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Denark Construction has been honored to earn the trust of a wide variety of government, institutional, educational and other nonprofit clients throughout our history. Examples of building types include:
- Convention and Other Assembly Facilities
- Government Offices
- Public Safety Facilities
- School Facilities
- Sports Facilities
Sevierville Events Center - Sevierville, Tennessee
The $49 million Sevierville Events Center opened as scheduled on September 18, 2007 to great accolades from everyone involved.
This was one of the largest single projects that Denark has undertaken. Designed by Bullock Smith & Partners, the Events Center includes a 241,000 SF event center and 271,000 SF parking garage adjacent to the Events Center.
Denark was selected directly based on qualifications and competed against five other General Contractors. Doug Bishop, Sevierville City Administrator, said "Denark was sensitive to the fact that this was a public project and delivered the completion of the Events Center on schedule and under budget...I would certainly welcome the opportunity to participate on a future team that included Denark Construction."
The centerpiece of the "billion-dollar" highway and Bridgemont development has already booked events as far out as 2026, with new bookings coming almost every day.
Knoxville Convention Center - Knoxville, Tennessee
$95 million – Denark provided Construction Management At-Risk services
in a Joint Venture with The Clark Construction Group, Inc. for
Knoxville’s new Convention Center. The project was completed under the
City’s original budget with an enhanced scope and ahead of schedule.
The 512,000 square-foot development includes 125,000 square feet of
high bay, clear span exhibition space, ballroom, high-tech meeting
rooms, massive underground loading docks, food service and other user
service areas. Facility design team was TVS Architects, with McCarty
Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc.
World’s Fair Park Improvements - Knoxville, Tennessee
$14.3 million – Denark provided Construction Management services in a
joint venture with The Clark Construction Group, Inc. for comprehensive
landscape and hardscape improvements to World’s Fair Park, in
conjunction with the new Convention Center. Improvements include:
landscaping, plazas, waterfalls, pools, pathways and pedestrian
bridges. Design by Ross/Fowler.
Clinch Avenue Bridge Relocation - Knoxville, Tennessee
$4.8 million – The 100-year-old Clinch Avenue Viaduct has been widened
to three lanes in order to provide improved traffic flow in and around
the new Convention Center. Design by HNTB.
Tennessee Smokies AA Baseball Stadium - Sevierville, Tennessee
$12.8 million – Denark led the Design-Build team to provide 6,000-seat
multi-use stadium for Smokies (AA) Minor League Baseball Team. Stadium
complex includes Sevier County Regional Visitors’ Center, restaurant,
concession areas, retail shop, and sixteen skyboxes. Critics doubted
that a high-quality stadium could be designed and built in just over
one year. The project was not only completed on time, but two weeks
ahead of schedule, within budget, and with no change orders. Designers:
HNTB Sports Architecture, with Barber & McMurry.
Maryville City Schools - Maryville, Tennessee
$23 million – Denark provided Construction Management At-Risk services
for a new 135,000 square-foot Intermediate School designed by Community
Tectonics Architects; and renovations and expansion at Middle and High
schools – Lindsay & Maples Architects. Safety, of course, was a
paramount consideration, given the daily presence of students and
faculty.
Dutchtown High School - Henry County, Georgia
$22.8 million - Denark competed against six large southeast
contractors and was awarded the Dutchtown High School project. The
266,400 square-foot project includes a new high school, sports
facilities, concession stands, and a greenhouse. Manley Spangler Smith
Architects.
Denark was selected for the third school project, the Owens Store Road Middle School in Cherokee County, based on the “Best Value” selection process. Denark’s management approach, professionalism, ethics, and on time performance were evaluated along with our competitive bid. Denark competed against five other large southeast contractors for this $16.3 million, 174,286 square-foot Manley, Spangler, Smith-designed project.
Caswell Park - Knoxville, Tennessee
$3.4 million - This state-of-the-art complex is the center of softball
activity for this region. The complex is Phase I of a two-part project.
The park encompasses not only the softball complex, but also a
playground, greenway, and water fountains. Phase I of the Caswell Park
redevelopment, designed by Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon, includes
four adult softball fields and a two-story 6,000 square-foot
Victorian-style concession and scorers' pavilion.
Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, North Carolina
$4.6 million - Denark was named, on the basis of submitting the low
bid, general contractor on the $4.6 million Western Carolina University
Bird Building & McKee Classroom Building Renovations project. Bird,
an administrative building, was renovated and converted to house the
Student Health Center. General renovation of the McKee Building
provides instructional space for History and Modern Foreign Languages
classes, for academic advisement, and for student support services.
Design by Woolpert LLP.
UT Burchfiel Geography Building - Knoxville, Tennessee
$4 million -
This 27,000 square-foot, mid-rise academic building was designed to
provide modern classroom/departmental space while respecting the
neighboring historic buildings on the “Old Hill” on UT’s main campus.
Contrary to the norm for public bid projects, this one was completed
three months ahead of schedule. Architects: McCarty Holsaple McCarty,
Inc.