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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

CIVIL ENGINEERING & SITE PLANNING SERVICES

2016





INTRODUCTION COOVER CONSULTANTS, PLLC, is a certified SBA HUBZone Small Business that has provided quality engineering, planning and consulting services since 2007 for clients throughout the United States. We have offices in the Pacific and in the Continental US – Honolulu, Hawaii, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Gary R. Coover, P.E., has worked in both private and public sectors for over 35 years, including experience as City Engineer for the City of Fayetteville. He is intimately familiar with the governmental and political processes and realities of successful projects. He has experience in projects for cities, institutions, commercial entities and contractors throughout the US. Gary provided engineering services for major projects on the University of Arkansas Campus (Northwest Residential Quad Complex, Pat Walker Health Center, Harmon Avenue Parking Facility), feasibility and design of projects for Walmart and Sam’s Club in Missouri and Nebraska, plus large infrastructure projects in Hawaii and Pago Pago. Military and aviation experience comes from being Director of Engineering for CooverClark Architects in Denver, Colorado, where he provided engineering design and review of military and aviation projects nationwide from Delaware to Wyoming to North Dakota to Louisiana. This national experience and perspective is invaluable and is something not possessed by many local firms. Coover Consultants works very closely with contractors and is familiar with ECI, CM/GC and Design-Build project delivery methods. Our plans have been praised for their thoroughness and ease of construction. We often team with architectural, land surveying, geotechnical or environmental firms. We would appreciate being considered for projects where our strengths can provide the maximum benefit and support for your development projects:

� Development Feasibility Studies

� Site Selection & Concept Planning

� Site Plans, Paving & Grading Plans, Utility Plans, Erosion Control Plans

� Water, Sewer and Infrastructure Design

� Stormwater Management, LEED, LID, SWPPP

� Third Party Plan Review (3PPR), QA/QC, Owner Representation

� Marketing Coaching and Assistance

� Historic Preservation Consultation and Research

Thank you for your time and consideration!

Celebrating 10 years in 2017 Gary R. Coover, P.E.




GARY R. COOVER, P.E. Principal

Specialized Experience Public and private sector civil site and

infrastructure engineering, QA/QC, marketing

Education Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Rice University

Floodplain Hydraulics Short Course, University of Texas Level 1 Anti-Terrorism Training Certificate

Registrations State of Hawaii P.E. #15689

State of Arkansas P.E. #11469 State of Texas P.E. #55827

State of Colorado P.E. #44156 From Texas to North Dakota to Delaware and the Pacific, Gary has engineering and management experience in both public and private sectors on governmental, institutional, industrial, military, aviation and commercial projects.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

♦ Project Management, QA/QC

♦ Design Review & Supervision

♦ Site Master Planning & Feasibility Studies

♦ Construction Documents & Plans

♦ Utility Infrastructure Analysis & Design

♦ Floodplain & Watershed Master Planning

♦ Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP)

♦ Marketing, Proposals & Presentations

♦ Client and Public Relations

♦ Scheduling, Cost Estimates & Budgets

♦ Construction Phase Services

♦ Regulatory Approvals and Permitting

♦ Familiar with DBB, DB, ECI, CM/GC

♦ Historic Preservation & Research Gary is Principal of Coover Consultants, and provides direction, hands-on attention and QA/QC for all company projects and activities. A former City Engineer and State Special District Engineer, he understands jurisdictional procedures and regulations and what is required to ensure successful projects.

LAND PLANNING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT

Gary has provided preliminary and final engineering for sites ranging from less than 1 acre to greater than 2,400 acres nationwide. Clients have included Walmart, Pulte Homes, McDonald’s, Shell, Texaco, Conoco, Sonic Drive-In, InTown Suites, Public Storage, Safeguard Self-Storage, General Electric, Charter Financial Group, San Antonio Savings, Thomas & Betts, Weatherford Enterra, Hunt Ventures, Pinnacle Country Club and Fairchild Construction.

INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN

Utility infrastructure projects have included analysis and expansion of water and sewer plant facilities, distribution and collection systems, knowledge and experience with constructed wetlands, creation of a cost-effectiveness spreadsheet to evaluate rehabilitation of 500,000 feet of sewer line, design and construction inspection of large water backflow prevention assemblies for cross-connection control, project management and design of large municipal water line replacement project for City of Houston and design of site utilities for several large University of Arkansas projects.




MILITARY

In addition to being the site civil engineer for a three-week onsite FACD design charrette for a 60,000 SF Combined Support Maintenance Shop for the Guam Army National Guard, Gary has provided site and utility infrastructure engineering services for these military projects:

� F-16 Weapons Release Facility at Buckley Air Force Base

� B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Hangar at Minot Air Force Base

� Joint Forces Headquarters at FE Warren Air Force Base

� Weapons of Mass Destruction/Civil Support Team (WMD/CST) Facility, Cheyenne, WY

� Army Aviation Support Facilities for Chinook and Blackhawk Helicopters at New Castle, DE, and FE Warren Air Force Base

� National Guard Readiness Centers at Grand Junction, CO, Alamosa, CO, Farmington, NM, and Seaford, DE

� Field Maintenance Shop at Laramie, WY.

� Master Plan for Camp Guernsey, WY.

All of these projects included design charrettes, familiarity with UFC & NGB criteria, 1390/91’s, and anti-terrorism and force protection (AT/FP) requirements.

AVIATION & TRANSPORTATION

Transportation experience includes aviation and consolidated rental car projects at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), Louisville International Airport (SDF), Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) plus a Commuter Rail Feasibility Study for Houston METRO.

