Archive of Events

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2005: Spanish Fort High School is scheduled to open in the fall of 2005 in time for the coming school year. The new school is being constructed in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The school is designed to hold ???? students and consists of approximately 116,000 square feet. This state-of-the-art school is cooled by geothermal wells that reduce power cost by two-thirds. The construction cost is ~$13,000,000.

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2005: RCCI was listed as the low-bidder for the General Construction of the Vigor High School Classroom Addition to be located in Prichard, Alabama. The classrooms  were designed by Watermark Associates of Mobile, Alabama. The project is valued at $9,600,000 and will be completed in the summer of 2006.

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April 2005: RCCI started the historic renovation of the Mobile Public Library which will completed in May 2006.  The project has a construction cost of $4,046,000.


RCCI is proud to announce the birth of Alexander Wayne Stork, the son of Laura and Gerald Stork. Laura is the receptionist for both RCCI and Saad and Vallas Realty. Alexander was born on May 7, 2003 weighing in at 5 pounds and 7 ounces and measuring 17-1/2” long. Brothers Louis and Cooper are very proud of the family’s newest addition.


Rod Cooke Construction, Incorporated recently celebrated it’s 10th year anniversary at Squires Farm, the home of Buddy and Cindy Squires. Rod Cooke credits much of his success and the longevity of the company to his wife Kitty Cooke.


RCCI was recently listed as low-bidder for the General Construction of the City of Meridian Parking Garage to be located in Meridian, Mississippi. The six story facility was designed by Dale & Associates of Jackson, Mississippi. The project is currently undergoing value-engineering analysis and construction should be underway in the Spring of 2003.

Blount High School construction is well underway. The new school is being constructed on Lott Road in Prichard, Alabama. The facility is designed to hold 1,400 students and consists of approximately 185,000 square feet. There will be six main buildings to include: Administration/Media Center; Theater/Gym; Home Economics/Vocational Building; English/Social Studies Building; Science/Math Building; and Art/Choral/Drama/Band/ROTC Building. The school will also have stadium facilities that include home and visitor bleachers, concession, and restroom buildings


New/Old Addition: RCCI welcomes Steve Gibbs and his family back to Mobile, Alabama. Steve originally worked for the company shortly after its inception in 1993 until 1997. We are proud to have him back as part of our Project Management Team. Steve is a graduate of Auburn University’s Building Science Department and is a member of the Building Science National Honor Fraternity: Sigma Lambda Chi and the Builders Guild. With 11 years of Project Management and Estimating experience he’ll be a great asset to the company.


RCCI’s newest addition is Rodney Wesley Cooke, III. Little Wesley was born to Wes and Kerri Cooke on Memorial Day. He’s the first child for Wes and Kerri as well as the first grandchild for Rod and Kitty Cooke. Everyone at RCCI congratulates Wes and Kerri on their joint project being completed “on time and within budget.”


Recently completed projects include the 325-Man Minimum Security Prison and Sheriff’s Administration Building for Mobile County. In addition, the Holloway and O’Rourke Elementary School renovation and addition projects have obtained substantial completion and will be ready for students shortly.


Construction began this summer on the additions and alterations of the Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. RCCI would like to thank all subcontractors and vendors that contributed to the success of this bid.


Updated: July 26, 2005


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