Project List
 John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel [Link] 29 Story Tower Two Complete Design Principal Engineer Structural Engineer of Record |
 Nugget Tower Two (Completed in 1996) [Link] |
 Insurance Investigators Forensic Studies - Expert Witnesses |
 Redfield Office Suites [Link] |
 Truckee Meadows Community College Vovational/Technology Educational Building |
 Canada Hall Dormitory University of Nevada, Reno [Link] |
Hotel and Casino ProjectsJohn Ascuaga's Nugget 28-Story Tower #1 (Plan Check) Post-Tensioned Concrete, Ductile Frame [City of Sparks]
John Ascuaga’s Nugget 29-Story Tower #2 (Complete Structural Design) [John Ascuaga]
John Ascuaga's Nugget West-End Remodel - 11th Street Casino Expansion, Courtyard Motel Underpinning, Oyster Bar Demolition, Dumpster Building Underpinning, Boiler Room Area Demolition, 1957 Building Remodel.
John Ascuaga's Nugget - Victorian Avenue 150,000 sf Expansion, 150' Dome Structure, Bowling Stadium. [John Ascuaga, Peter B. Wilday] (Not Yet Built)
John Ascuaga’s Nugget - Parking Structure Retrofit Project [Peter B. Wilday, Architect and John Ascuaga]
Peppermill Hotel/Casino East Expansion $60 Million/Recently completed [Peter B. Wilday/Architect]
MGM Grand Hotel Exhibition Center [Martin Stern & Associates]
Horseshu Casino Hotel [Nielsen & Company, Owner Developer]
Cactus Pete's Casino [Nielsen & Company, Owner Developer]
Harrah's Virginia Street Sign [Harrah's]
McDonald's Addition to Harrah's [Martin Stern Associates and Harrah's]
Bill's Casino Additions [Marnell Corrao Associates]
High Snow Load ProjectsBank of America South Lake Tahoe [Robert Mason, Architect]
Tantara Towers Shopping Center, Incline Village, Nevada [Jerry Cruitt, Architect]
Strawberry Mine Mill Building (300 pound per square foot snow load in the High Sierras) [Teledyne Tungsten (Prime)]
Kirkwood Ski Area Lift Maintenance Building (300 pound per square foot snow load in the High Sierras) [Robert T. Ramsey, Ltd. and Kirkwood Ski Area]
The Ridge Tahoe (Twin 8-story tower condominiums) [Structural Review Consultant to Ridge Tahoe Development Co.]
The Ridge Tahoe - Building 15 - (150 pound per square foot snow load) [Structural Review Consultant to Ridge Tahoe Development Co. (Jim Madsen)]
The Ridge Tahoe - Building 16 - (150 pound per square foot snow load) [Structural Review Consultant to Ridge Tahoe Development Co. (Jim Madsen)]
Squaw Valley Lodge Investigation [Dempsey Construction]
U.S. Marines Mountain Warfare Training Center - Multipurpose Building [Sheehan Haase and Van Woert Architects]
Office Buildings and BanksRedfield Office Suites (8 Buildings) - [John Masquelier]
Lakeridge Center - 3 Stories (35,000 sq.ft.) [Nate Topol]
Security National Bank - Carson City Main Office [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Designed for 5 total stories, including one level of underground parking.
Post-Tensioned Concrete Slabs and Shear Walls
Liberty-Hatch McKenzie Office Building (6 stories, including two levels of parking structure) [McKenzie Construction and Sheehan, Haase and Van Woert Architects]
Post-Tensioned Concrete Slabs, Ductile Concrete Frames
Bank of America South Lake Tahoe [Robert Mason, Architect]
Pioneer Citizens Bank Moana Lane [Ray Hellman, Architect]
Frontier Savings Virginia Street Main Office [Jack Miller & Associates, Las Vegas]
Morrey Distributing Office Building [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Kleinfelder Office Addition [Harris Licata Architects]
Vargas and Bartlett Law Offices [Harris Licata Architects] Slab Investigations
Perry & Spann Law Office Building [Studio One Architecture and Planning]
 245 East Liberty Street |
 Ansari Business Building [Link] |
Public Works and Government ProjectsElko, Nevada Main Post Office Structural Integrity Report [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Pershing County Law Enforcement Center [Ray Hellman & Associates]
Reno/Sparks Convention Center - North Hall [Parsons Design Group/Jack Miller & Associates]
Large clear span area 240 feet x 420 feet. Equivilent to $20 Million in today's dollars.
