RSG Group - Construction Management Consulting

Owner:

Hard Rock Northfield Park Rocksino

Client:

Northfield Park Associates

Scope Of Work

Size: 200,000 Square Feet

Type of construction: New construction

Delivery method: CM at Risk

Professional Services:

Lean construction

Preconstruction

Value engineering

Green construction

Awards:

2014 National Association of Industrial Office Parks (NAIOP) Northern Ohio Mixed Use Construction of the Year

EARLY INFRASTRUCTURE WORK POWERS THE ‘ROCKSINO’

Gilbane managed construction for the first ever Hard Rock Rocksino. The concept merges gaming, restaurants and live entertainment adjacent to a live harness horse racing track. Long before a shovel hit the ground, the Gilbane team collaborated with all team members and the local community during the design phase to ensure a seamless, fast track construction schedule would be met for a record-breaking opening. In order to provide adequate power for the facility substantial site improvements included:

All new underground utilities

High voltage substation

Emergency generators

Relocation of existing power supply

Four megawatts of generator power

The new single-story Hard Rock Rocksino features 2,200 video lottery terminals and 64,000 square feet of gaming area on an 8-inch raised floor, a high limit area, 2,600-seat hard Rock Live venue, comedy club, and Rock Shop retail area. Dining options include local favorite, Bernie Kosar’s Steakhouse, a full-service hard Rock Café, and a buffet. Read more about this amplified entertainment venue. Architects on the project included: SOSH Architects / Richard L. Bowen + Associates.

FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE KEEPS HORSES RACING TO THE FINISH

On a fast-track construction schedule of 11-months, the Gilbane team used efficient pull-planning with multiple shifts to ensure on-time completion. The plan allowed the race track to remain operational during all phases of construction with no disruption to normal racetrack schedules and horse stable routines.