Lubbock Shuttle Yard, Tract A

The Lubbock Shuttle Yard was a 13,450-sf building located on a 15-ac site with a construction cost of approximately $15 million. For this project R2M worked as part of a multiple discipline design team with 3 Axis Architects as the project lead. The shuttle yard is a support facility used for staging trucks and testing milk for the nearby Leprino cheese plant and was designed on an accelerated schedule to meet the operational deadline for which the client was contractually obligated.

As part of the schematic design, R2M coordinated closely with the Architect and client to develop a site plan to meet the client’s needs and to comply with City of Lubbock’s Unified Development Code that was adopted a month prior to the start of design. R2M coordinated directly with the City of Lubbock for approval of the plat, extensions of public sewer and water mains, extension of Keel Avenue which was designated collector street, and acceptance of the drainage analysis for the site. R2M also had to coordinate with Parkhill, who was retained by the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance to expand the adjacent arterial street (E. 19 Street) to ensure the grades for Keel Avenue, site grades, and site driveway worked with their design.

The drainage analysis for the site required the design of an onsite pond that was needed to mitigate the increased storm water flows from the site. The project required multiple design submittals to allow for review and input by the Owner and included coordination with Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to provide Value Engineering to help reduce construction costs. During construction R2M reviewed submittals and addressed RFIs in a timely manner to prevent construction delays. R2M worked closely with the Architect and CMAR to incorporate changes requested by the Client during construction. R2M completed construction staking, performed periodic observation, and developed as-built drawings for the municipal utility and street improvement and coordinated with the City of Lubbock for acceptance of the municipal improvements. R2M was not provided with the final construction costs, but the Civil design submittals were completed on-time and did not require any change orders due to design errors.