Dave Ruhl Project Portfolio

David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267

Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: [email protected]

Toledo Zoo Project Summary

Project Portfolio

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Africa! Exhibit & Events Plaza

Construction: 2001-2003

Project Cost: $17,000,000

Role: Co-Project Manager

Project Description: The project included the development of a 13 acre site into a multi

species exhibit for African animals. Construction included 9 buildings, 2 animal

habitats, and many visitor amenities. The buildings include animal holding buildings,

several food service/retail buildings and a major catering kitchen and event space




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Butterfly Exhibit

Construction: 2007

Project Cost: $500,000

Role: Estimator/Project Manager

Project Description: Construct a 2,300 sf greenhouse structure to house a walk-thru butterfly exhibit.




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Nature’s Neighborhood



Role: Project Manager

Project Description: Develop a 4 acre site within the heart of the zoo to be a hands on

exhibit for children with a strong educational component. Construction included

renovations and an addition to a portion of the Museum of Science building as well as

the construction of a food service/retail building, an animal holding building, a

performance stage/amphitheater, a climbing wall, and an interactive stream. This

project incorporated many “green” construction techniques including construction waste

recycling of over 90%, recycled plastic shingles, compressed straw structural building panels, green roof, and much more




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Project

Construction: 2008



Project Description: Project consisted of re-routing the entrance to the zoo’s main

visitor parking lot, new ticket booths, adding 30% to the visitor parking area,

repaving/repairing portions of the existing parking lot, and building a new employee parking lot while maintain use of the parking areas by staff and visitors.




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Tembo Trail




Project Description: This project was a multi-phased project to build a new elephant

facility to manage a male (bull) elephant, and a group of female (cow) elephants while

keeping the existing herd on-site and on exhibit. Project also included major

renovations to the existing hippoquarium that included a bridge over the existing exhibit,

and renovations to the office and restroom facilities attached to the project.




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Penguin Beach




Project Description: This Project is a state of the art penguin exhibit with an animal

holding building that has a façade to replicate the WPA era aquarium. Project includes

a visitor walk through, a 20,000 gallon filtered pool with underwater viewing, a visitor view deck, and a life support system (filtration) building.




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Croc Exhibit/Wild Walkabout




Project Description: Project consists of several separate projects with the $850,000

renovation of the tropical atrium in the historic reptile house to accommodate a 17.5’

saltwater crocodile. As the project manager, I also was responsible for the logistics of

transporting the crocodile from the airport to the exhibit and unloading the crocodile into

the exhibit. Other exhibits that were created as part of this project were a wallaby walk

thru exhibit, and renovations to the crane yard to convert for dingos. Also, renovations and upgrades to signage and other themed elements for a campus wide “walk-about”




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Aquarium Project



Role: Co-Project Manager

Project Description: Scope consists extensive renovations to convert the zoo’s WPA

era aquarium into a state of the art aquarium. Renovations include complete restoration

of the historic exterior façade, while completely reconfiguring the interior of the building

adding larger tanks and a modern filtration systems for 5 distinctly different water systems.



Ruhl Estimating Project Summary

Project Portfolio

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National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Conceptual Des. Est. November 2005 $38MM

National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Schematic Des. Est. February 2006 $40MM

National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Des. Development Est. May 2006 $45MM

Semiconductor Plant Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate December 2006 $1MM

Semiconductor Plant Architectural Bid Pkg. Estimate January 2007 $210K

Semiconductor Plant Grounding Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $40K

Semiconductor Plant Structural Steel Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $1.4MM

Semiconductor Plant HVAC Bid Package Estimate February 2007 $75K

Power Plant Tank Farm Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate March 2007 $650K

Birmingham Zoo – Trails of Africa Schematic Estimate November 2007 $21MM

Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Conceptual Estimate May 2008 $21MM

Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 1 May 2008 $35MM

Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge 50% Schematic Des. Est. June 2008 $22MM

Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 2 June 2008 $47MM

Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 3 July 2008 $34MM

Sylvania Ladycats Softball Dugout Project Estimate August 2008 $50K

Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Schematic Design Estimate September 2008 $22MM

Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness 50% Schem. Des. Est. October 2008 $39MM

