Building Group
Building new structures is where Q&D started back in 1964, with a small kitchen build-out, a borrowed truck and garage office. Since those early days, Q&D has built projects that range from a small equipment replacement project in a hospital operating room to a $230,000,000 luxury mountain resort, and everything in between. That varied background of experience is the foundation for our professional construction management process that will provide you with a well-planned path for your team, a safe and efficient project during construction and a final result that meets your needs while providing you with the best value.
Q&D’s Building Group delivers public works and private projects using a collaborative, transparent and open-book approach. Over 92% of our projects over the last 20 years have been for repeat clients. Regular clients include SCHEELS, University of Nevada, Reno, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, NV State Public Works Division, Washoe County School District and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
Our superintendent said his greatest stress of the stunning UNR Student Services building was stabilizing the 58-foot-high cast-in-place integral color concrete walls before the wind toppled them. The project’s 10-month schedule was extremely challenging due to the complexity of the architecture, unexpected site conditions, weather delays, and owner related refinements. Other job obstacles included the casework subcontractor going bankrupt and the glass supplier going out of business. Q&D delivered the project on time and on budget.
“During the course of this project, your staff always expressed your concern for the quality and timeliness of all the work performed. When changes had to be made, you demonstrated exemplary fairness and your actions were guided by your intent to do the right thing for the success of the project and for the good of the University.”
– Dave Eckes, formerly of University of Nevada Reno
FINISH HIGHLIGHTS
The detailing of the brick and concrete is intricate. Highly crafted details included recessed brick planes, alternating brick colors, pre-cast concrete sills, complex geometric framing and an extremely progressive atrium and main entry stair. The 58-foot-high cast-in-place integral color concrete walls of the atrium lobby presented various challenges.