MARKETING

Gary is a former Marketing Coordinator who has also been on government A/E selection committees. This experience has completely changed how he views proposals and presentations, and his marketing coaching and assistance has helped many firms improve their submittals to win more projects. He is the author of Secrets of the Selection Committee, published by Rollston Press in 2016, and has conducted corporate presentations, nationwide webinars, and presented at the SAME Small Business Conference.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Projects have included detailed historical research and measured drawings of historic houses, buildings, and subdivisions including the Montrose, Avondale and Westmoreland additions in Houston, Texas. Gary has lectured on historic neighborhoods at the Rice University School of Continuing Studies, written historical walking tours, and is a former Historic District Commission Chairman.

SUSTAINABILITY

Gary has conducted LEED design charrettes and worked on LEED Silver and LEED Gold projects.

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), US Green Building Council (USGBC), Historic Hawaii Foundation (HHF), Preserve Arkansas, Docomomo, National Trust for Historic Preservation.




RECENT PROJECTS

Gary has been the Project Manager / Chief Civil Engineer for these clients and projects in Hawaii, the Pacific and the Continental US in the past 10 years: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

� Anahola Reservoirs Improvement Project – Dam Safety Analysis and Restoration for Four Reservoirs, Anahola & Kealia, Kaua‘i, HI

� FEMA Storm Damage Culvert & Bridge Replacements, Anahola, Kauai Hawaii Department of Education (DOE)

� New 77-acre Kihei High School Infrastructure, Phase 1, Maui � Kihei High School Non-Potable Irrigation Wells, Maui � Kaiser High School Girls Locker Room, Oahu

City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services

� Bus Stop ADA Accessibility Improvements, Package A & B, Phase VI, Honolulu, HI USACE/Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)

� Lualualei Flood Improvement Study, Oahu Marine Corps Base Hawaii

� Nu‘upia Hema and Salvage Yard Wetlands Restoration Plans, Kaneohe, Oahu Kamehameha Schools

� Bishop Drive Improvements, Oahu � Ma‘o Farm Development Review, Oahu

Honolulu Area Rapid Transit Authority (HART)

� Maintenance and Storage Facility (Rail Operations Center), Oahu NAVFAC

� Submarine Simulator Training Facility Site Improvements, Pearl Harbor, Oahu Marriott Corporation

� Wailea Beach Resort Improvements, Maui Kyo-Ya

� Princess Kaiulani Hotel Renovations and Improvements, Oahu Special Olympics Hawaii

� Special Olympics Kapolei Center, Oahu Outrigger Enterprises

� Outrigger Reef Hotel Improvements, Oahu A&B Properties

� 4607 Kahala 6-plex Residential Development, Oahu Hawaiian Springs Water

� New Bottling Facility, Big Island, Hawaii Savio Properties

� Waikele Storage Park Drainage & Utility Improvements, Oahu




Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii � Construction Observation and Backflow Preventer Design, Kailua, Oahu

KAPHA Northshore, LLC

� North Kauai Luxury Residence, Kilauea, Kaua‘i, HI Coldspring Memorial Group

� Valley of the Temples Resource Center Conceptual Site Design, Oahu DJT Holdings

� Hawea Place Subdivision, Kaua‘i ECC

� Waipio Solar Farm, Oahu

Michael Chong � Driveway and Retaining Wall Improvements, Kaneohe, Oahu

USACE

� Leone Bridge Replacement, American Samoa American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA)

� East Side Villages Sewer Project, American Samoa American Samoa Petroleum Cooperative (ASPC)

� Pago Pago International Airport Aviation Tank Farm Relocation, American Samoa Guam Army National Guard (GUARNG)

� Combined Support Maintenance Shop (CSMS) Guam Water Authority (GWA)

� Umatac & Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant Interim Improvements, Guam � Yigo Water Reservoir Improvements, Guam � Astumbo Water Reservoir Improvements, Guam

Republic of Palau

� Roman Tmetuchi International Airport Main Tarmac Rehabilitation � Malakal Island Conceptual Sewer Study

Military / National Guard

� Guam Army National Guard, Combined Support Maintenance Shop (CSMS), Barrigada, Guam � Colorado Air National Guard Weapons Release Facility, Buckley AFB, CO � Colorado Army National Guard Readiness Center, Alamosa, CO � Colorado Army National Guard Readiness Center, Grand Junction, CO � Delaware Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, New Castle, DE � Delaware Army National Guard Readiness Center, Seaford, DE � Fort Lee Military Housing, US Army, Fort Lee, VA � Fort Sill Residential Complex, US Army, Fort Sill, OK � Minot Air Force Base B-52 Hangar, Minot, ND � New Mexico Army National Guard Readiness Center, Farmington, NM � Wyoming Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne, WY � Wyoming Army National Guard Camp Guernsey Master Plan, Guernsey, WY � Wyoming Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop #2, Laramie, WY � Wyoming Army National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne, WY � Wyoming Army National Guard WMD/CST Facility, Cheyenne, WY




Aviation � Consolidated Rental Car Facility 45-acre Complex, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International

Airport (MSY), Kenner, LA � Consolidated Rental Car Facility, Louisville International Airport (SDF), KY � Consolidated Rental Car Facility, Will Rogers International Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, OK � Yampa Valley Regional Airport Independent Fee Review, Hayden, CO

Fairchild Construction

� 71B Auto Auction, Fairchild Construction, Springdale, AR � Best Auto Reconditioning Facility, Fairchild Construction, Lowell, AR � Coppermine Lodge Feasibility, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR � Grace Harbor Church, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR � NWA Cheer & Dance, Fairchild Construction/Dick Latta, Springdale, AR � Pinnacle Indoor Tennis Facility, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR � Pinnacle Main Entry, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR � Rideout Lumber Expansion, Fairchild Construction, Bentonville, AR � Rite-Pak Office/Warehouse, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR � Southwestern Sales Building, Fairchild Construction Rogers, AR � Spring Creek Machining Expansion, Fairchild Construction, Lowell, AR � VW of Northwest Arkansas, Fairchild Construction, Rogers, AR

