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Remembering the past while building the future

A Lehi commercial construction company has recently used its expertise to help its hometown and a neighboring community prepare for the future while remembering the past.

SIRQ Construction, located at 3900 N. Traverse Mountain Blvd. in Lehi, completed construction of the new Saratoga Springs Public Safety Building in the fall of 2019. It then followed up that project by constructing Lehi’s new Joseph D. Adams Public Safety Building, which was completed in the fall of 2020.

While both buildings were designed to meet their communities’ need for emergency response for decades into the future, they will also stand as a tribute to the history and founders of Saratoga Springs and Lehi cities.

The architecture of the Saratoga Springs Public Safety Building recalls the design of a former resort in the area that was built on the shore of Utah Lake utilizing natural hot springs. Visitors enjoyed swimming as well as midway rides and boating.

The new Lehi Public Safety Building was constructed to resemble a downtown streetscape with multiple building facades, including a re-creation of the exterior of Broadbent’s General Store. The store closed in 2017 after being in business for 135 years. The city purchased the property and determined it was a good location for a new police facility.

The Broadbent building was determined to be structurally insufficient and was torn down along with some neighboring homes to make way for the new public safety building. However, the re-creation of the Broadbent building’s exterior in the new building’s architecture recalls its historical importance to the Lehi community.

The public safety building also houses the Broadbent Community Room, which incorporates bricks from the original Broadbent building and will host police training, emergency operations and community events.

Ryan Hunter, business development officer for SIRQ Construction, said his business does a lot of public construction projects, but creating something that serves the future while honoring the past is especially rewarding.

“Both communities have seen tremendous growth since the days of the Saratoga resort and the Broadbent building, and yet their residents don’t want to lose those roots, and that’s what makes those communities so great,” Hunter said. “This desire to recognize those who made these communities what they are is to be commended.”

Think Architecture designed the Saratoga Springs Public Safety Building and Curtis Miner Architecture designed the Lehi Public Safety Building, Hunter said, adding that both firms did an amazing job. The Lehi building was named the Government/Public Building Project of the Year in 2020 by the Associated General Contractors of Utah as well as the Most Outstanding Public Project Over $10 Million in January 2021 by Utah Construction Congratulations to the cities of Saratoga Springs Congratulations to the cities of Saratoga Springs & Design. “I think everyone deep down wants to connect with their past,” said and Lehi on the recent completion and Lehi on the recent completion Brandon Burnett, a SIRQ project manager involved with the Lehi and Saratoga Springs projects. “I think it means more to the community as a of their public safety buildings! of their public safety buildings! whole when you’re paying tribute to the past.” The SIRQ team praised the Lehi and Saratoga Springs city councils, mayWe are honored to have worked with you all. We are honored to have worked with you all. ors and city staff who prioritized both honoring the past and building for the future.

“These are inviting spaces for the community,” Hunter said. “The cities had long-term perspectives, which shows in the architecture of these buildings.”

Other projects built by SIRQ Construction include the Utah Valley University Nellesen Center for Autism, the Star Mill Office Building in American Fork and the Mountainland Technical College Trades and Technology Building in Lehi.

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