Reno/Sparks Convention Center - North Meeting Rooms [Parsons Design Group/Jack Miller & Associates]
Idlewild Swimming Pool Building [City of Reno (Prime)] with Sheehan Haase and Van Woert Architects, Consultants
Reno Fire Station #6 [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
Reno Fire Station #10 [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
City of Sparks, Main Fire Station [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
Nevada State Capitol Building Rehabilitation [State of Nevada] (Prime Consultant, with Vhay and Ferrari as Consulting Architects)
Earthquake Resistant Design. This Project would run about $25 Million in today's Dollars.
Fallon Water System Reservoir Structures [City of Fallon (Prime)]
Two Multi-Million Gallon Concrete Structures
Northwest Swimming Pool [City of Reno (Prime)]
Spring Valley Station Post Office [Architronics (Las Vegas)]
Regional Transportation Commission Transfer Facility [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
Douglas County Library Addition [Ferrari/Sweeney Architects]
Washoe County Library Relamping Cage Investigation [Washoe County Public Works Department]
Livestock Events Center [Reno/Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority]
Truss Investigation
Bishop and Walker River Tank Foundations [U.S. Public Health Services]
Dual Diagnosis Residence and Multi-Purpose Buildings Sparks and Las Vegas, Nevada [Richie & Associates]
 Nevada State Capitol Building [Link] |
Hospitals and Medical OfficesWashoe Medical Center - Cancer Center [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
$25 Million today's dollars. Design Completed - Not Built. Hospital went private, under new
management. Designed for 5 total stories, including one level of underground parking.
Washoe Medical Center - Psychiatric Wing Addition [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Washoe Medical Center - Business Office Addition [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Washoe Medical Center - Central Plant Addition [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Washoe Medical Center - Canopy [Harris Licata Architects]
Washoe Medical Center - MRI Building [Harris Licata Architects]
Saint Mary's Hospital - Original Wing (1920) Seismic Shear Walls and
Massive Grade Beam Retrofit [Saint Mary's Hospital (Prime)]
Saint Mary's Medical Center - Office Parking Structure [McKenzie Construction and Sheehan, Haase and Van Woert Architects]
Six story, Post-Tensioned Concrete.
VA Hospital Building 1D Feasibility Study to Add Two Stories [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Sierra Health Care Center Addition [Jerry Cruitt, Architect]
Lake's Crossing Bed Addition [Henry & Clark Architects]
University and School ProjectsVirginia City High School Classroom Expansion [Hannafin Design Associates, LLP]
George Whittell High School Gymnasium [Hannafin Design Associates, LLP]
Carson City Pressbox Retrofit [Hannafin Design Associates, LLP]
Elko County Schools (7 Schools) [Vhay & Ferrari, Architects]
Northside Elementary Addition
Southside Elementary Addition
Elko Junior High School
Jackpot High School
Carlin High School Addition
Wendover Elementary School
Montello Elementary School
University of Nevada, Reno - Mackay School of Mines (4 Stories) [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
University of Nevada, Reno - Main Library Addition (3 Stories) [Vhay & Ferrari, Ltd.]
