Building Statistics

Building Name:

• Dolphin Mall
• Northwest Corner Expansion

Location and Site:

• 11401 N.W. 12 St., Miami, Florida 33172

Building Occupant Name:

• Dolphin Mall Assoc. Ltd. Partnership. A “The Taubman Centers” Mall.

Occupancy or Functional Type:

• Dolphin Mall is a retail mall space.

Size:

• The Dolphin Mall Expansion is a 32,000 Sq ft project with 308,000 Sq ft of Site work, inclusive of 154,000 Sq ft for the Bass Pro pad and 45,000 Sq ft for the Boat Storage area.

Number of Stories:

• The Dolphin Mall Expansion is a one story section of the mall, consisting of a 29-foot top of pre-cast panel height, and a 43-foot top of entry height.

Primary Project Team:

• Owner
• Dolphin Mall Associated Limited Partnership http://www.shopdolphinmall.com/
• Taubman Centers http://www.taubman.com/
• 200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300
• Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Architect
• Neumann Smith & Associates, Inc. http://www.neumannsmith.com/
• 400 Galleria Office Centre, Suite 555
• Southfield, Michigan 48034

• Landscape Architect
• PBS & J
• 3230 W. Commercial Blvd., Suite 100
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

• Civil Engineer
• The Good Group http://www.thegoodgroup.com/
• 1000 N. Orlando Avenue, Suite A.
• Winter Park, Florida 32789

• Structural Engineer
• L&A, Inc.
• 30903 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300
• Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334

• Mechanical Engineer
• E&S Construction Engineers
• 4326 Mountain Road
• Pasadena, Maryland 21122

• Electrical Engineer
• Stern & Associates, Inc. http://www.sternandassoc.com/
• 413 Norway Street
• York, Pennsylvania 17403

• Code/Fire Protection
• Schirmer Engineering Corporation http://www.schirmereng.com/index.shtml
• 707 Lake Cook Road
• Deerfield, Illinois 60015-4997

• Construction Manager
• Skanska U.S.A. Building Inc. http://www.skanskausa.com/
• 1633 Littleton Road
• Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

Dates of Construction:

• Submit Permit #1 November 18, 2005.
• Submit Permit #2 December 14, 2005.
• Mobilization May 22, 2006.
• Bass Pro Shop Pad Turnover October 2, 2006.
• Completion of Mall Reconfiguration December 1, 2006.

Actual Cost Information:

• Current Dolphin Mall Expansion Costs
• $6,400,000 Construction Cost
• Expected Cost Increase of $535,000.

Project Delivery Method:

• Dolphin Mall Expansion is a Design-Bid-Build project with Neuman Smith & Associates, Inc. designing the project, Taubman Centers bidding the project and Skanska U.S.A. Building Inc. building the project.
• Emergency Temporary Egress Corridors, a Skanska held contract, is Design-Build.

Architecture:

• Dolphin Mall Expansion is a continuation of an existing style of architecture. The Art Deco architecture utilized on the existing mall is a very popular style in the Miami/ South Florida region.

Major National Codes:

• The Dolphin Mall Expansion project is in the jurisdiction of the Miami-Dade Building Dept. Florida Building Code 2004-Building, Florida Building Code 2004-Plumbing, Florida Building Code 2004-Mechanical, and Florida Building Code 2004-Electrical governs design and construction.  Florida Building Code 2004 Chapter 11 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction applies as the Barrier Free Code. FBC 2004 is inclusive of regulations consistent with ASTM/ AWS/ ACI/ ANSI/ NEMA/ NECA/ UL/ NFPA/ NEC/ NRCA/ OSHA/ MIOSHA/ EPA Etc.

Zoning:

• Dolphin Mall Expansion is in a “Business and Office” zoning region of Miami-Dade County. The project is to conform to all Miami-Dade Planning and Zoning rules and regulations.

Historical Requirements:

• Dolphin Mall was constructed in 2001. The Dolphin Mall Expansion project currently has no historical demands on design or construction.

Building Envelope:

• Dolphin Mall contains a non-load bearing, pre-cast concrete panel building envelope. Windows are located only at entrances. All walls, doors and windows must meet Miami-Dade hurricane wind load requirements of 146 MPH exposure C.
• The roofing system consists of a Lightweight Concrete Roof Insulation System. Bituminous Membrane is placed on the exterior of the finished system. The roof system contains multiple prefabricated roof expansion joints and must meet ASTM and NRCA requirements.