Southern Catholic                 

                                                                                                   

           


Project Summary:
Located in Dawsonville, Georgia, Southern Catholic College will be the first Catholic institution of higher learning. The institution will be a co-educational liberal arts college dedicated to the authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. The Southern Catholic campus will be the focal point of an overall development of 338 acres that also includes a Town Center and residential component in addition to the campus. The entire development will be completed in phases over 15-to 20-year period. The Phase I is currently underway, which includes 50-acre sitework, a wellness center, an administration building, a central service building, and a student resident hall.
 
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Services Provided
Design and Construction

Location
1115 Lumpkin Campground Road North
Dawsonville, GA  30534
Phone: 404-949-2300
Fax: 404-949-2301

Contact:
Catherine Xiong

Schedules:
Sitework started on April 8, 2002. All four buildings will be turned over to Southern Catholic on August 1, 2003, when the school opens the door to the first 150 students.

Project Links:
Architects:
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), Inc.
Wakefield Beasley & Associates
Opus South Corporation
Civil Engineer:
Southern Civil Engineers
Structural Engineer:
Cary Engineering
MEP Engineer:
Jordan Skala Engineers, Inc.
Fire & Safety Consultant:
Rolf Jensen & Associates
Transportation Engineer:
Street Smarts
Wetland and Ecological Consultant:
Wetland and Ecological Consultants
Commissioning Agent:
Newcomb & Boyd Consulting Engineering Group
Online Collaboration:
ProjectTalk
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Project Specific Information:
Southern Catholic's master plan was developed by The HOK Planning Group under a pedestrian-oriented total community concept, including academic, athletic, research, administrative, religious, office, retail and residential uses, and a hotel and conference center. The 210-acre main campus will be built in a collegiate Gothic style, emphasizing quadrangles and pedestrian pathway. The total cost of the college will be approximately $300 million. The first phase will cost about $44 million. The Beck Group serves as the master construction team, overseeing the design and construction of the overall project.

BECK Project Team:
Rick LaRosa: Team Director
Bob Clendenen: Project Executive
Jeff Wheeler: Project Administrator
Tim Bageant: Superintendent A
Vivian Ballard: Sr. Project Office Manager
Catherine Xiong: Project Engineer

Square Footage:
Student Resident Hall: 43,000 sf
Wellness Center: 37,000 sf
Old Main: 53,000 sf
Central Service: 6,000 sf

Project Owner:
For more information on Southern Catholic College, please visit the website of Southern Catholic

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