Planning and Budgeting for Your Climbing Wall Project
When it comes to planning and budgeting for a climbing wall project, choosing a partner with extensive experience and a proven track record is crucial.
Eldorado Climbing, with over 30 years in the industry and more than a thousand completed projects, has demonstrated its ability to deliver even the most complex climbing wall projects with unparalleled cost certainty and efficiency.
Providing Cost Certainty from Early Design through Construction
Eldorado's commitment to cost certainty begins with a proactive and collaborative approach.
By engaging in comprehensive cost estimation exercises using detailed historical data from similar custom projects, including up to 100 university projects, Eldorado establishes a solid foundation for accurate budgeting.
The combined decades of experience of their Project Management Team allows them to identify potential challenges early on, ensuring that the final project price is as accurate as possible.
Throughout the project, Eldorado continuously validates its estimates, incorporating the most up-to-date information and providing adjustments as needed, ensuring that clients have a clear understanding of budget implications at every stage.
Filling the Gaps in Preparing Estimates
Eldorado recognizes the importance of estimate accuracy and takes a thorough approach to ensure that their estimates align closely with the project's true requirements.
Their estimating process involves in-depth document analysis, comprehensive preconstruction services, and collaboration with design and engineering teams to identify potential gaps.
This meticulous approach mitigates the risk of unforeseen costs during construction.
Experience with Target Value Delivery and Continuous Estimating
Eldorado has extensive experience in implementing Target Value Delivery (TVD) principles and continuous estimating practices.
They collaborate closely with the project team to align design decisions with budgetary constraints. Eldorado's proficient in-house design team completes over 50 projects annually, primarily using Trimble's 'Sketchup' for quick and accurate modeling of climbing walls.
They utilize screen share meetings for real-time modeling changes and generate various file types, including 3D DWGs, for seamless integration into larger BIM models.
Eldorado's design team also works in Autodesk 'Revit' for installation plans and BIM coordination with architects and engineers.
Coordination and Collaboration
Several of Eldorado's designers have architectural backgrounds, enabling them to effectively coordinate with various professionals in the construction process.
Proficient in reading complex plans and navigating detailed Revit models, Eldorado excels in large-scale projects, ensuring swift and efficient coordination.
Their design team collaborates closely with all stakeholders to design, coordinate, and install a functional climbing wall that aligns with the building's architecture and systems.
Examples of Successful Project Execution
Eldorado has a proven track record of successfully executing complex projects, even in challenging circumstances. In the summer of 2023, they built a 60' tall climbing wall on the outside of a parking garage in Silverthorne, CO, which included a large portion of the wall being made with see-through acrylic panels – the first of its kind.
Despite the difficulties of building at a high elevation during the winter months, Eldorado beat its schedule by more than a week through effective coordination and planning.
Another example of Eldorado's ability to overcome challenges was during an outdoor project in Big Sky, Montana during the summer of 2022. Despite a year of detailed planning, inclement weather, cold temperatures, wind, and mud hindered progress more than anticipated.
Eldorado's recovery efforts included working through adverse conditions, erecting scaffolding, tenting, mud mitigation, adding staff, and working weekends to ensure the project's success.
Self-Performing All Aspects of Fabrication and Installation
Eldorado self-performs all phases of climbing wall fabrication and installation, ensuring quality control and eliminating the need for subcontractors.
Their experienced fabricators and installers, combined with excellent Project Management, enable Eldorado to deliver over 40 custom projects annually.
Their standard operating procedure includes design approval, production of detailed drawings, fabrication at their Louisville, CO facility, and transportation of all components, supplies, and tools to the project site.
Industry-Leading Collegiate Experience and Partnerships
Having partnered with over 200 universities in the last 30 years, Eldorado is the industry leader in the collegiate space. They leverage their extensive experience to create climbing facilities that perfectly suit the needs of all users.
Eldorado has also partnered with hundreds of General Contractors, including many of the largest in the United States, and has a proven track record of delivering large, complex projects on time and on budget.
When planning and budgeting for your climbing wall project, partnering with Eldorado Climbing Walls offers numerous advantages.
Their commitment to cost certainty, experience with Target Value Delivery and continuous estimating, and ability to self-perform all aspects of fabrication and installation ensure that your project will be executed efficiently and successfully.
With their industry-leading collegiate experience, partnerships with top General Contractors and architecture firms like Moody Nolan, and expertise in adaptive climbing, Eldorado is the ideal choice for bringing your climbing wall vision to life.