St. Thomas Becket Church
Eagan, Minnesota
Owner:
Community of St. Thomas Becket
Architect:
Rafferty, Rafferty and Tollefson Architects, Inc
Delivery Method:
General Contractor
Size:
49,000 sq. ft.
Completion Date:
1994
Final Cost:
$3.6 Million
The St. Thomas Becket church project involved the completion of a 42,000 sq. ft. church, including an administration hall, meeting hall, and 800-seat worship space. On the 30-acre site, the clustered buildings resemble a small rural village, strengthening the church’s concept of community.
Knutson’s national award-winning masons were utilized to give the exterior brickwork the rural feel -- and the quality makes you want to reach out and touch the brick. Originally, this project was bid and came in $1 million over budget. Through Knutson’s value engineering efforts, the project was reduced in cost without sacrificing quality.
Knutson completed this project within the project schedule, even though the spring was unusually wet. This made traversing the 30-acre site extremely difficult. But with Knutson’s attitude of no challenge being too great, this award-winning project was delivered on time and within budget.