The Collier County fleet facility in Naples, Fla., is designed for maintenance and management of all Collier government vehicles. Designed to withstand 132 mph wind speeds, the building has a 1.15 importance factor and a 10-psf collateral gravity. The 42,620-square-foot (3,960-m2) facility has two wings for maintenance bays and a 19,548-square-foot (1,816-m2) center, which houses administrative offices. The wings are made from pre-engineered metal, and the center is constructed of CMU, structural steel and stucco. The wings interior perimeter has 8-foot (2-m) liner panels in arctic white installed. The roof is Memphis, Tenn.-based VP Buildings’ SLR Galvalume panels coated with KXL Egyptian White paint. The roof and walls have a 3 1/2-inch (89-mm) insulation with banding.
One wing has a 1,490-square-foot (138-m2) separate enclosed welding shop bay with full height, insulated, panel-rib partition. Inferior columns were designed to support a monorail crane. The facility services about 800 vehicles, including 35 ambulances, and 3,300 other pieces of equipment. Because of its importance, the facility is listed as a high-priority building that must adhere to state regulations, including the ability to withstand sustained Category IV Hurricane winds. Wright Construction Group, Fort Myers, Fla., was the builder on the project and Dalas D. Disney, AIA, of Disney & Associates, Naples, was the architect.
