved onsite orientation and training with clear expectations set for all subcontractors. They understood that safety of personnel and the public were the number-one priority. SoJo Station was completed with no OSHA recordables.