Cooper Homes/Cooper Development

� 28-Lot Canterbury Subdivision, Block 2, Cooper Homes, Inc., Bella Vista, AR � Community Building on Watkins Way, Cooper Homes, Inc., Bella Vista, AR � Cross Creek Subdivision, Phase II, Cooper Homes, Inc., Lowell, AR � Cross Creek Subdivision, Phase II, Trail, Cooper Homes, Inc., Lowell, AR � Highway Entrance Revision, Cooper Homes, Inc., Tellico Village, TN � Lake Study, Cooper Communities, Hot Springs Village, AR � Subdivision, Cooper Homes, Inc., Tellico Village, TN � Utility As-Built Drawings, Cooper Communities, Tellico Village, TN � Water/Sewer Design, Cooper Land Development, Glade Springs Village, WV

City of Lowell

� Honeysuckle Street Bridge, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Ladelle Road Water Line, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Lincoln Street 16" Waterline, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Lincoln Street Widening, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Puppy Creek Professional Building, Aaron Burkes, Lowell, AR � Puppy Creek Sewer Extension, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Sabre Heights Subdivision Drainage Plan, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Sabre Heights Subdivision Sewer Plan, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Street Department Building, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Ward Nail Park, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR � Westside Sewer Master Plan, City of Lowell, Lowell, AR

Miscellaneous Site and Land Development

� 52-Lot Grant Springs Subdivision, Riggins/Palmer, Decatur, AR � 71B Auto Auction Fire Line, Springdale, AR � Access Road, CYNMAR (Barnes), Rogers, AR � Apartment Complex, Riggins/Palmer, Decatur, AR � Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy Master Plan, Springdale, AR




� Bella Vista Car Wash, Campbell, Bella Vista, AR � Burkeen Commercial Building, Rogers, AR � Clorox Building, ProCon, Bentonville, AR � Cooley House, Bentonville, AR � Cooper Drive Tract Easements, Elder Construction, Springdale, AR � Department of Labor Wind River Job Corps Center, Wind River, WY � Dodson Road Subdivision, BSG, Bentonville, AR � Dollar General, Rogers, AR � Dollar General, Springdale, AR � Dollar General, Sonora, AR) � Founders Park Replat of Villagio de Perona, Tontitown, AR � George’s Refrigeration Expansion, Rogers, AR � Gold's Gym, Charlton Development, Lowell, AR � Grove Street Skate Park, City of Springdale, Springdale, AR � Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Rogers, AR � Habitat for Humanity Subdivision, Bentonville, AR � Hamilton Park Subdivision, Barber Group, Bentonville, AR � Hunt Park, City of Springdale, Springdale, AR � J&D Liquor Store, Prairie Creek, AR � Lake City Townhomes, Bentonville, AR � Lowell Road Office/Warehouse Complex, Ben Caston Construction, Springdale, AR � Mark Zweig Summit Place Development, Fayetteville, AR � Midpoint Exchange 17-acre Tract, Sage Partners, Lowell, AR � North Little Rock Auto Auction, North Little Rock, AR � Prairie Creek Beverage Store, Rogers, AR � Project Management eLearning Review, ZweigWhite, Fayetteville, AR � Savannah Suites, ProCon, Bentonville, AR � Starbucks, Fayetteville, AR � Summit Place Subdivision Replat, TMS Development, Fayetteville, AR � Treasure Cove Condominiums, Charlton Development, Rogers, AR � Triple T Foods , Springdale, AR � Uptown Centre at Steele Crossing, Fayetteville, AR � Van Buren Branch, Benefit Bank, Van Buren, AR � Wagon Wheel Road Tract, Riggins Construction, Springdale, AR) � Zweig-White eLearning Project Management Course Review, Fayetteville, AR





Best Auto Reconditioning Facility, Lowell, AR Bryan Hunt of Hunt Auto Group desperately needed to get out of inadequate leased facilities and build his own automobile maintenance, repair and reconditioning facility to serve his rapidly expanding wholesale automobile business. On a 5-acre site in an industrial area of Lowell, AR, he decided to construct an 18-bay facility that included maintenance, repair and

reconditioning facilities, office space, transport truck pick up and drop off areas, plus areas for temporary parking of cars that had been reconditioned or were waiting to be reconditioned. Coover Consultants provided all preliminary and final engineering, including site plan, paving & grading plan, utility plan, erosion control plan and landscape plan.

Detention pond analysis and design was required by the City of Lowell, which also included coordinating with Springdale Water Utilities due their facilities in the immediate area of the pond’s outfall structure. The City had plans to substantially improve Lincoln Street, however, the date of actual construction had not been set. Consequently, the driveways had to be designed to work with both the existing street grade and profile as well as the future grade and profile which was significantly different.

In spite of a very tight construction schedule, the facility opened on time and on-budget. The project required numerous variances and Planning Commission approval. Total construction cost was $1.2M.





Indoor Tennis Facility, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, AR Pinnacle Country Club had six outdoor tennis courts but no indoor courts, so they decided to construct a special building to house four additional tennis courts indoors. The total building area was 48,814 square feet, and also included a large general fitness area for treadmills, stationary bicycles, golf simulator, yoga and pilates classes. A juice bar was included in the design, along with a full bar and limited food serving area that would overlook the tennis courts. The selected 2.3-acre site was located in a low area near the golf course maintenance building that for years had been used as an organic dumping ground for sod and grass clippings and for burning or depositing other debris. Adjacent to the site was an unnamed tributary of Osage Creek with a drainage area of 1,200 acres. A HEC-RAS flood study was required by the City of Rogers to determine the 100-year floodway and floodplain in order to set the finished floor elevation of the building. A geotechnical study was performed to determine the extent of unsuitable material onsite, and a tree protection and planting plan was required by the City. The project also included extensive channel improvements and stormwater management and erosion control measures. Coover Consultants performed all engineering and drainage calculations, HEC-RAS analysis, coordinated the geotechnical study, prepared site, paving & grading, utility and erosion control plans and handled all City reviews and approvals including project representation at Planning Commission meetings. Total estimated construction cost was $2.7M.





