Brinkmann Building $14M Digicomm HQ

Grey Wolf-designed, 250,000-sq-ft facility will consolidate operations

Construction is under way on a $14-million headquarters for Digicomm International Inc. at Dove Valley Business Park in Englewood. 

The new 250,000-sq-ft headquarters for Digicomm International Inc. in Englewood is expected to finish in October. (Rendering courtesy of Grey Wolf Architecture)

Brinkmann Constructors of Broomfield is providing complete turnkey construction services for the 250,000-sq-ft office and distribution facility, which is located at the corner of South Fairplay and East Mineral avenues.

The building, scheduled for completion in October, was designed to allow the cable television equipment supplier to consolidate its operations under one roof. 

“Consolidating our inventory and staff will generate tremendous operating efficiencies,” said Digicomm President Rob Donziger. “The expanded headquarters and office space will also enable us to increase staff and support our growth in coming years.”

Located on an 18-acre site, the new facility will house 13,000 sq ft of office space and a 237,000-sq-ft warehouse. Designed by Grey Wolf Architecture, the building is being constructed with neutral-painted tilt-up concrete panels. The exterior will have synthetic stucco and flagstone accents.  

The building’s interior was designed to optimize views of the surrounding mountains. In addition to offices, it will feature a two-story lobby and a mezzanine level conference room. The warehouse will have 32-ft clear height ceilings and, initially, 15 dock doors, but it can accommodate up to 72 dock doors.

A total of 100 parking spaces will be provided at the outset, with room for an additional 200 spaces.

Digicomm is now headquartered at 7600 S. Vaughn Ct. in Englewood.

CITC Will Graduate 39 Apprentices This Weekend

The Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado will hold its 2007 graduation this Saturday at the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts.

Les Lindauer, executive director of the Emily Griffith Opportunity School, will be the keynote speaker.

The following 39 graduates, listed with their sponsoring companies, have completed their apprenticeship programs:

Pipefitting

• Daniel Meyer, MTech Group

Carpentry

• Manuel Alvarez, Thomas Martinez, Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

• Nicholas Cannao and Daniel Carey Oglesby, Concrete Frame Associates Inc.

• Luis Martinez and Joe Rowley, M. A. Mortenson Co.

• Jason Mayfield, J. A. Walker & Co.

• Zerapio Rojas and Jeffrey Stimens, Haselden Construction LLC

Electrical

• Jason Albert, Gabriel Gonzales and Kevin Torres, Greiner Electric

• Jerry Beardsley, Zachary Douglas, Richie Garcia, Denis Gidenko, Aron Jorgensen, Shawn Ketchum, Victor Medina, Matthew Pierson and Jason Woodworth, Ludvik Electric

• Michael Javier Berumen, L.E.I. Companies Inc.

• Adrian Chenaille, Jon Schroeder and Kareem Williams, Long Building Technologies

• Adam Crow, Quality Electric

• Benjamin Dobbs and Bonnie Oleson, Piper Electric

• John Drew Jr., Eulalio Martinez and Nathan Uriell, Duro Electric

• Alex Valdez, Riviera Electric

Plumbing

• James “Henry” Ashton and Tommy Drozdowski, Heating & Plumbing Engineers

• Michael Keepers and Daniel Lee Menjares, Total Plumbing

• Michael Warner, Central Mechanical

This year’s graduation and reception platinum sponsors are Duro Electric, Fransen Pittman, Heating & Plumbing Engineers, Hensel Phelps, Long Building Technologies, Ludvik Electric, McGraw-Hill Construction Publications and M.A. Mortenson Co.

Gold sponsors are Central Mechanical, Greiner Electric and Haselden Construction.

Silver sponsors are AMI Mechanical Inc., Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter, Associated General Contractors of Colorado, HRH of Colorado, Piper Electric, Total Plumbing Inc. and the Sheet Metal Contractors Coalition.

Bronze sponsors are Calcon Constructors, Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, Panattoni Construction, Rogers & Sons, and Security Plumbing & Heating.

AGC: Construction Marching Ahead

Total construction spending rose slightly in March following a large upward revision for February, as single-family home building finally held steady and nonresidential construction boomed again, Ken Simonson, chief economist for Associated General Contractors of America, reported this week.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s April 30 construction spending report showed total construction spending rose 0.2% in March, seasonally adjusted while the gain for February was revised from 0.3% to 1.5%. New private single-family construction edged up 0.1% for the month although it was down 27% from a year ago.

The next largest category, the hard-to-measure residential improvements, more than reversed a big February gain but were still 19% ahead of the March 2006 total. New multifamily construction showed modest gains for both periods—up 0.2% for the month and 1.5% year-over-year.

Private nonresidential surged another 2.4% for the month and 17% year-over-year, Simonson said.

“Public construction was up 0.4% from February and 9% from March 2006,” he noted. “The two big public categories—highways and streets and education—were 11% and 9% higher than a year before, respectively. The next largest public category—transportation facilities—was up 8% despite a big drop this March.

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