Despite changes that compressed the project schedule by eight months, the team building the Mustang Energy Center completed the project on time and $55 million under budget.
The 60,000-sq-ft expansion and renovation of Christ Fellowship Church included a 400-seat multipurpose area, a children’s second-floor worship center, redesigned classrooms, conversion of a double-volume gymnasium into additional classrooms, more parking and other campus upgrades.
A thorough coordination of materials and precise planning helped the project team bring to life the final work of internationally acclaimed artist Ellsworth Kelly, who died in 2015.
The $42.16-million project included 1.6 miles of double track, station platforms, a traction power substation (TPSS), overhead catenary system, street lighting, fiber optic and signal systems and relocation of nearly 9,500 linear ft of utilities.
Judges selected the winning ENR Texas & Louisiana entries based on the following criteria: overcoming challenges and teamwork, safety, innovation and contribution to the industry and community, construction quality and craftsmanship, and design function and aesthetics.
To deliver this $33-million project on an accelerated 15-month schedule, the team juggled the construction timeline to contend with some of the wettest weather in Dallas-Fort Worth history.
Built in 1925 as the Louisiana National Bank, then renovated as the State Office Building in the 1960s, the new Watermark hotel contains 144 guest rooms, conference centers, fitness areas and two restaurants.