Department of Military Affairs 

 Florida National Guard Armory Vehicle

Maintenance Building Addition 

GLE was selected in February of 2008 by the Department of Military Affairs to provide Architectural and Engineering services  services for an addition to the existing Florida National Guard Armory vehicle maintenance building in Haines City, Florida. The six bay facility is used to maintain and repair National Guard vehicles.

GLE used its multi-disciplined staff to provide the services for:
- Architecture
- Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Landscape/irrigation design

GLE also managed other consultants for the structural engineering, geotechnical services and land surveying.

The 6,400 SF addition was designed with three vehicle bays containing motor operated roll-up doors on both sides, to allow for easy circulation of large military vehicles. The addition itself consists of brick veneer to match the adjacent building, stucco accents between the vehicle bays and a pitched standing seam metal roof.

Design concerns and challenges consisted of locating multiple vehicle maintenance equipment items, such as vehicle exhaust systems, a vehicle wash, overhead lubrication oil system, electrical vehicle analysis computers, and hazardous material storage and containment. GLE also had to provide building ventilation for mechanical equipment, while not interfering with the path of the 15 ton overhead bridge crane. Other design elements consisted of site redesign to allow for a better flow of vehicles through the site, drainage concerns and relocating existing utilities to allow for the addition to be constructed.

Permitting through the City for site/paving/drainage/utilities/landscaping/building construction and through SWFWMD for storm water management ERP was required.  Construction was completed on time in March of 2010.

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