Dallas - March 30, 2010 - Scott + Reid General
Contractors, Inc., a full-service commercial construction company
specializing in interior finish and ground-up construction,
announces the completion of the Caris Life Sciences (Caris)
headquarters in Irving, Texas. The 172,000 square-foot building was
converted from commercial office space to a corporate headquarters,
and features a 27,000 square-foot laboratory.
The multi-million dollar conversion included the renovation of a
three-story atrium, several large training and break-out meeting
rooms, a new shipping/receiving loading dock, extensive
modifications to the existing parking structure, additional
elevators, and high-end finishes throughout the facility. Caris
finalized its move into the new facility on February 5, 2010 where
it will employ more than 700 at full capacity.
"After partnering with Caris on several smaller projects over
the years, we were thrilled to be chosen to finish out the
company's new headquarters," said Brad Reid, Scott + Reid
President. "Our methodology of fully communicating with the client
each step of the way - from site selection assistance and
preliminary pricing to final completion was critical to create a
facility as unique and complex as this."
The building located at 6655 N. MacArthur Boulevard in Irving
was first constructed in 1998 as commercial office space. In March
2008, Scott + Reid partnered with Caris and began assisting them
with the conceptual design and preliminary budgeting for their new
corporate headquarters. Eight months later, it was hired to convert
the building into a laboratory and corporate headquarters. Scott +
Reid has previously worked on several projects for the
academic-caliber anatomic pathology and molecular diagnostics
services company including a complete remodel of the client's
billing operations center in Garland, as well as multiple
remodels of its office facilities and laboratories.
"When Caris began the search for a new corporate headquarters
more than a year and a half ago, we had already experienced more
than four years of building and construction with Scott + Reid,
through multiple modifications to our former Irving facility as
well as expansion and revisions to our laboratories and
offices near Boston and Phoenix. These projects were conceived,
designed, constructed, and completed to meet our high standards,"
said Joe Ellison, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Caris
Life Sciences. The predictability Scott + Reid provided allowed us
to serve our clients and their patients in a seamless manner, while
undergoing major construction projects."
"Certainly, we were aware of the successful work Scott + Reid
had performed for other laboratories in the previous 10 years, not
the least among them Children's Hospital and Reata Pharmaceuticals,
but we also knew about the cutting-edge design and construction
work completed for First American and Dean Foods; the look and feel
of those projects was compelling," said Carol Duncan, Director of
Human Resources at Caris. "We appreciated their willingness to work
with us through a complex design and approval process, and we had
the confidence that Scott + Reid would deliver a beautiful
building. We have realized that vision."
"Scott + Reid's corporate culture is an unfailing commitment to
quality work, honesty, integrity, dependability and serving the
client's every need … all you do is tell them what you need, and
you can consider it done," added Dave McGlashan, Caris' Director,
Facilities and Real Estate.
"We'd like to congratulate Caris on its new headquarters," Reid
said. "With its life-changing diagnostic services, we believe the
company offers an unyielding standard of excellence among companies
in Dallas/Ft. Worth."
About Scott + Reid
Dallas-based Scott + Reid, Inc. is a full-service commercial
construction company specializing in interior finish and ground-up
construction. The company creates innovative office space for
companies in the following areas: corporate, healthcare, retail,
industrial, technology and capital improvements, among a number of
others. It has completed projects more than 250,000 square feet in
scope to less than 1,000 square feet, treating each client
opportunity as important as the next - from the largest corporation
to the smallest entrepreneur.
About Carix Life Sciences
According to the Caris Web site, Caris Life Sciences™ and its
subsidiary Caris Diagnostics™ are at the forefront of precision
healthcare, helping patients and their physicians find the right
treatment for cancer and other complex diseases. The company's four
areas of focus--anatomic pathology, molecular profiling,
pharmaceutical services and research and development--combine
current state-of-the-art testing methodologies with emerging
technologies. Caris brings better outcomes to patients today and
advances the frontier of what is possible tomorrow.
Media Contact:
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