Future home of St. Maximilian Kolbe Community Center Building
Inquiries regarding the building, please contact Dick Gentner at Building@avaloncatholic.org
St. Maximilian Kolbe Community Center Building Time Line:
Mar 07 – Site Planning Committee formed by Father after identifying experience and expertise in the parish
Apr 07 – Parish Council has Leadership day to discern what we should be “building for”
May 07 – Background Paper on Building was distributed to parishioners, parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
Jun 07 – Parish town meetings after Masses for two weekends for Consensus building, parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
Jun-Sep 07 – Site plan refinement, discussions with Avalon Park Developer
Sep-Nov 07 – Ad Hoc Committee determined requirements for community center parishioner ideas and comments were solicited
Nov 07-Mar 08 – Incorporated Ad Hoc Committee recommendations. Worked Joint use agreements (OUC, Avalon Park Middle School and Developer)
Apr-May 08 – Initial Diocese approval to proceed with planning and contract with Architect for completion of Master Planning
May 08 – Interviews & Selection of Architects, obtained tentative approval from Developer to increase from 45,000 to 60,000 sq ft building space
Jul 08 -Architect BCDM put on contract for Master Site Planning
Sep 08 – Tentative Diocese Finance approval for $1.4 M Site development loan
Jul-Oct 08 – Cost estimating, revisions to Master Plan Oct-Jan 08 – Conduct Capital Campaign determines what we can afford to build
Dec 08 – Jan 09 – Diocese CFO & Dir Design & Construction Briefings Orange County DRC Feb 09 – Briefing to Diocese and request for approval to start Construction Documents
Mar 09 – Delivery method determined to be “Design/Bid/Build”
Apr 09 – Diocese approval to start Construction Documents.
May 09 – Baker Barrios contracted to provide Construction Documents, BCDM is subcontractor.
May 09 – Apr 10 – Refinement of design, cost estimating and completion of Construction documents. Orange Co permitting started
Dec 09 – Land officially donated and titled to the Diocese. Construction phase contingent on sale of Viera property
Nov 10 – Donated dirt starts to be put on the site.
AIC Gathering Power Point Jan 2010
Building Update April 2011 page 5
Construction Updates:
AIC Bulletin Update April 12, 2009
AIC Bulletin Update for 05_16_09[2]
11-01-2009 Letter from Fr. David
