Minority-owned companies in Central Florida have been awarded more than $5 million in contracts for work on the five new Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers.
“The Orlando Magic recognizes the importance and long-term benefits of utilizing local minority and women business enterprises,” said Orlando Magic Chief Operating Officer Alex Martins. “From the outset of the community venues process we, along with our construction partners, have worked diligently to provide opportunities for local citizens and businesses.”
To date, 29 percent of the work on the community gyms has gone to local minority and women business enterprises. This includes 36 subcontracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses. The Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers include a 25,300 square foot building at each of five locations.
The community gyms are being donated and built by the Orlando Magic, while Orange County will operate and maintain the centers.
Within each building is a gymnasium, cardio and weight rooms, a game room, and a divisible multi-purpose room which can be utilized for meetings, social functions or small group classes. The facilities also include locker-rooms, concession areas and office space for the operations staff.
The entry/lobby area is a vibrant space with an eye-pleasing assortment of colors and textures and serves as the spine which links all other adjacent spaces. This space contains prominent placement of logos for the facility sponsors, artwork custom designed by local and regional artists to reflect the dynamic facility and the surrounding neighborhood of each, and flat screen televisions which can be used for entertainment, education or advertisement.
The gymnasium is the primary function space for each facility and can be utilized for both half and full court basketball as well as volleyball.
The Orange County Orlando Magic Recreation Centers are a design-build effort between Orlando Magic partners Turner Construction Company, SC Advisors and SchenkelShultz Architecture.
Construction is underway on all five of the gyms. The first gym is scheduled for completion in April of 2010.
In order of construction:
South Econ Community Park
3850 South Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, Florida 32829
Goldenrod Park
4863 North Goldenrod Road
Winter Park, Florida 32792
Meadow Woods Park
1751 Rhode Island Woods Circle
Orlando, Florida 32824
Silver Star Community Park
2801 North Apopka Vineland Road
Orlando, Florida 32818
Mildred Dixon Community Park
309 S. West Crown Point Road
Winter Garden, Florida 34787
