by Marissa Odom | Nov 3, 2020
In January 2020, we celebrated the ribbon-cutting of our partner Heart City Health opening their new Women’s Health Center. It was an exciting day as the new office will offer prenatal, primary, and postpartum care and ultrasounds. The office is in a convenient location and currently taking patients.
Visit the new center at 1545 Cassopolis St. in Elkhart!
“I can dream it, but Ancon always makes it come to life.”
by Marissa Odom | Sep 18, 2020
Ancon was chosen to complete the Aquatic Center, cafeteria and Music Addition for Goshen Schools. The school used a design build process to determine who they would work with from seven original candidates. The original wish list from Goshen Schools before General Contractors were brought into the process amounted to being approximately $4 million over a fixed budget of $15.88 million. The Ancon team, Goshen Schools Personnel and the architects from Barton Coe Vilamaa worked together over several months to design the project to get it in budget. Many meetings were held with the school to determine what the highest priorities were and where we could cut back. It was truly a team effort to make this happen.
We were able to keep all the major components of the project through this extensive effort of value engineering. Over 100 items were scrutinized and re-designed to save money while keeping the quality where it needed to be. Equipment and materials were chosen for their low long-term maintenance costs since this was extremely important to the maintenance staff. This project was a prime example of Ancon’s ability to meet our customer’s budget. We were also able to accomplish this in a manner where even though the various departments had to give a little, in the end everyone agreed on the priorities.
“Ancon Construction was an integral part of our Design Build Team, and in working with them, we found them to be very dependable. They also exhibited high integrity, communicated well with our staff members, and were very flexible in working around our school schedules. I would highly recommend Ancon as a contractor for any school related project! We are very pleased with our new spaces, but additionally, we are appreciative of having had the opportunity to work with such a reputable firm as Ancon.”
“It is my pleasure to write a letter of recommendation for Ancon Construction Company. I was president of the Goshen Community School Board at the time we hired Ancon to be the contractor for our $17M building project. Ancon partnered with Barton Coe Vilamaa Architects Engineers and was selected during the Design Build process using a Technical Review Committee (TRC). The process narrowed the field to 7 and during the initial interview process; the Ancon/Barton Coe Vilamaa team immediately became a front runner by showing their understanding of the project and willingness to collaborate with administrators, staff and industry professionals. They moved to the final interviews with two other teams. The final design prepared by the Ancon team included the needs of the corporation, was a very high-quality design and blended with existing structures. We even appreciated their willingness to tell us we were dreaming too big and beyond our budget,” stated past President Jane Troup.
by Marissa Odom | Jan 24, 2020
Hope Community Church added on to their existing building approximately 12,000 square feet. The addition featured a 1,000 seat worship center, builtin baptism pool, spacious lobby, and two youth classrooms.
“They listened to what we wanted. They created a concept that looked as though it was always here! Every little detail was exactly what we were wanting.”
Hope Community Church
by Marissa Odom | Jan 24, 2020
A 2,200 square foot addition consists of new restrooms, prep room, chapel, and connector hallway. Careful attention to detail, including the choice of limestone, stone veneer, window size, and orientation, allows the building addition to blending seamlessly with the original 1960’s architecture. The chapel includes a vaulted wood ceiling, altar area and incorporates stained glass windows found in the adjacent rectory basement.
“We cannot say enough about the professional design and construction services provided throughout the entire process.”
by Marissa Odom | Jan 24, 2020
We built a 12,000 square foot gymnasium and multipurpose addition with restrooms, locker rooms, lobby gallery, stage, elementary size basketball court, and open second-floor education spaces.
“We are very pleased with our results.”
