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McDonald’s

June 10th, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

With over 31,000 restaurants worldwide employing more than 1.5 million people, McDonald’s is a worldwide icon. So it’s easy to understand why Fiedler Group is proud to engage McDonald’s as an architectural consultant.

In 2007-2008 Fiedler Group supported both McDonald’s national image makeover in Santa Monica, Echo Park, Gardena,Compton, La Mesa, Fontana, and the McCafe product rollout in San Diego.

More recently, Fiedler Group assisted McDonald’s with a number of new build and major remodel projects throughout Southern California, including Moreno Valley, Costa Mesa, Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, La Mesa, Fontana, Loma Linda, and Murrieta.

Fiedler Group provided a wide range of services for each of these programs including:

architectural, structural, MEP, civil, and landscape design,
addressing entitlement requirements, and
extensive design review coordination with municipal planning agencies.

Since the remodel locations were operating businesses, considerable coordination was required to ensure the restaurants wereable to remain in operation with minimal impact on their ability to serve their customers.

The retrofit of the existing buildings required close attention to detail to ensure as-built conditions would support there-imaging components required by the major remodel program (MRP). As part of the MRP, all restaurants introduced newinterior décor packages and dual vehicle drive-thru upgrades.

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Arco ampm

June 10th, 2011

Various locations

In 2005, Arco embarked on a program to sell company-owned facilities to its franchisees. A vital component of this transition was the seamless design and permitting of each respective site’s adaptation of ampm’s brand.

Leveraging our firm’s storied history in successful tenant improvement and program rollout — as well as an extensive knowledge of both building and environmental health code, Fiedler Group successfully designed and permitted 151 store retrofits throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada utilizing a scope of services including:

existing site measurements,
as-built drawings,
development of the equipment plan,
creation of construction documents, and
acquisition of all required permits.

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West Coast Choppers

June 10th, 2011

Long Beach, CA

Founded by Jesse James, West Coast Choppers produces highly-custom motorcycles; the company received much of its publicity through Discovery Channel’s series Monster Garage.

While maintaining the charm of the existing building’s 1920s aesthetics (and ensuring compliance to California Uniform Building Code and ADA requirements), Fiedler Group assisted West Coast Choppers in remodeling and retrofitting their Long Beach-area headquarters.

Fiedler Group provided a complete package of services which included:

Site Investigation Reports,
as-built drawings,
site scoping meetings,
floor plan layouts (incorporating ADA and health requirements), and
design and permitting services.

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CVS Pharmacy

June 10th, 2011

Santa Clarita, CA

As part of CVS’ acquisition of existing Rite Aid locations, Fiedler Group assisted CVS with the entitlement processing, civil and landscape design, and permitting of a new drive-thru pharmacy addition to an existing store in Santa Clarita.

The project featured the addition of a new drive-thru canopy, approach closure, and expansion of site landscaping.

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Shell Hydrogen Facility

June 10th, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

One of several hydrogen facilities Fiedler Group partnered with Shell, this location is California’s first hydrogen refueling station.

Production and storage is located on top of a fueling canopy while hydrogen fueling has been integrated into the design of the existing facility — allowing both gasoline and hydrogen to be sold at the same station.

The hydrogen is generated via electrolysis and can fuel up to 10 vehicles daily.

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Pioneer Natural Resources (formerly Mesa Holding Co.)

June 10th, 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Created in 1997 by the merger of Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company and Mesa Inc., the company is an independent Fortune 500 company focusing primarily on oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Prior to this merger, Mesa contracted with Fiedler Group to develop two CNG fuel facilities in Anaheim and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Both projects are now owned by Clean Energy.

For the LAX project, Fiedler Group’s services included site selection and real estate acquisition, fueling requirements, evaluation of competitive equipment, complete engineering, permitting, bidding, selection of contractors, and construction management in a turnkey basis.

The fast-fill fueling station consisted of two (2) Marcum Compressor packages, four (4) dispensers with eight (8) hoses, and provisions for future growth.

When constructed, it was the largest CNG facility in the nation and used by the nationwide, shared-ride airport shuttle service, Supershuttle, as well as other commercial and private entities.

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7-Eleven

June 2nd, 2011

7-Eleven pioneered the convenience store concept in 1927; nearly 100 years later, the idea as strong and effective as ever.

In 2006, Fiedler Group was retained to assist 7-Eleven’s 6,970 stores grow by providing architectural, engineering, permitting, and project management services as a component of an aggressive new build and tenant improvement program.

Our scope for the San Pedro project featured below included the following services: