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NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS
Our design build teams have completed more Native American owned resorts (35+) than any other structural design-build entity in the country. Our experience with Native American cultures, sovereign land, construction in remote regions, and tailoring our design to a local Native American workforce has been a valued resource for our clients.
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» Bureau of Indian Affairs Office
Buildings I and II |
Albuquerque |
Chavez-Grieves provided structural engineering project management on this large office complex north of downtown Albuquerque. The Bureau of Indian Affairs responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. There are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility. The 150,000 square foot facility includes law enforcement offices, conference and meeting spaces and training areas. |
| » Sandia Casino & Resort |
Albuquerque |
This new 210,000 square foot, one-story structural steel building includes administrative and conference space, a dining area, slots and table games area, bingo hall and retail shops. This is supported on top of a two-level underground pre-cast concrete parking structure of approximately 386,000 square feet. Chavez-Grieves provided the structural engineering and construction documents and served as the engineer of record on the structural steel portion of the project. Also included in the design is a 60 foot diameter rotunda structure, supporting as much as 30 feet of sandstone and interfacing with a timber entry canopy Porte Cochere. This design-build project is the largest casino in New Mexico. The new $88 million casino was completed in the spring of, 2001. The crescent-shaped structure features views of the Sandia Mountains through a 40-foot high glass wall at the back of the facility. Natural materials indigenous to the area were used in the structure; wood vigas and latillas were incorporated into the pueblo-style design. A two-level, 800-car parking facility will be underground to minimize land use. Gaming facilities include a bingo hall that will seat up to 850, a fine-dining restaurant, a 250-seat buffet restaurant, a deli, a gift shop, an entertainment lounge, meeting space, the largest poker room in the state and up to 1,300 slot machines. The site also features a large outdoor grass amphitheater that seats 3,000. PHASE II: Chavez-Grieves was the structural engineer on this project, which is the second phase expansion to the existing Sandia Casino, adding amenities & services that will put the Sandia Casino well ahead of the competition in the market. The focus of the design is to enhance the customer's experience of the property & minimize the impacts to the existing operation during construction. Scope: 228 guestrooms, 530,000 s.f. of low-rise including - 35,000 s.f. of convention/meeting space, 3 restaurants, retail, 11,000 s.f. of spa, Pool area. 18-hole golf course & new club house.
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| » Santa Ana Star Casino |
Albuquerque |
This 33,000 square foot addition to the Star Hollywood Casino at the Santa Ana Pueblo consists of the gaming areas, lounge, restaurant, kitchen and other miscellaneous support spaces. Chavez-Grieves provided structural design and engineering, topographical surveys, grading and drainage, on-site utility design, and roadway design for vehicular access. Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers, Inc. also coordinated with the required agencies: Santa Ana Pueblo, The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. The structural system consists of a structural steel framing system supporting steel joist with metal decking. Light gage steel stud framing was used for the periphery of the addition. Lateral loads are resisted with chevron-braced frames, utilizing shallow spread footings. |
| » Isleta Casino & Resort |
Albuquerque |
Gaming Palace, Conference Center, Hotel Complex. A $37.2 million project. Chavez-Grieves provided civil engineering services for the new complex to include design surveys, hydrology analysis, grading and drainage, storm water, water, fire protection, gas, and sanitary sewer. Several site layouts for traffic circulation, parking, service access, and pedestrians were developed for consideration. The final layout accounted for interface with the existing Casino facilities and Highway 47 as well as future growth within the resort area. A high voltage electric transmission line required relocation and Chavez-Grieves was active in the coordination with the utility company. The new site for the Complex is more than 64 acres in size. During the final design of the on-site features, value engineering resulted in several design modifications saving the client over $250,000 in estimated construction costs. |
| » Fire Rock Casino |
Church Rock |
Fire Rock Casino is the Navajo Nation’s first gaming venture. This sprung structure is 63,175 square feet that reduced both construction cost and construction time. The casino was designed and constructed in 36 weeks and total project cost was $24 million. This facility has 472 slot machines, 10 table games and a poker room and is a temporary home until a permanent site is located.
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» Inn of the Mountain Gods
Resort & Casino |
Mescalero |
This is a $110 million project developed by the Mescalero Apache Tribe in southeastern New Mexico. The project completely replaced the existing resort hotel and casino, the Inn of the Mountain Gods and Casino Apache. The project includes a themed upscale resort with 275 guest rooms and suites. The project also calls for a 1,700-space parking structure. |
| » Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino |
Pojoaque |
This $250 million destination resort features a 387-room Hilton full-service resort, a 79-suite Homewood Suites by Hilton, a spa, convention facilities, entertainment venues and a new casino. The site of this new resort is on 92 acres of Pojoaque tribal land, located 12 miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is being built adjacent to the Towa Golf Resort. Both hotels are owned by The Pueblo of Pojoaque and will be operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation under a management agreement. The five-story resort hotel encompasses 490,000 square feet. It includes two wings, with a total of 377 rooms (410 bays), a two-story atrium in lobby, vacation station, exercise room, spa, administration, four-pipe/fan coil or heat pump HVAC system, proposed cast-in-place concrete structure, full-service laundry and dry-cleaning. The casino and theater will encompass 172,000 square feet. The Casino will include a 45,000 square foot gaming floor, 1,200 to 1,500 gaming positions, casino back of house, and support. The theater will have 784 seats, an elevated stage, dressing rooms and a loading dock. The restaurants, retail promenade, parking garage, vacation station and conference center totals 176,300 square feet. The exhibition hall seats 5,000 and includes an elevated stage. Outdoor facilities include tennis courts, two outdoor pools, and an indoor pool, an amphitheater, and exterior water features. The architect is Thalden-Boyd of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Native American firm that specializes in the design and architecture of hotels, casinos and related hospitality projects. Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers, Inc. is the structural engineer for the complex.
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» Casino Hollywood Sprint Car
Race Track |
San Felipe |
Chavez-Grieves completed several comprehensive design-build projects for San Felipe Pueblo. CG provided structural engineering services for the pueblo’s new racetrack. The project scope includes full-service structural design for grandstand bleachers capable of holding 37,000 racing enthusiasts; a 3,100-square-foot press box; 22,000-square-foot, stand-alone, two-level concession building; and a 2,000-square-foot stand-alone concession building. Estimated cost is $3 million. The racetrack also features sprint-car racing. Chavez-Grieves provided a structural system of a metal deck over steel bar joists at the roof, steel stud and masonry bearing walls, a concrete slab-on-grade and a concrete spread footing foundation. The lateral system is a combination of masonry shear-walls and light gage strapped walls. |
| » Sandia Pueblo Waste Treatment Facility |
Sandia Pueblo |
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