Smoot Construction Awarded Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Wild World/Sea Lions

Smoot Construction has been awarded a CM at Risk contract for The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s New Exhibit Region: Wild World/Sea Lions.

This Wild World Exhibit experience shall be salt spray, sea lions and one-on-one animal encounters. Directly inside the Zoo’s Entry Plaza, this region will delight and enchant zoo guests with unforgettable animal encounters, presentations and tours; wild, Jack Hanna-themed experiences; a raucous colony of bellowing seals and sea lions, and much more.

Certain to be an adventure for the entire family, Wild World will be developed in the current Jungle Jack’s landing area and will actually incorporate some of the popular existing rides. The region will be based not on a specific, geographic location, but instead on a fun, nature-oriented and whimsical land where the connection between people and wildlife is celebrated.

The anticipated project timeline is:

• Concept Design: Nov. 2016 – Dec. 2016
• Schematic Design: Jan. 2017 – March 2017
• Development Design – Construction Design: Apr. 2017 – Aug. 2017
• Construction: Sept. 2017 – May 2019