Phase 1:   Pre-Planning Review, Design, & Information Support

Listed is an overview of the services and areas covered in the pre-planning stages of your complex and the list of services and information we provide under this section. This information is provided in both hard copy form and through an on-site workshop with your design team or developers where we spend time with your people reviewing this data and how it relates to your specific project needs:

1. Getting Started – Overview Of The Complex In Concepts & Methods

2. Helping Establishing Goals & Objectives Of The Complex

3. Provide an assortment of checklists & design documents to the design team for all elements covered under the consulting program – our own “How To Guide” for ice rink construction which would include but may not be limited to:

• General Construction Cost Punch list – comprehensive full budget list by construction item.

• Building Design overview guide spelling out all primary design considerations of the structure as it relates to the specialized needs of an arena complex.

• Numerous arena sample floor plans including what makes for a good floor plan and what common mistakes to avoid.

• Building design manual describing all ice rink design methods in narrative form with illustrations.

• Consultation on revenue and non-revenue producing areas. Effort to keep the profit goal of the floor plan in focus so that profit stealing “space creep” do not sneak into the project plan without specific review of the financial implications of non-revenue producing space.

• Assorted ice rink specialty drawings illustrating all rink floor cross section designs

• List of all plumbing requirements Current and future. Will a restaurant be added later or other expansion possibilities requiring items such as grease traps or other specialty fixtures or utilities.

• Rink Refrigeration mechanical room layouts and equipment schedule

• Refrigeration electrical power feeder diagrams

• Ice resurfacer room layout and ventilation design

• Description of available brands of resurfacers and fuel types…pros and cons of each, as well as physical requirements of rooms for each.

• Snow melting pit placement and designs

• List of all underground ice rink specialty piping with cross sections for design coordination

• Rink lighting layouts, circuitry, and fixture recommendations

• Electrical schedule documenting all primary power connections for major equipment and items specialized to arena construction. Detail need for thorough planning including what are “future uses” of a space, and what will be required for those uses.

• Sample concession layouts and equipment schedules

• Water & sewer schedule to minimize sanitary sewer tap fees

• Complete standardized rink floor and dasher-board drawings

• Dehumidification equipment selection and design documentation and IAQ (indoor air quality) sensor package designs for fresh air make-up considerations.

• Scoreboard installation and conduit drawings complete with goal light package placement

• Building insulation and vapor barrier design documents

• Roof Low-E ceiling drawing and material specification

• Ice resurfacer dimensional cut sheets

• Sample Sand Base & Concrete Base construction schedules for the ice rink portion

• Pre-Mobilization checklists showing site conditions required for installation of the ice system

• Locker room light, heat, exhaust control design.

• Rental Skate sizing sheet

• Rental skate storage rack drawings and layouts

• Standard contractor scope document for work demarcation between the rink contractor and other contractors.

• Rental skate counter design and how it must fit into the traffic flow of the building.

• Mood lighting design and conduit layout for disco effects within  the ice rink

• IRS Depreciation schedule in term classification for ice rink specialty equipment

4. Help define the factors important to site selection.

5. Assisting the design team in meeting any architectural mandates for a given site.

6. Helping determine occupancy ratings for given operational format.

7. Parking lot sizing considerations and orientation

8. Overview of utility requirements (sewer, gas, electric, water) for the complex

9. Evaluation of energy saving technologies which can be incorporated into the complex and viability of local rebate incentives for the project.

10. Floor plan development, the why's and how's to create efficiency and maximum profitability. Construction design criteria regarding specifications, methods, and materials for the best performance, least maintenance, and the best overall return on investment.

11. Sound abatement considerations and design alternatives for primary equipment

12. Evaluation of site soil conditions and drainage system designs if required.

13. Special methods to overcome code compliance obstacles to preserve safety and the construction budget.

14. Establishment of crowd control methods of the complex within the floor plan design.

15. Evaluating building space allocations based on service value or individual profit support.

16. Slab on grade designs to accommodate the application and proper requirements of the various rubber flooring systems.

17. Structural coordination to ensure tie-rods and other structure apparatuses do not conflict with the ice rink systems or requirements.

18. Foundation waterproofing and design to accommodate horizontal water movement in adjoining soils.

19. Coating recommendations for the building structural steel.

20. HVAC Design for entire complex

21. Hardware recommendations such as door hardware and toilet partitions/equipment.

22. Pro-shop layout and design.

If you would like the services provided in the Phase 1 Service Scope, please contact IRCC for a written proposal.