CCMN $2040$ Construction Project

Management

Lab Assignment $5$

Case Study: Dare County Justice Center$|$

Dare County, North Carolina, a re$-$ mote Outer

Banks community located $90$ miles from Norfolk,

Virginia and $200$ miles from Raleigh, North Carolina,

required a state$-$of$-$the$-$art justice facility to replace

its existing $100-$year$-$old courthouse and associated

warren of converted grocery store and motel

buildings pressed into service as court support

facilities. The result is a $70,000-$square$-$foot, two$-$

story justice facility, which includes the county tax

offices, Register of Deeds, probation, Sheriff's

office, holding cells, five courtrooms and Clerk of

Court offices with support facilities. The

construction period was from May $2001$ to October

The role of the courthouse in this small community

made this a particularly significant project for the

Dare County Justic Center $-$ Manteo, North Carolina

Contractor: Heery International

Services: Design and Construction Management

County. The primary users of the justice center$-$ judges, clerk of the court, sheriff, register of

deeds, and the general public either having their day in court or performing jury duty$-$had distinct

opinions on how the new facility should look and operate.

While creating an exemplary, up$-$todate justice center that would be a model for other

communities, Heery's project team was also charged with meeting other goals. Dare County

wanted the justice center to present an appropriate civic image, as well as incorporate features

in keeping with the community's expectations for the facility to reflect Dare County's rich

heritage and history. Heery provided programming, planning and design, and single$-$source

design build services. The team used an Integrated Project Delivery $($IPD$),$ also known as

LEAN, approach to the project.

The new justice center is located at the end of the new Highway $64$ bridge, meaning that the

justice center is the first thing visitors to Roanoke Island $($part of Dare County$)$ see. Extensive

architectural detailing on three sides presents an appropriate courthouse image. Elements of

the old courthouse design $($such as columns and the use of brick$)$ are incorporated into the new

building to give it this local, historical reference point. Other local design features include a

terrazzo map of Dare County at the main lobby entrance, symbolic light house design for in the

inside lobby, balcony columns, and extensive landscaping to blend with Manteo's city$-$wide

approach to landscaping.

CCMN $2040$ Construction Project

Management

Lab Assignment $5$

Name:

Date:

Instructions: Imagine Dare County selected your company as the construction manager for the

Dare County Justice Center project. The owner has not designed the facility and needs your

company to define the scope of the project. As the Senior Project Manager for the project, it is

your responsibility to develop a workable purpose, approach and feasible limits$.$ Read the

following Dare County Justice Center Case Study and answer the questions below.

What is the use of the project and what functions will it serve?

Why is the project being built?

What is the scale, "look and feel" and nature of the project?

What questions would you ask based on intuition and quantitative impressions to find the

best "workable approach"?

What are some of the project ingredients you must consider?

Is risk evaluation for the project necessary? If so$,$ explain your answer.