Cherokee Nation Entertainment Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 3
CGA Engineers was selected as the Civil component of the team developed for the rebuild of Casino 3 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa consist of 4 sections; Casino 1, 2, 3 and 4. The total reach of this project included reconstruction of the Casino 3 portion of the complex, a 100-key 10 story hotel, ad a pedestrian bridge to transport pedestrians from a new entrance in the north parking lot to the new casino. CGA Engineers provided surveying, existing utility research, engineering design, construction document development, professional opinion during de-scoping, and assistance with construction administration for the project.
During planning discussions with the team members, master planning activities indicated that the adjacent Casino 4 could be removed and reconstructed similar to Casino 3 in the future. CGA Engineers evaluated the existing utility infrastructure and recognized that with the appropriate planning, the new utility lines constructed for Casino 3 and the new hotel tower could also service the future development of Casino 4. With this opportunity in mind, the utilities were designed and sized to accommodate both the immediate Casino 3 reconstruction and future improvements done on Casino 4. One benefit of designing the utilities for both sections of the casino during this project is the owner was able to construct the new utilities for a small additional cost today and reap a substantial savings in the future during the development of the new Casino 4. Another benefit is the owner was able to make better use of precious space on a highly restricted site with a high density of existing underground infrastructure and restricted area for future utilities. Future Casino 4 connection points were also included in the project so that when the work on Casino 4 is done it will have a much smaller impact on the site around Casino 3; money will be saved and the patrons to the casino will be impacted less in the future.
The utility portion of the Casino 3 project included domestic water service line that is equivalent to an 8" line, a fire supply line equivalent to a 10", a 12" sewer line, and a natural gas service line. The domestic water service line and fire supply line were designed to be bored under the existing street that provided vehicular access to the main front entrance of the casino complex. Boring the lines under the street instead of open trenching allowed for patrons to have access to the casino during construction. the 750-foot long 12" sanitary sewer line was designed to provide service to both Casino 3 and the future Casino 4 without requiring it to be disturbed during construction of Casino 4. The 530-foot long natural gas service line was designed to be horizontal directional drilled under an existing parking lot; this allowed the parking lot to be used during construction without interruption. The natural gas line was designed to manage the load for Casino 3 and future loads for Casino 4.
The estimated construction cost - $480,000.00
During planning discussions with the team members, master planning activities indicated that the adjacent Casino 4 could be removed and reconstructed similar to Casino 3 in the future. CGA Engineers evaluated the existing utility infrastructure and recognized that with the appropriate planning, the new utility lines constructed for Casino 3 and the new hotel tower could also service the future development of Casino 4. With this opportunity in mind, the utilities were designed and sized to accommodate both the immediate Casino 3 reconstruction and future improvements done on Casino 4. One benefit of designing the utilities for both sections of the casino during this project is the owner was able to construct the new utilities for a small additional cost today and reap a substantial savings in the future during the development of the new Casino 4. Another benefit is the owner was able to make better use of precious space on a highly restricted site with a high density of existing underground infrastructure and restricted area for future utilities. Future Casino 4 connection points were also included in the project so that when the work on Casino 4 is done it will have a much smaller impact on the site around Casino 3; money will be saved and the patrons to the casino will be impacted less in the future.
The utility portion of the Casino 3 project included domestic water service line that is equivalent to an 8" line, a fire supply line equivalent to a 10", a 12" sewer line, and a natural gas service line. The domestic water service line and fire supply line were designed to be bored under the existing street that provided vehicular access to the main front entrance of the casino complex. Boring the lines under the street instead of open trenching allowed for patrons to have access to the casino during construction. the 750-foot long 12" sanitary sewer line was designed to provide service to both Casino 3 and the future Casino 4 without requiring it to be disturbed during construction of Casino 4. The 530-foot long natural gas service line was designed to be horizontal directional drilled under an existing parking lot; this allowed the parking lot to be used during construction without interruption. The natural gas line was designed to manage the load for Casino 3 and future loads for Casino 4.
The estimated construction cost - $480,000.00