Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass Expansion

Sundt utilized our BIM 3-D modeling team to design a prefabricated weave of new expansion utilities into the existing central plant with pinpoint precision and no interruption to the operating facilities. As the site was prepared, drone photos validated the construction layout and those digital images were placed in the building information model (BIM). The model moved out to the field with our engineers via Mixed Reality and as construction progressed, Sundt projected reality into the modeling environment with virtual mockups of a guest room, bathroom and hallway using HoloLens.  When there was a change in the design to the eleventh floor, the BIM 3-D modeling team revised the plumbing and HVAC layout, which allowed our self-perform concrete pour to happen on schedule and within budget.

By January 2021, the project had over 240 days with Sundt’s concrete team operating incident-free. The project took multiple precautions to ensure a safe jobsite, such as installing perimeter personal fall protection anchor points in each column. A weekly safety walk with the local Fire department and twice-weekly Health Safety and Environment meetings with a group walk-around on the jobsite were held. One individual from each subcontractor attended these weekly safety meetings to ensure everyone’s involvement and awareness of up-to-date changing safety conditions on the job.