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Aquatic Center Renovation Project

Dive Tower Fact Sheet

Construction Start: April 2019

Final Completion: December 2022

On July 10, 2018 the Fort Lauderdale City Commission authorized staff to negotiate a design-build contract for
the renovation of the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center with Hensel Phelps Construction Company in the not-to-
exceed amount of $27,000,000. Hensel Phelps was awarded a design-build contract on August 21, 2018 with a
guaranteed maximum price of $26,995,368 based upon their own due diligence and the design criteria package
in City’s Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 12072-483 which provides specifications, requirements and 30%
schematic designs.

Design elements of the base contract include:

Remove existing 50M main competition pool and provide a new expanded fully FINA compliant
standard pool with two 82’ x 6′ bulkheads. Size: 53M x 25M, 10 lanes; Depth: 2M – 3M – 2M

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Remove existing diving pool and provide new fully FINA compliant diving pool and tower including
five platform levels (1M, 3M, 5M, 7.5M, 10M), and 1M and 3M springboards; Size: 25M x 25M; Depth:
6M
Remove existing spa for divers and provide new spa. Size: 14FT x 10FT
Repair existing 50M Training Pool with new surfacing and gutters. Size: 50M x 25Y; Depth 4FT –
 12.6FTRelocate and expand the instructional pool to the southwest corner of the peninsula. 
Provide new filtration system, pumps, and chlorination system for all pools. 
Resurface and raise pool deck to allow for increased pool depths for competition-level use. 
Remove existing grandstand building and bleachers on north side of facility and provide new
grandstand with spectator restrooms, concessions, ticket office, and metal bleachers for +/- 1,500
spectator capacity.
Provide site improvements that include parking and drainage improvements, new stadium
lighting, landscaping, sidewalks, and new main entry plaza.  

Additional elements to be designed and priced include:

Renovation of the locker room building

Enhancements to main entry plaza
27M dive tower

Design Data
 Units  Training  Competition  Dive
   Spa
Pool Pool Pool
 Length  Feet  164  176  82  14
 With  Feet  75  82  79  11
 Water Surface Area  Square Feet  12,300  14,432  6485  149
 Perimeter  Feet  479  517  322  49
 Volume  Gallons  749,348  976,340  926,578  2,912
 Circulation System &
         
Filters
 Pool Turnover Rate  Hours  5.68  5.92  5.72  0.46
 Recirculation Rate  Gallons Per Minute  2,200  2,750  2,700  105
 Filtration Rate (Max  Gallons Per Minute/Square
 1.5  1.4  1.4  20.0
Design) Feet
 Filtration Area Required  Square Feet  1466.7  1,964.3  1,928.6  5.3
 Gallons Per Minute/Square
 Filtration Rate (Actual)  1.4  1.1  1.1  15.4
Feet
 Filtration Area (Actual)  Square Feet  1,625  2,422.0  2,422.0  6.8
 Gallons Per Minute/Square
 Filter Backwash Rate  0.5  0.5  0.5  15.0
Feet

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 Backwash Flow Rate (Per

 Gallons Per Minute  300  300  300  103
Filter)
 Surge Capacity  Gallons  6,277  16,221  7,811  N/A
 Design Fill Rate  Gallons Per Minute  173  170  161  24
 Design Fill Time  Hours  72  96  96  2
 Bather Load  Persons  440  550  540  14
 

Owner/Operator: City of Fort Lauderdale

Lead Design-Builder: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Aquatics Designer: Counsilman-Hunsaker

Aquatic Sub-Contractor: Weller Pools

Architect: Cartaya & Associates

Geotechnical Engineer: Langan

Civil & Landscape Designer: Keith & Associates, Inc.

MEP & Structural Engineers: WSP

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