VW of Northwest Arkansas, Rogers, AR

Due to a change in automobile dealerships, VW of Northwest Arkansas had only a few months to relocate their entire showroom, offices, and inventory. The owner of the VW dealership, Bryan Hunt, had previously purchased the abandoned Kmart in Rogers, Arkansas, and was using a portion of the building for his Rogers Outdoor Sports business and showroom. The eastern portion of the building was selected to house the new VW dealership. Approximately 15,000 SF was dedicated for showrooms, offices and parts, with approximately 55,000 SF for the maintenance shop and warehouse in back. Coover Consultants prepared the site and landscape plans for City approval for the conversion of the old Kmart parking lot into an automobile dealership parking lot. The original plans had to be recreated in AutoCAD, then adapted with reconfigured landscape islands and striping. The new layout had to be coordinated with the traffic flow of the adjacent Hobby Lobby and Frisco Station Mall, and a new traffic lane had to be created across the center of the parking area. All changes had to meet City of Rogers site and landscape criteria, as well as strict VW design guidelines. The new parking lot configuration also had to create outdoor showroom parking, visitor parking, handicap parking, and coordinate and line up with the new service bay entrance which was punched into the side of the existing building. Total construction cost to convert the old abandoned Kmart into a beautiful new VW dealership was approximately $2.4M.





Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, Springdale, AR The Benton County Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) is a volunteer organization of community leaders who work constantly to improve the training facilities of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA) in Springdale, AR. This is the training facility in Northwest Arkansas where all area police officers must pass an exhaustive 12-week training regimen to become certified. Coover Consultants was asked to provide conceptual master planning services to envision how to develop the current 70-acre site into a first class public safety training complex. This is where nationwide experience comes in handy – Gary has worked closely with Tactical Design out of Chicago and has provided planning and design services for similar training facilities for the National Guard at Camp Guernsey in Wyoming and for regional law enforcement and first responders in Eagle County, Colorado.

The existing site currently has an administration/classroom building, one pistol range, two simulation training houses, a training bus and a fitness track, but has the room and the potential to be so much more. Depending on funding availability, additional law enforcement training facilities for ALETA in Springdale could one day include: Skills Pad Driving Course, Skid Pad Driving Course, EVOC and NEVO training, Pursuit Course, Crash Investigation, Wilderness Search & Rescue, Clandestine Lab Detection, WMD Training, K-9 Course, Urban Course Tactical Village, Rifle Range, Live Fire Shoot House, Helipad, Barracks, Dining, Fitness, plus additional Classrooms and Training Simulators. In addition to Master Planning services, Coover Consultants also provided preliminary cost estimates and phasing scenarios to show how the facility can grow effectively as capital improvement funds become available.





Uptown Centre at Steele Crossing, Fayetteville, AR What if Fayetteville had an eco-friendly multi-use development with a spectacular pedestrian bridge that provided a dramatic counterpoint to Crystal Bridges in Bentonville? That was the goal of the development concept created by Coover Consultants for the unused and almost neglected lands along the floodplain in the Steele Crossing development in the Uptown Fayetteville area near the Northwest Arkansas Mall. Complementing existing city park property along Mud Creek and tying into and augmenting the Mud Creek Trail system, the concept focused on the natural beauty of the creek instead of facing adjacent roads. The plan included retail, office, multi-family and condo uses plus large open public spaces.

This development was connected to the existing Mud Creek Trail and Walmart shopping area to the north by proposing a towering red “Razorback” pedestrian bridge resembling a huge letter “A” that could be seen for miles and identified as a focal point for the entire Uptown Fayetteville area.

The Coover Consultants scope included a survey of signature pedestrian bridges worldwide, special floodplain and natural area design considerations, plus preliminary engineering design and costs for complete buildout. Total project costs for this 27 acre development were estimated to be approximately $35-45M.





eLearning Program Consultant for ZweigWhite Company Before launching an extensive online video eLearning series on Project Management tailored for engineers, internationally known A/E management consultants ZweigWhite turned to Coover Consultants to provide initial review of the proposed content, format and course listings. Tasks included providing a global perspective overview, consideration of the amount of time needed for each course title, suggestions for additional topics that would be appropriate and add value for this eLearning series, and a reality check for any topics that didn’t make sense. This project was coordinated with Steve C. Evans, AIA, of Treanor Architects in Lawrence, Kansas, along with Jeff Beard, Vice President of the Institute for Business Management of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) in Washington, DC. Based on the success of a similar Project Management eLearning program for architects, the series was designed to meet multiple state engineering board PDH (Professional Development Hours) requirements, as well as provide much-needed project management continuing education training for engineers worldwide.





Dollar General, Springdale, AR Dollar General has had a sharp increase in business during the economic recession, and has embarked on an extensive nationwide expansion plan that included building another store in Springdale, Arkansas, on W. Huntsville Avenue near Gutensohn Road. Coover Consultants was selected by Bartlett Architecture to develop the site civil plans for Dollar General Store #13293 and to run the project through the City’s Large Scale Development process. The fact that the selected site had little to no drainage outfall created a major design challenge. To adequately address the drainage issues Coover Consultants designed a Low Impact Development (LID) bio-retention pond to manage excess stormwater and to protect downstream residential properties. At the time it was built it was the largest LID bio-retention system in the City of Springdale. Coover Consultants also prepared the Site Plan, Paving & Grading Plan, Utility Plan, Landscape Plan, Erosion Control Plan, and all civil details sheets per City of Springdale criteria. The plans were approved by city staff and were approved unanimously by the Springdale Planning Commission.





