2007 “Project of the Year” Award Received

WELBRO Building Corporation Receives Central Florida Associated Builders and Contractors' 2007 "Project of the Year" Award For the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort

For nearly two decades the pinnacle of Central Florida construction awards has been The Project of the Year designation from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Central Florida Chapter. To earn this prestigious award, contractors must demonstrate a superior level of performance excellence in meeting or exceeding project quality requirements, design specifications, safety procedures, project team collaboration, overcoming unique obstacles, meeting the project schedule and satisfying the client. For the 2nd time in the past 3 years, WELBRO Building Corporation received this prestigious award at ABC's Excellence in Construction Awards Banquet on October 13,2007 for their premiere project Rosen Shingle Creek Resort. WELBRO also received the Project of the Year award in 2005 for the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.

 Rosen Shingle Creek is one of the largest full-service convention resorts in Central Florida. The 230-acre resort offers 1,500 guest rooms and suites, and 445,000 square feet of dedicated, state-of-the-art meeting space that includes one of the nation's largest column-free ballrooms at 95,000 sq. ft. The resort offers an array of amenities such as the Spa at Shingle Creek (a full-service, 13,000-square-foot spa with nine treatment rooms), a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, an 18- hole, par 72 (7,228 yard) championship golf course ranked one of the "Top 40 Best New Courses in the U.S." by Golfweek Magazine, four outdoor swimming pools, two lighted tennis courts, basketball, seasonal canoe trips, nature trails, fishing, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pit and more.

To ensure that the facility was constructed on time, on budget and to a high quality standard, WELBRO divided the facility into two teams. The first team handled the construction of the Hotel Tower with the second team constructing the Convention Center and the site work package including the swimming pools, hardscape features, landscape and irrigation.

Both teams reported to the senior WELBRO executive in charge of overseeing the construction of entire resort. Separating the project into two distinct parts allowed each team to concentrate on their particular segment of the work without being overwhelmed by the enormity of the project. The subcontract agreements were crafted to require that each major subcontractor provide separate leadership teams.

WELBRO also received an Eagle Award for the Pennsylvania Hotel, originally constructed in 1925, the hotel has been transformed into a unique and modern 7 story, 128 room Courtyard by Marriott. With 68,092 sq.ft. of floor space, the hotel features four "Parlor Suites" with a private kitchenette and living room, a breakfast buffet, full service bar, indoor pool and spa, fitness center and meeting room designed with multimedia capabilities for easy presentation set up. This project also features several historically renovated and preserved aspects including: period correct restoration of the main lobby, marble stairway overlooking the lobby and original checker board flooring in the main dining room. Located in the heart of St. Petersburg, the Pennsylvania Hotel is close to both business and leisure landmarks.

Construction of the hotel tower consisted of post-tensioned concrete slabs over poured in place concrete columns. A limited amount of self performed work was conducted in trades such as masonry, carpentry and concrete.

WELBRO Building Corporation has been building continuously in the Florida commercial construction market for over 28 years and is consistently ranked among the nation's top contractors by Engineering News Record (ENR). WELBRO is a dominant force in the hotel/hospitality and education markets. Other major project types include office buildings, retail/commercial and special use facilities.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association representing more than 24,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms in 78 chapters across the United States. ABC's membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry.