August 2008 Building Project Update
August '08 Update is Here!
The monthly update in English is below. You may also download PDF versions of English, Korean, or Spanish versions here:
Village—We Have Lift-off!!
Something is different. The office/classroom wing is gone! On Friday morning, July 11, a big track hoe leveled the building in just about two hours. Grading, excavation, and utility installation have now begun for the new Worship Center. Foundation work is scheduled for August. Cedar Creek is also under going some changes.
Go down the hill and take a look! See vbconline.org and radicalconnections.org for live webcam and still pictures of construction activity and weekly prayer reminders.
Keep in mind that the perimeter construction fencing will move in and out and parking spaces and traffic circulation patterns will change as construction progresses. On the weekends, we will have parking attendants and shuttle movers strategically located to help you through the construction maze and get you to and from the front doors.
Schedule—completed tasks
- Demolition: June 08—July 08
- construction trailers arrive
- emergency service panels relocated
- office portables removed
- asbestos removed in ceiling, floor and windows
- natural gas pipes rerouted
- new electrical wire pulled and outside panels set
- plumbing capped
- Rita driveway and new connecting pathways paved
- new gas meter installed
- new electrical transformer installed
- hand separation of office wing roof, floor and walls
- building demolition
- Sitework: July 08—June 09
- New Building Shell: July 08—May 09
- Plaza: Oct 08—May 09
- Existing Building Improvements: Nov 08—May 09
- New Building Interior Improvements: Mar 09—June 09
- Building Commissioning: July 09—Aug 09
- Doors Open: September 09
Fast Facts
- The "Worship Center" will have three floors totaling 43,695 square feet:
- Lower Level with 2 nurseries and a toddler care room and 3 multi-use classrooms;
- Main Floor including a sanctuary with 800-1000 seats, baptismal, new piano and organ, 2 multi-use classrooms, an expandable lobby and lounge area with nearby coffee/tea bar and fireplace; and a
- 3rd Floor with over 10,000 square feet of unfinished expansion area for a future 300-seat balcony and additional classrooms.
There will also be an outdoor Plaza connecting the old and new buildings with covered walkways, water features, landscaping, benches, cafeĢ tables and chairs.
Questions? Please contact Dale Himes, Project Manager (503-804-8911), Scott Moore, Business and Facilities Administrator (503-643-6511), Dain Strobel, Communication Team Leader or any Staff and Elder Board member including: Mathew Abraham, Dan Crawford, Brian Forbes, Wayne Hart, Ron Henricksen, Sean Kim, Chong Lee, Scott Pelót, Scott Robinson, Doug Sauvageau, Wes Sealand and Tom Smith.