From the Ground Up: Republic Ford Lincoln service facility

Owner/Developer: Republic Ford Lincoln Inc.
General Contractor: Rich Kramer Construction Inc.
Architect: Buddy Webb and Co. Inc.
Engineers: Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; JS Smith Consulting Engineers PC, structural; and CJD Engineering LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 8,848 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.3 million
Lender: None
Estimated completion: Mid-December
Project description: Republic Ford Lincoln is adding a six-bay, heavy-duty service facility for large vehicles to its campus off U.S. Highway 60. The new bays will allow the service team to work on vehicles with up to a 36,000 gross vehicle weight rating, said Dave Deal, the dealership’s general manager. The addition includes room for extra inventory and employee parking. Deal said construction crews also are creating a 55,000-cubic-foot retention pond to mediate water concerns that Republic Ford Lincoln has had in the past.