The new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Facility is located at the southwest end of the airfield at the Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport. The 16,000 sq. ft. facility includes 5 apparatus bays that house the airport’s 4 ARFF vehicles, with one additional bay dedicated to vehicle maintenance. BKF provided the civil site work associated with the project and was also responsible for modifying the existing traffic signal at the Newall and Coleman intersection.
- 16,000 sq. ft.
- 27 parking spaces
- 6 firefighter dormitories
- Administrative offices
- Designed for LEED Silver Certification
The opening of the facility was marked with remarks from several members of the client team, including:
“This new facility reflects a true collaboration between dedicated City staff from many different Departments such as the Airport, Public Works, Fire and Budget,”said Director of Public Works Matt Cano.“In a much appreciated partnership with Overaa Construction, our City team was able to build a facility that will support both the Airport and the community.”
“This beautiful new Fire Station at SJC represents the trust built here locally and in Washington,” said Assistant Airport Director Judy Ross. “That trust sustained the vision; that vision sustained the effort, and the result is this beautiful, green, state-of-the-art facility, built during the most unprecedented time.” Read more, in the SJC News Release, here.
This remarkable project has won several project awards, including:
2023 IPI Partnered Project of the Year
2023 DBIA National Merit Award
2022 ENR California’s Engineering Award of Merit, Airport/Transit
- Award-Winning Core Team:
Owner: Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
General Contractor: Overaa Construction
Architect: Ten Over Studio
