John Q. Hammons Hotel Corporation embarked on a plan to open a new “prototype” Embassy Suites property in North Texas. In partnership with CDI Contractors they approached Spectra Contract Flooring to be their hand chosen flooring installer for this exciting 14 story, 303 room hotel and spa located just north of Dallas. This new state of the art property for the Hammons Corporation was to include an upscale interior finish out demanded by today’s corporate and resort clientele.
Only one phone call was made in the selection of their flooring sub-contractor, Tommy Hitchcock along with the Spectra-Dallas team answered that call. CDI Contractors expected their flooring partner to meet a very aggressive and demanding schedule, while managing and warehousing over 17 different custom carpets totaling over 30,000 SY. The project included a stretch in over pad in all the hotel rooms, a double stick installation in all the common areas, 3 restaurants, 2 bars and 17 conference rooms and SPA area.
The project began in the rain transporting and staging materials by floor with the use of an open air exterior construction elevator. The project itself ran for a period of six months requiring a countless number of man hours through weekends and several “all night” installations. In the end Spectra Contract Flooring was singled out by CDI and Hammons Corporation as the only contractor to bring their scope in “on time, within budget” and a final punch list with less than 10 items.
From this well earned accomplishment, it was our honor and privilege to have been asked to participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the hotel’s grand opening and welcome the first guests to the facility.
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