Rite-Pak Office/Warehouse, Rogers, AR Warehousers of breaded and battered food products, Rite-Pak had grown to the point where they were quickly running out of storage space in their rented building. Needing to expand to larger premises, and desiring to own rather than rent, they turned to vacant land they owned on New Hope Road a short distance away from their current facility. Although they had previously obtained a preliminary site concept from another engineering firm, they preferred the concept from Coover Consultants that worked much better with the existing contours and the anticipated truck turning movements.

Coover Consultants also did an analysis of pallet stacking and placement in order to maximize storage while still allowing forklift access to the various stacked products. Due to special foodstuff requirements, the building had to be designed to be rodent-proof with paving around the building instead of landscaping. A drainage study was required by the City of Rogers and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to determine runoff and stormwater detention and outfall requirements to New Hope Road.

Coover Consultants provided the site, paving and grading, utility, landscape and erosion control plans, the drainage study, and also developed preliminary building elevations for eventual architect coordination. The plans allowed for the development of a second warehouse, either for future expansion or rental. The office was located to provide maximum site views and security, and to allow for future check-in and check-out of trucks and delivery vehicles. The construction cost estimate for Phase 1 was $1.1M.





Air Structure Tennis Facility, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, AR As an affordable option for providing all-weather tennis facilities, Pinnacle Country Club decided to cover two of their existing clay courts with an inflatable air structure by Arizon Structures. The fabric structure is supported completely by air which is constantly supplied by electrically operated blowers. A natural gas electrical generator provides backup power capabilities.

Due to the addition of the above-ground structure, site drainage had to be re-routed in two different directions to the nearby stone-lined creek and an adjacent detention pond. Coover Consultants provided all site engineering design services, including City of Rogers Planning Department approval. Final construction cost was $400,000

(example air structure in Ottawa, Canada)





71B Auto Auction, Springdale, AR Adding yet another aspect to his automotive group, Bryan Hunt decided to go into the wholesale automobile auction business and locate it on 20 acres of land that had been owned by his family for some time. Coover Consultants was hired to provide site, utility and drainage plans, plus a drainage and detention study to convert the property into a sizable automobile auction facility. Unfortunately, the previous lessee had not fulfilled all of its development commitments to the City of Springdale, requiring extensive coordination with the City to make sure it was done right this time.

All of the buildings on the site were existing, so all improvements had to be designed to work within that constraint. A significant portion of Coover Consultants’ work was coordinating with the City of Springdale Planning Department and Springdale Water Utilities. In order for the site to work as an auction site with large numbers of vehicles and transport trucks, numerous variances and waivers were applied for and obtained from the Springdale Planning Commission.

The drainage study was based on existing site contours, and since there was only one place where the detention pond could be feasibly constructed, the analysis considered flows into the proposed pond as well as those that naturally bypassed the pond. Consequently, the pond was oversized accordingly so the net effect would be no increase in the downstream watershed. The facility opened on schedule, preceded by a ribbon-cutting ceremony and BBQ attended by the mayor, city council and city planning commission. The final construction cost was $0.75M.





HHOD Grading & Tree Preservation Plans, Fayetteville, AR For all homes to be built in the Hillside/Hilltop Overlay District (HHOD) in Fayetteville, the city requires a site-specific grading plan along with a detailed tree preservation plan. Local developer Mark Zweig purchased several lots in the Summit Place subdivision located just southeast of N. College and Township in Fayetteville, AR. He wanted to take maximum advantage of the hilly terrain and building houses on the hillside that allow expansive views of the Ozark Mountains to be a part of each home.

Coover Consultants provided grading and tree preservation plans per the HHOD requirements for the first three lots of what is planned to be a community of 127 unique Neo-Craftsman style homes. Special attention was given to driveway locations and elevations to make sure underground utilities were properly protected. Coover Consultants had previously provided replatting and construction plans for Summit Place, so we were familiar with the unique characteristics of this hillside development and the many issues that needed to be accounted for in the grading and tree preservation plans.





Starbucks, Fayetteville, AR Always looking for more prime coffee shop locations, Starbucks Coffee Company selected a site along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. near I-540 in Fayetteville. Coover Consultants was asked to provide site civil design services for converting the former Best Auto and former KFC facility into a modern establishment that met all the site and drive-through requirements established by Starbucks corporate office. Coover Consultants hired Davis Land Surveying to provide an updated boundary and topographic survey, then used that to develop the Site Improvement Plan for Starbucks and City of Fayetteville Planning Department Review.





Main Entry Road & Guardhouse, Pinnacle Subdivision, Rogers, AR Originally designed in the 1980’s, the main entry road and guardhouse for Pinnacle Subdivision and Country Club in Rogers, AR, did not work well from a functional standpoint, nor did the buildings reflect the look or status of the homes within the premier gated community. The entry lanes off the main road were at a difficult angle and were not wide enough for two vehicles, and the building had blind spots and low eaves that were regularly hit by entering and exiting trucks. Due to previous work in Pinnacle and experience with access control points (ACP) for the military, Coover Consultants was tasked with finding a way to make the roads function more effectively and to design a new guardhouse that would satisfy the needs of the subdivision security staff, subdivision owners, and Property Owners Association (POA). Coover Consultants met with City of Rogers Planning Staff and conducted onsite interviews with Pinnacle security staff to discuss workflow, processes and equipment requirements. Adjoining intersection roadway plans were obtained and a new configuration was designed that corrected the previous alignment issues. CooverClark Architects developed several conceptual floor plans and building elevations for review and approval by security staff, subdivision owner and POA. Of the three concepts presented, a dramatic angular asymmetrical design was preferred over more traditional French Ornamental and Contemporary Palladian concepts.





