Contact: Lisa Porter
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October 30, 2006

R.D. Olson Construction Builds Spa in Upscale Southern California Hotel
  IRVINE, Calif.— R.D. Olson Construction, builders of several Glen Ivy spas and the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Resort, has begun work on the Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel Spa. The project follows R.D. Olson’s $22 million renovation of the hotel’s lobby and main floor. The spa is housed within the upscale hotel at 4500 MacArthur Blvd.

The Irvine-based construction company will demolish 4,000-square-feet of the hotel’s third floor to build seven treatment rooms, a men’s and women’s locker room with adjoining lounges, two steam rooms and a main spa lounge and lobby. A December completion date is set at for the $1.6 million project.

Lee & Sakahara of Irvine provided the architectural design and Intra-Spec, Inc. of Marina del Rey planned the interior elements. Pebbled stone and glass with candle niches line the 60-foot corridor that leads to the treatment rooms. Throughout, soft earth tones are plentiful, with natural stone and bamboo imparting a soothing and inviting ambiance.
“The spa will reflect the style and sophistication familiar with the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand,” said Robert Olson, CEO, R.D. Olson Construction.

Robert Olson founded R.D. Olson Construction in 1979. It has since grown into one of the largest general contracting companies in California. The company has built establishments for such clients as Marriott, Hilton and Benihana to name a few. Current projects under construction in California include Marriott Residence Inn, Burbank; Ocean Ranch shopping center, Laguna Niguel; and Marriott’s Shadow Ridge, Palm Desert. Out of state R.D. Olson is working on completing the Benihana, Coral Gables, FL.