LESS COST MORE VALUE

OVERVIEW

Saving customers’ money on their landscape plans translates to more value created at

ValleyCrest. We’ve selected a couple of ValleyCrest’s top projects, including one of the most

important in company history, Arlington Heights Sports Park, to show you just how it can be done.

Through efficiencies of design-build, ValleyCrest proves this delivery method satisfies needs of a public agency by

eliminating change orders, minimizing project cost, speeding up timeline and increasing quality of life for residents.

The Arlington Heights Sports Park is a 38-acre sports and community lifestyle venue located in a

historic orange grove section of Riverside. The City of Riverside selected ValleyCrest as the integrated

design and prime contractor to deliver it’s first-ever design-build project at a contract amount of $13

million. ValleyCrest did not submit the lowest bid, but did present the best value with a great design

and the most appropriate team for the job. In less than 18 months, the park was envisioned, awarded,

designed, built and opened to the public – kudos to ValleyCrest’s design-build approach which

successfully took the project from an idea with a set budget to a new, highly sought-after public amenity.

Arlington Heights Sports Park Riverside, CA

DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT SCOPE

• 3 lighted ball fields

• 8 lighted soccer/multi-purpose fields

• 2 lighted basketball courts

• Children’s water play area

• Picnic Facilities

• Shade structures

• Lighted parking lots

• Multi-purpose recreational trail with interactive stations

• Restroom/concession building

• Site furnishings

WHY DESIGN-BUILD WORKS

The design-build method allowed the team to balance construction and logistical needs against

aesthetic appeal and budgetary constraints. The team was able to control costs, manage availability

of materials and balance an aggressive schedule – ultimately delivering a higher-quality product

at a price even lower than the original lowest bid. The true value is in the fact that all scope was

completed within 18 months, several years earlier than traditional delivery methods would have allowed.

PROJECT TEAM

VALLEYCREST DESIGN GROUPJim Hogan - VP, Founder & Managing Principal

Kurt Buxton - Senior Design Principal

VALLEYCREST LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENTKelly Duke - Vice President

Bill Ropp - Design-Build Project Manager

Miguel Valdez - Pre-Construction

Greg Motsenbacher - Branch Manager

John Lisabeth - Construction Project Manager

Javier Ortega - Project Superintendent

Katie Bennet - Project Engineer