Master Planning
Create
a long-range development approach to be implemented in multiple
phases while preserving flexibility for future options.
Concept Planning
Prepare
diagrams to scale that identify key functional relationships within
established site, budget and other project parameters.
Programming
Provide
detailed, space-by-space design data and performance criteria to be
used as the Basis For Design by the architects and engineers.
Design Review
Review
design documents and comment on operational impacts, constructability,
appropriate use of materials, and compliance with program and budgets.
Consultant Selection
Develop
selection criteria, evaluate qualifications and administer procurement
for design, construction and management firms and other service providers.
Program Management
Responsible
as the Owner's representative to administer contracts, oversee performance
and assure satisfactory project delivery.
Feasibility Study
Identify
market potential and develop the best facility mix to meet that
demand within set financial parameters.
Operational Reviews
By evaluating on-going operations, Conventional Wisdom can help identify
and resolve operational problems, assist with capital improvement
planning and budgeting, and advise on the impacts of the Americans
with Disabilities Act. Because of the building operations experience
of its principals, Conventional Wisdom is qualified to review and
advise on management policies, organizational structure, vendor contracts
and other related business matters.
The Connecticut Convention Center is being developed on the easternmost edge of downtown Hartford overlooking the Connecticut River at Adriaen's Landing. With over 145,000 square feet of exhibition space, it will be the largest convention facility between New York and Boston, featuring exceptional highway access at the intersection of interstates 84 and 91.
In addition to its expansive exhibition hall, the Connecticut Convention Center will offer a 40,000 square foot ballroom and 25,000 square feet of meeting space, as well as ample sheltered and outside parking. The facility will be served by over 6,500 local area hotel rooms, and the new Marriott Hotel adjacent to the Convention Center.
The Connecticut Convention Center will be a prominent visual presence in Hartford, displaying a plaza and vaulted roof to the north and a tree-lined esplanade and architecturally attractive exposure overlooking I-91 and the Connecticut River to the east.
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STATUS:
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Construction
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OPEN:
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2005
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COST:
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$140,000,000
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CONTACT:
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Terry
Bickhardt
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Waterford
Development Group
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50
W. Columbus Boulevard
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Suite
300
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Hartford,
CT 06160
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860.251.8333
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& Associates
2700 Promenade Two
1230 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3591
T. 404.888.6600
50 W. Columbus Boulevard
Suite 300
Hartford, CT 06160
T. 860.251.8333
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Princeton, New Jersey 08540
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