The James T. Moore Building, home to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Pensacola Regional Operations Center, replaces a century-old facility that was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan. Located in Pensacola, Fla., the two-story, 85,017 sq ft operations center was designed to support secure, resilient, and highly specialized functions, including forensic laboratories, ballistic-rated public entry spaces, secured vault and file rooms, training areas, and a high-bay multi-vehicle garage.

Wells delivered a total precast solution that balanced structural performance, efficiency, and long-term durability. Although the project was originally designed as a steel-framed structure and had progressed beyond 75 percent of design development, the project team transitioned to a prefabricated concrete structural and exterior wall system to reduce cost and improve schedule certainty. Through close coordination and accelerated delivery, the prefabricated systems were installed in under five months, allowing critical spaces to become operational sooner.