Dollar General, Sonora, AR

The recent construction of a multi-million dollar school complex in the rural community of Sonora along US Highway 412 on the far eastern side of Springdale, Arkansas, convinced Dollar General

of the viability of adding an additional store along the state highway in this fast-growing rural area. Bartlett Architects selected Coover Consultants to develop the site civil plans for this Dollar General Store and to run the project through Washington County’s Large Scale Development process. Coover Consultants prepared the Site Plan, Paving & Grading Plan, Utility Plan, Landscape Plan, Erosion Control Plan, and all civil details sheets per Washington County criteria. Coover Consultants also prepared the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for this project. The site survey was provided by Global Surveying Consultants out of Little Rock and the septic system design was provided by WR Consulting from Bentonville. With the full blessing of Washington County Planning Staff, the project was approved unanimously by the Washington County Planning Board.





Summit Place Subdivision Replat, Fayetteville, AR Originally designed and constructed on a hillside overlooking N. College Avenue and Township Street in Fayetteville back in 2005, the Summit Place Subdivision unfortunately became a victim of the economic downturn, selling only one lot out of 53. TMS Development hired Coover Consultants to engineer the Preliminary Plat/Replat of the existing subdivision to make smaller lots to better address current market needs and demands. Special effort was made to minimize ground disturbance to comply with the provisions of the Hillside/Hilltop Overlay District (HHOD) and a unique Conservation Easement was added to the back of every lot to ensure continued tree protection. Water and sewer utilities required relocations and extensions, and provision was made to connect the subdivision to the city’s extensive trail system. The new Preliminary Plat had 123 lots to be sold in five phases, and was unanimously approved by the Fayetteville Planning Commission Coover Consultants also contacted and coordinated with all the private utilities to vacate the back 5’ of a pre-existing 25’ Utility Easement so future homebuilders would be able to meet the criteria of the new Neighborhood Conservation zoning. There will still be a couple of lots that are going to require some pretty creative architecture, but that can be a good thing since the views from Summit Place are pretty amazing in places.





George’s Refrigeration, Rogers, AR As Northwest Arkansas continues to grow and expand, its local businesses often need to expand as well to increase their share of the business and meet the demands of additional new customers. George's Commercial Refrigeration & Heating has been providing complete heating, air and commercial refrigeration services for residences and businesses in Northwest Arkansas since 1978. Their existing 3,000 SF office and shop needed to be expanded, so they called Coover Consultants to provide site civil design services and run the plans through the City of Rogers Large Scale Development plan review process. Although they were only adding 4,000 SF of additional storage space, the city required the entire site to be brought up to current development code requirements, including landscaping, screening and the installation of a stormwater detention pond. Coover Consultants also identified and devised a solution to a drainage problem created when the city widening of First Street which allowed runoff from the street to impact the existing building.





Spring Creek Custom Machining, Lowell, AR The owner of Spring Creek Custom Machining in Lowell, Arkansas desperately needed additional shop space, but major renovations were required by the City for the site and the building façade since the property had since become subject to the requirements of a design overlay district, The gravel parking area in front was required to be hard-surfaced, trash and loading areas had to be screened and the site had to have additional landscaping in front and back. Although the design overlay guidelines required brick or stucco building elevations, Coover Consultants was able to get a substantial variance from this requirement by upgrading the existing metal building with architectural lighting and decorative awnings. Designed on a short time frame, Coover Consultants was able to obtain unanimous approval for all variances from the City Planning Commission and City Council. Coover Consultants prepared all site, paving and grading, landscaping and building elevation plans. Final construction cost was $125,000 for all building, site and landscape improvements.





Dollar General, Rogers, AR As part of their expansion into Northwest Arkansas, Dollar General selected a site on US 71B, also known as 8th Street in Rogers, AR. Coover Consultants was hired by Bartlett Architects to develop the full site civil plans for this Dollar General Store and to run the project through the City of Rogers Large Scale Development process.

Coover Consultants prepared the Site Plan, Paving & Grading Plan, Utility Plan, Landscape Plan, Erosion Control Plan, and all civil details sheets per City of Rogers criteria. With the full blessing of Rogers Planning Staff, the project was approved unanimously by the Rogers Planning Commission.





Automobile Auction Facility, North Little Rock, AR

As Hunt Auto Group continues to expand their facilities statewide and regionally, they hired Coover Consultants to prepare preliminary site concepts for a large new automobile auction facility to be located near I-40 in North Little Rock, AR.

Coover Consultants worked with Thad Kelly, Architect, to develop site and building plans to provide for a 6-bay auction barn, check-in building and reconditioning center. Initial cost estimates indicated the buildings would cost approximately $3M and sitework almost $10M.





Coppermine Lodge, Beaver Lake, Benton County, AR Coover Consultants provided preliminary engineering and land records research services for a development feasibility study to convert the Coppermine Lodge Resort on Beaver Lake near Rogers, AR, into an exclusive 16-lot lakeside luxury housing subdivision. Deeds and plats were researched from the original 1894 patent from President Grover Cleveland up to the present, including US Army Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake flowage easements and numerous conflicting boundary surveys. Tasks also included efforts to determine ownership of the existing launching ramp, meetings with Benton County and the Corps of Engineers Beaver Lake Project Office to determine allowable fill and construction on the property, plus potential access options for existing neighboring boat docks. In addition to studying utility options and extensions, a conceptual site plan was developed with 16 lots ranging in size from 10,206 SF to 22,381 SF, along with a central access road and site for a community pavilion.





