by Amy Self | Nov 3, 2020
Through a capital campaign, Oaklawn and Ancon designed and built a wonderful facility within 83 days. It’s connected to the building and contains four main classrooms, a resource center, a computer lab, and several offices. We went from old, worn-out modular buildings to a very new, updated facility.
“It was a phenomenal project, and one I feel blessed to have been part of. It was quite an undertaking on their part, and we’re so grateful for Ancon and everything that they did. They weren’t just a design/build firm, but a partner in the project.“
by Amy Self | Nov 3, 2020
Goshen Health Systems Center for Cancer Care is a 52,000 square foot, finished basement and first floor and unfinished second-floor building. Sixteen months of construction duration. Ancon provided preconstruction services for budgeting, scheduling, and value engineering. Indiana Redi-Mix Association Outstanding Concrete Achievement Award.
Jim Dague, CEO, Goshen Health Systems from the Elkhart Truth, Sunday, April 30, 2000, talking about the cost estimating phase of Goshen Health System’s Cancer Treatment Addition. “The process of having Ancon, an independent construction manager and project designers working together to choose subcontractors (and value engineer), saved $2 million from pre-bid estimates.”
by Amy Self | 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 Amy Self | 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 Amy Self | 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