Post-Tensioned Concrete
University of Nevada, Reno - College of Business Administration Building [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Six Story Concrete Ductile Frames and Post-Tensioned Concrete Slabs
University of Nevada, Reno - New Resident Dormitory [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]
About $10 Million in today’s Dollars - Canada Hall, Completed in 1993 - No Structural Change Orders
University of Nevada, Reno - 1992 Improvements and Additions to Mackay Stadium [Worth Group Architects]
Western Nevada Community College - Phase III Expansion [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Humboldt County Schools (4 schools) [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
Winnemucca Junior High School Addition
Lowry High School Addition
Grass Valley Elementary School
McDermitt High School Gymnasium and Addition
Douglas County Schools (3 Schools) [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Carson Valley Middle School Classroom Addition
Carson Valley Middle School Resource Center
Douglas County High School Addition
Battle Mountain High School [Vhay & Ferrari, Architects]
Battle Mountain High School Gymnasium [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]
Battle Mountain Junior High School Locker Room Remodel [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]
Lander County School District - Central Kitchen Addition [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]
Fallon Middle School [Vhay & Ferrari, Architects]
Hawthorne High School Gymnasium [Vhay & Ferrari, Architects]
Washoe County School District - Bus Maintenance Facility [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]
Reed High School Central Kitchen Expansion - Phase I and II [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Churchill County School District (1992 Projects) [Ferrari-Sweeney Architects]($13 Million)
New Elementary School - Merton Drive
Classroom Additions & Misc. Retrofit - Churchill County High School
Auto Mechanics Classroom Building - Churchill County High School
New Theater Music Building - Churchill County High School
Misc. Retrofit at Northside Elementary School
Misc. Retrofit at E.C. Best Elementary School
Misc. Retrofit at West End Elementary School
Misc. Retrofit at Fallon Junior High School
Warehouses/Industrial/ManufacturingMorrey Distributing Refrigerated Warehouse [Studio One Architecture & Planning] (60,000 sf)
Snap-On Tools Western Regional Distribution Center Carson City [Snap-On Tools (Prime)]
Dipaco Manufacturing Facility [Dipaco (Prime)]
Dermody Semi-circular Warehouse [McKenzie Construction] (300,000 sf.)
Specialty Brands Sparks Warehouse [McKenzie Construction]
B.F. Goodrich Warehouse [Commercial Lease (Prime)] (500,000 sf.)
J.C. Penney Company Stead Regional Catalog Distribution Center J.C. Penney Co.]
Various Modifications (1,700,000 sf.)
Home Shopping Network [City of Reno]
(300,000 sf.) Structural Review Consultant
R.R. Donnelley Printing & Manufacturing [City of Reno] (500,000 sf.) Structural Review Consultant
State Farm Insurance Multi-Regional Stock Facility [City of Reno] (Structural Review Consultant)
Allmetal, Inc. Manufacturing Warehouse [Meiser Enterprises, Inc.] (60,000 sf.)
Nady Warehouse [Harris Licata Architects]
Parking StructuresNevada Department of Transportation - Vehicle Storage Facility Phases I, II & III [Sheehan Haase & Van Woert Architects]
Staint Mary's Hospital - Medical Office Parking Structure [McKenzie Construction]
Six story Post-Tensioned Concrete
Sparks Parking Structure [City of Sparks]
Five stories. Post-Tensioned Concrete. Indepent Review Consultant
Security National Bank Carson City Main Office Designed [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Five total stories, including one level of underground parking. Post-Tensioned Concrete.
Liberty-Hatch McKenzie Office Building [McKenzie Construction]
Six stories, including two levels of parking structure. Post-Tensioned Concrete, Ductile Frame.
