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DPR•SUNDT JOINT VENTURE DONATES SANDBOX EXHIBIT TO
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PHOENIX
TEMPE, Ariz. (Feb. 22, 2016) –The Children’s Museum of Phoenix recently celebrated the grand opening of the latest addition to its outdoor Move It! exhibit – a permanent sandbox, donated byDPR Construction •Sundt Construction, Inc., Joint Venture and 15 subcontractors.
Located near the museum’s entrance and designed to look like a rattlesnake, the play space features a 230-square-foot sand box, concrete benches and an ADA-compliant sand platform for wheelchair-bound children. The new exhibit was inspired by the museum’s annual SandFest, which features 30 tons of sand temporarily placed on the grounds for kids to enjoy.
The joint venture team, currently constructing the nearby University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Campus Biosciences Partnership Buildingon the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, designed and built the sandbox as well as donated all of the materials to construct it.
“Sundt generously participated in our SandFest event last year, and in doing so we saw how much all the museum visitors loved playing in sand,” said Kate Wells, CEO of the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. “When the DPR • Sundt Joint Venture came to us this year offering to build a permanent sand exhibit at the museum – and then showed us a conceptual design – we knew right away they were the kind of partners we love to work with! Architect Ayers Saint Grossvery generously designed the exhibit, andthen DPR • Sundt pulled in many great industry partnerswho all worked together to build one of our favorite new museum play spaces. We are forever grateful.”
Industry partners involved in the project include: University Mechanical and Engineering Contractors, Cannon and Wendt Electric Co., Sunstate Equipment Co., Able Steel Fabricators, Inc., Sonoran Waste Disposal, , Pennington Painting Co., Charles Court Construction, Inc., Powers Steel & Wire, Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc., American Fence Company, Great Western Erectors, Valley Crest Landscape Companies , Western Concrete Pumping, Inc. and T.F. Valdez Construction Supply Company, Inc..
About DPR Construction •Sundt Construction, Inc., Joint Venture
The DPR Construction •Sundt Construction, Inc., Joint Venture (DPR •Sundt, JV) is a seasoned, award-winning life science and healthcare building team. The DPR • Sundt team’s proven track record unites each company’s individual ideas and experiences, while continually streamlining processes, and developing new methodology and technology for building one of a kind life science, laboratory/ research, healthcare, and higher education projects throughout Arizona. With a construction team committed to sustainability and more than 130 LEED® Accredited Professionals on staff in the Southwest alone, together the DPR •Sundt team is well underway constructing the Biosciences Partnership Building (BPB), the newest structure on the University of Arizona College of Medicine (UACOM) – Phoenix Campus. The team most recently completed the multi-award-winning LEED®-New Construction (NC) Gold certified UACOM - Phoenix Campus Health Science Education Building (HSEB) on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC), and historically has built seven joint venture projects, including The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, Buildings A and B, each achieving LEED-NC. Building A achieved LEEDGold certification, while Building B became the first Platinumcertified building in the state of Arizona. For more information, please visit and or for inquiries please contact Pamela Maydanis, DPR Construction (, 602-808-0500)or Stefanie Teller (, 520-750-4611)
About The Children’s Museum of Phoenix
The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is located in the historic Monroe School Building at 215 N.
7th Street in downtown Phoenix. The Museum offers 3 full floors of hands-on, fun and educational
activities for children ages birth to 10. The mission of the Museum is to engage the minds, muscles
and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care about them. The Museum is open
Tuesdays through Sundays, 9am to 4pm. Admission is $11 per person, members and children
under the age of 1 are free.
The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, visit
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