Habitat for Humanity, Bentonville, AR

The Bentonville operations of Habitat for Humanity have been so successful that their RESTORE facility was overflowing with merchandise to the point of having to store many items outside in their parking lot. Additionally, Habitat for Humanity of Benton County was looking for additional lots upon which to build more of their signature affordable housing. Coover Consultants was selected to develop site concepts for both of these needs, to include the RESTORE facility along with the housing or not, depending on land configuration, zoning and city requirements.





Founders Park Replat of Villagio de Perona, Tontitown, AR Part of a larger plat known as Villagio de Perona, the Founders Park replat converted a single family area into 26 smaller lots for patio home development. Since the streets and utilities were already constructed, Coover Consultants provided the engineering to add additional water and sewer service lines and taps to the newly divided lots.





Projects with CooverClark Architects, Denver, CO (2007 – present)

F-16 Weapons Release Facility, Buckley AFB Colorado Air National Guard, Aurora, Colorado

Full site civil engineering services for the addition/renovation of a weapons release facility for the F-16 fighter jets of the 104th Air Wing Command of the Colorado Air National Guard.

Project consisted of a 4,100 SF addition to 11,415 SF existing facility, plus additional paving, utilities and landscaping.

� Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Analysis & Design

� Site Plan

� Paving and Grading Plan

� Utility Plan

� Erosion Control Plan

� Compliance with Buckley AFB Facilities Excellence Plan

� Compliance with UFC 4-010-01 “DoD Minimum Anti-Terrorism Standards for Buildings”

� LEED Silver Design

Consolidated Rental Car Facility Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky

Feasibility and concept development for new multi-story parking garage and consolidated rental car facility. Tasks included analysis of four different sites, two of which were adjacent to the existing terminal. Analysis of relocations of existing utilities and landside facilities was required for all four scenarios, plus roadway and traffic flow analysis to ensure compatibility with existing airport circulation and access patterns. Cost estimates and phasing plans were developed for all four plans.

� Site Analysis � Utility Relocations � Roadway Alignments � Cost Estimates � Phasing Allowing Concurrent Operations





Grand Junction Readiness Center Colorado Army National Guard, Grand Junction, Colorado

The design consisted of 36,000 SF of drill hall, classrooms, distance learning center, administration, dining/kitchen, family support center, recruiting office, storage, ammunition vault, and fitness facilities. Anti-Terrorism and Force protection measures were incorporated into the design including stand-off distances, bollards, perimeter security fencing and gates. AT/FP and LEED Silver certification were integral to the project goals.

Participated in master planning design charrette, end-user interviews, 1390/91 review, conceptual designs, site planning, utility layouts, AT/FP analysis.

� Site Investigation

� Detailed Client and User Interviews

� Consensus Building and Stakeholder Facilitation

� Site Design to Achieve LEED Silver

� Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Analysis

� Plan Review, QA/QC

� 36,000 SF Building

� $12 Million Construction Cost

Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) Delaware Military Department, New Castle, Delaware

An add/alt project for the Delaware National Guard, the design consisted of 135,000 SF of new and existing construction including flight planning and operations, maintenance hangars, secure briefing rooms, VIP areas, classrooms, distance learning center, administration and fitness facilities.

The facilities are integrated with the existing New Castle Airport and feature intrusion detection systems, DOD AT/FP standoff distances, fire protection and alarm systems, connection to an existing communications backbone, energy monitoring control systems and development of a utility and road infrastructure.

� Site Planning


� Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (AT/FP) Analysis

� LEED Silver Certification Target

� 135,000 SF Complex






Consolidated Rental Car Terminal and Service Center Facilities Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana

A major 45-acre landside project to consolidate all of the airport’s rental car facilities within walking distance of the existing main terminal, consisting of a 30,000 SF Customer Service Center, 3-story Parking Garage and 6 Rental Car Service & Maintenance Facilities.

The project included relocation of the airport fire protection well and main utility building, relocation of the main electrical switchgear system, relocation of planning and development offices, relocation of terminal maintenance warehouse and shops, and coordination with the airport, FAA, traffic consultant and all stakeholders.

This massive project included a detailed phasing plan since the airport had to remain in continuous operation during the entire construction process. This was especially true for the main utility building and switchgear system, since this included all electrical and fire protection for the entire airport.

Since the site had been previously developed over the past decades with few extant plans, numerous site issues surfaced as design progressed, compounded by a very poor survey that needed constant ground-truthing and updating. There were also ownership issues between the airport and Shell Oil/Motiva Enterprises that were discovered during the course of the design.

� Inventory of Landside Facilities

� Conditions Assessments

� Alternative Development Scenarios


� Coordination with Shell Oil / Motiva Enterprises

� Survey Coordination and Verification

� Ownership and Easement (Servitude) Determinations

� Utility Layout Design

� Detailed Site Grading

� Conceptual Future Roadway Layouts

� Well Relocation Research


� Regulatory Approvals






Seaford Readiness Center Delaware Army National Guard, Seaford, Delaware

The planning phase for the design and construction of a new Readiness Center to accommodate the facility and storage needs of Company A, the 198th Signal Battalion, and the 1049th Transportation Company, in Seaford located in Sussex County, Delaware. A primary task of the Project Planning Document Charrette (PPDC) was to determine if the Seaford site could adequately accommodate the authorized and required facilities.

� Site Investigation

� Client and User and Regulatory Interviews

� 1390/91 Review

� Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Analysis

� Design Charrette

� LEED Silver Site Design


� 90,000 SF Facility

� $25 Million in Construction Costs

Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) Wyoming Military Department, FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Located approximately one mile deep inside FE Warren AFB, the design consisted of 100,000 SF of new construction of helicopter maintenance hangars, flight planning and operations, indoor wash facility, secure briefing, VIP, classrooms, distance learning center, administration and fitness facilities.

The facility required a new access road over a mile long, plus extensions of all utilities to this remote location.