Maryland Zoo – Train Project 50% Construction Doc. Est. November 2008 $2.7MM

Maryland Zoo – Prairie Dog Exhibit 75% DD Estimate December 2008 $387K

Maryland Zoo – Life Support System Upgrade Estimate December 2008 $2.6MM

Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness Estimate Update January 2009 $39MM

Seneca Park Zoo – Lion Exhibit Design Development Est. April 2009 $3.1MM

Maryland Zoo Administration Feasibility Study October 2009 $12.7MM

Utah Hogle Zoo – Grizzly Bear/Seal/Sea Lion 50% SD Estimate November 2009 $22.4MM




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Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores 100% SD Estimate December 2009 $22.4MM

Maryland Zoo Lion-Giraffe Boardwalk March 2010 $.72MM

Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores Design Development Estimate March 2010 $17.6MM

Maryland Zoo Valley Study Conceptual Estimate May 2010 $15.6MM

Maryland Zoo Sitatunga Design Development Estimate May 2010 $1.6MM

Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $1.8MM

Maryland Zoo African Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $.5MM

Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Insurance Estimate August 2010 $1.3MM

Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study November 2010 $12.8MM

Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study December 2010 $16.5MM

Maryland Zoo Amphitheater Concept Study February 2011 $2.6MM

Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Schematic Design Estimate December 2011 $8.1MM

John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit Renovations Concept Estimate December 2011 $.78MM

Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $8.3MM

Toronto Zoo Panda Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $1.8MM

Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Concept Estimate April 2012 $20.7MM

Mesker Park Zoo – Penguin Exhibt Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $4.3MM

Mesker Park Zoo – Carousel/Budgie Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $3.0MM

John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Design Development Estimate August 2012 $.71MM

John Ball Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Renovations Estimate August 2012 $3.1MM

John Ball Zoo – Tiger Estimate Renovations Design Development Estimate March 2013 $3.1MM

Como Zoo – Seal/Sea Lion Exhibit Action Plan Estimate May 2013 $13.4MM

Dallas Zoo – Giants of the Savanna Conceptual Estimate May 2013 $1.1MM

St. Louis Zoo – Polar Bear Exhibit 100% Design Development Estimate May 2013 $15.9MM

St. Louis Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit 50% Construction Document Estimate May 2013 $10.9MM




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Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $1.8MM

Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Gorilla Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $10.7MM

Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Bear Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $11.7MM

Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Front Entry Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $13.2MM

Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Project – Schematic Design Estimate August 2014 $35.0MM

Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Schematic Design Estimate July 2014 $19.8MM

Caldwell Zoo – African Overlook – Schematic Design Estimate May 2014 $8.3MM

Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Conceptual Design Estimate May 2014 $20.0MM

Dallas Zoo – Monsoon Forest Project – Schematic Design Estimate February 2014 $15.9MM

Wisconsin Adventures into the Wild – New Facility Concept Estimate March 2014 $14.2MM

Omaha’s Henry Dorly Zoo – African Grasslands Project – Concept Estimate April 2014 $55.2MM



The Lathrop Company Project Summary

Project Portfolio

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Toledo Zoo Grasslands – 5 acres, 4 buildings

Preconstruction Coordinator

$12MM

Chrysler Parts Center – 300,000 sf Pre-engineered Building – Design Build GMP

Estimator/ Project Manager

$12MM

St. Ursula Field House & Class Room Addition Preconstruction Coordinator

$5MM

Spartan Office Addition – 2 story office addition


$7MM

Country Fresh Foods – food plant addition Preconstruction Coordinator

$4MM




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GM – Moraine, OH – New Engine Plant

Project Engineer/

Project Assistant

$50MM

North West Ohio Plastic Surgeons – New MOB/Surgery Center


$5MM

Guardian Plant Addition – Texas Preconstruction Coordinator

$4MM

Louisville Zoo – Estimates Conceptual Estimator

$13MM

Toledo Zoo Wolf Exhibit

Preconstruction Coordinator/

Estimator

$1.5MM




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St. Lukes – New 2 story MOB

Lump Sum Estimator

$3MM

Toledo Zoo – Avian Breeding Center

Preconstruction Coordinator/

Estimator

1.5MM

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