Washoe Medical Cancer Center [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Designed for five total stories, including one level of underground parking
John Ascuaga’s Nugget - Parking Structure Retrofit Project [Peter B. Wilday, Architect and John Ascuaga]
Bridge StructuresI-80/Sparks Boulevard Bridge Overpass (Project Engineer Only) [NDOT]
Saint Mary's Hospital - Mechanical Room Under Elm Street (*HS20 Rated Bridge Structure) [Saint Mary's Hospital]
Pad/Bridge Structure Over I-80, between Virginia and Center Streets, Reinforcement and Stress Analysis; and Corrosion Studies [Ribiero Corporation]
Canyon Drive Bridge at Last Chance Ditch (HS20) Interim Posting Limit Determination, Condition, Status, and Report, Design of Glu-Lam Timber Superstructure Alternate System [Washoe County Engineering - Kirk Nichols]
Canyon Drive Bridge at Last Chance Ditch (HS20) Design of Reinforced Concrete Slab Superstructure, Construction Phase Support Services [Washoe County Engineering - Kirk Nichols]
Washoe County Emergency Bridge Temporary Steel Replacement, Determination of Condition, Report [Washoe County Engineering - Kirk Nichols]
Timothy Lane at Dry Creek Crossing, Interim Posting Limit Determination and Condition, Status, and Report, Recommend Interim Load Enhancement Shoring/Bracing [Washoe County Engineering -Kirk Nichols]
McCarran Ranch Bridge over the Truckee River - Structural Evaluation/Recommended Repairs - [Reno Iron Works]
Juniper Hill Bridge at Last Chance Ditch (HS20), Condition, Analysis, Status, and Report [Washoe County Engineering/ Kirk Nichols]
Moana Lane Bridge at Lake Ditch (HS20), Reconstruct New R/C Bridge, Condition, Analysis, Status, and Report [Washoe County Engineering/ Kirk Nichols]
Belmont Bridge at Natural Drainage (HS20), Condition, Analysis, Status, and shoring/reinforcement recommendations [Washoe County Engineering - Kirk Nichols]
Buffalo Slough Bridge at County Road #7 (HS20), Condition, Analysis, Status, and Report [Washoe County Engineering/ Kirk Nichols]
Commercial ProjectsFrehner Hot Mix Asphalt Plant (Mustang) [Frehner Construction]
C.B. Concrete Batch Plant, complete analysis and design to existing aggregate bin [C.B. Concrete Company/Steve Benna]
Jones-West Mitsubishi Showroom [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Pinewood Terrace Apartments [Jack Miller & Associates, Las Vegas]
YMCA Additions [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Sierra Pacific Power Company Operations Center Addition [Vhay & Ferrari Architects]
Fitzgerald's Hotel-Casino Feasibility Study to add two stories [Fitzgerald's (Prime)]
MGM Grand Hotel Exhibition Center [Martin Stern & Associates]
Horseshoe Casino Hotel [Nielsen & Company, Owner-Developer]
Cactus Pete's Casino [Nielsen & Company, Owner-Developer]
Crossroads Shopping Center [McKenzie Construction]
Reno Toyota [McKenzie Construction]
Lakeside Crossing Retail & Professional Offices Condos [Q & D Construction/Sheehan Haase & Van Woert]
Cantina Los Tres Hombres Restaurant [Studio One Architecture & Planning]
Donrey 727/100c Aircraft Hangar Slabs and Foundations Las Vegas, Nevada [Childers/Anderson (Fort Smith, Arkansas)]
Harrah's Virginia Street Sign [Harrah's]
McDonald's Addition to Harrah's [Martin Stern Associates and Harrah's]
Bill's Casino Additions [Marnell Corrao Associates]
Ricciardi Veterinarian Clinic [Grove Development, Inc.]
Creekside Apartments, Phase I Investigation [Giacomazzi Hermann Assoc. and First Reno Limited Partnership]
Hillcrest Shopping Center Modifications [C.J. Colligan]
Carson Valley Lodge [Worth Group Architects]
IGT Tenant Improvements [McKenzie Construction]
Burger King Restaurant [C & S Contractors]
Various Bridge Crane Runways [Crane Services Corporation]
Crestgate/Glenda Way Apartments [Zephyr Architects]
Moderna Shopping Center, Las Vegas [MACH Construction]
Peppermill Hotel/Casino East Expansion $60 Million/Recently completed [Peter B. Wilday/Architect]