� Site Civil Plan Review, QA/QC

� Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) Review

� 100,000 SF Complex


� 2007 Design Completion

� Certified LEED Gold





Consolidated Rental Car Facility Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

A 40-acre site consisting of a new 24,000 SF Customer Service Terminal with new 900 Ready/Return spaces and 6 new Vehicle Service Facilities totaling 60,000 SF, served by a common bus transit system.

The facility replaces an undersized ready/return facility with a facility that can accommodate future expansion and was designed to accommodate the facility needs for the entire rental car industry for the fifteen year planning horizon.

� Site Selection

� Alternate Development Proposals for 4 Sites

� Water Distribution System Design

� Sewer System Design

� Stormwater Drainage Design


Field Maintenance Shop (FMS) # 2 Wyoming Army National Guard, Laramie, Wyoming

Detailed planning phase and design charrette for $15M new 38,673 SF Field Maintenance Shop (FMS) for the Wyoming Army National Guard (WYARNG). The facility was designed to also accommodate the service needs of FMS personnel and equipment plus the 133rd Engineer Support Company and the 148th Signal Network Company. Supporting facilities included access roads, utility extensions, military and POV parking, fuel storage and dispensing, lube and inspection rack, military vehicle loading ramp, controlled waste handling facility, lighting and security fencing, landscaping, snow fencing and anti-terrorism force protection (AT/FP) measures. The site design had to accommodate the location of a future Readiness Center onsite, and required coordination with the Laramie Airport and the University of Wyoming balloon research center.

� Planning Charrette & End-User Interviews

� 1390/91 Review


� Site Civil Conceptual Design

� Utility and Infrastructure Design





Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center Cantonment Master Plan Wyoming Army National Guard, Guernsey, Wyoming

Site civil engineer for Cantonment Master Plan for Camp Guernsey. The cantonment area serves as the center of the Training Center and provides an environment for day-to-day living and working at the large training facility.

The plan identified potential construction, demolition, preservation, transportation, and AT/FP force protection measures within the planning period.

The planning process included a detailed review of significant planning, goal setting, forecasting, and programming contributions that have previously occurred.

The focal point of decision making in the planning process occurred during planning charrettes that included WYARNG, Town of Guernsey officials, and major tenants. Participants were presented three concepts that demonstrated three alternative future land use futures for the training center.

The alternatives were discussed within the context of detailed site analysis of physical, regulatory, economic, and jurisdictional features. The resulting product was a consensus land use vision for the 2008-2018 planning period. When additional opportunities and/or funding become available, the master plan will provide guidance to support a vision for the future.

� Master Planning

� Planning Charrette

� End-User Interviews

� Historic Preservation

� Cantonment Renewal

� Demolition Strategies

� Land Use Planning

� Design Charrettes

� Site Analysis

� Utility Analysis

� AT/FP Analysis

� Alternative Planning Concepts

� Phasing

� Updated Land Use Plan





Farmington Readiness Center New Mexico Army National Guard, Farmington, New Mexico

An add/alt project consisting of a 40,000 SF addition to modernize and upgrade an existing Readiness Center to accommodate 243 soldiers. The design consists of both two and one story additions housing classrooms, distance learning center, administration, dining/kitchen, family support center, recruiting office, storage, ammunition vaults, locker rooms and fitness facilities.

Site paving, grading and utilities required extensive relocations and redesigns to accommodate AT/FP considerations as well as the expanded building footprint.



� 60,000 SF Building

� $10.4 Million in Construction Costs

Independent Fee Analysis

Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado

Yampa Valley Regional Airport is a public airport located east of Hayden and west of Steamboat Springs in Routt County, Colorado. It supports the only scheduled passenger services to Northwest Colorado and is also used for general aviation, particularly larger private aircraft unable to operate at Steamboat Springs Airport (Bob Adams Field). It has 6 gates that can hold the Boeing 757, Boeing 737, Dash 8, Airbus A319, CRJ200 and the CRJ 700 that visit the airport.

As part of their nearly $18M expansion the terminal, apron and parking lots, and per FAA requirements, they hired an outside consultant to perform an independent fee analysis of their proposed runway resurfacing project. Tasks included detailed cost and manpower estimates.





Joint Forces Headquarters Wyoming Army National Guard, FE Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Type A and B services through final site and architectural design services for the Wyoming Military Department’s new headquarters complex at FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The design consisted of more than 180,000 SF of new construction of multi-use facilities consisting of a Joint Forces Headquarters & Readiness Center, Field Maintenance Shop (FMS) and State Maintenance Facility (SMF). Design included facilities for: Operations, Public Affairs, Family Support, Recruiting, Chaplain, Records, Human Resources, Public Affairs, Information Management, Facilities Management, Maintenance and State offices.

Site issues included anti-terrorism/force protection measures, plus including sufficient allowance for conveyance of intercontinental ballistic missiles by the USAF on the adjoining roadway. Site design also had to allow for the future construction of a new Gate 5 for FE Warren AFB in the immediate vicinity of the JFHQ.



� 140,000 SF Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) Building

� 29,000 Field Maintenance Shop (FMS)

� Conversion of Existing FMS to State Maintenance Facility

� $32 Million in Construction Costs for JFHQ

� $5.6 Million in Construction Costs for FMS

Wind River Job Corps Center US Department of Labor, Riverton, Wyoming

Design of a brand new Job Corps Center campus of six buildings totaling 146,000 square feet. Facilities include an Administration/Medical Building, Education Building, Cafeteria/Warehouse Facility, Recreation Center, Two Dormitories, Guardhouse and Oil Rig Training Area. Total construction cost was $32.4 M.

Site civil plan review and QA/QC, including initial concepts, water, sewer, gas and telephone utilities, paving, grading, erosion control, fencing, geothermal wellfield, included City and US DOL coordination.