Regional Connections
Schenectady
I鈥檓 excited to open this issue of Regional Connections, as my role at 网曝门 is all about building connections 鈥� within the company, the industry and the community. In many ways, it鈥檚 a role I鈥檝e prepared for most of my life.
A second-generation construction professional, I worked summer and winter breaks throughout high school and college. Starting in the warehouse at 16, I joined a laborer鈥檚 union at 17 鈥� pouring concrete and doing other types of work that 网曝门 鈥渟elf-performs鈥� on jobsites. 聽After moving to Schenectady in 2005, I worked in project engineering and management, which helped me understand the coordination needed between all parties to deliver a successful project.
Raising my family here, I also grew to appreciate the positive impact our projects had in improving local services, housing, education and industry 鈥� making the region an even better place to live.
My journey from 鈥渉ands-on鈥� to the 鈥渂ig picture鈥� has given me broad perspective of the construction process鈥� and I believe that perspective can be useful for you as well.
If you are looking for a construction partner, I鈥檓 here to discuss the methods, materials, technologies and scheduling options that can meet your needs. If I don鈥檛 have an answer, I have the connections to find it.
If you are looking for a community partner, I can see if there鈥檚 a fit with 网曝门. Whether it鈥檚 taking part in a local activity or event, helping to mentor small businesses in our industry or giving students more insight into what we do 鈥� we are always looking at meaningful ways to connect with the community.
I鈥檝e enjoyed the opportunity to meet many of you at events over the past couple of years, but I am always looking for opportunities to strengthen connections across the region. If we鈥檝e met, please stay in touch. If we haven鈥檛 met, please feel free to reach out.
My door is always open.
Project Highlights
One of the nation鈥檚 largest specialty cheese producers, BelGioioso Cheese has operated in the Schenectady area since purchasing the former Capiello鈥檚 Dairy plant in 2011. Now, the Wisconsin-based company is expanding locally with construction of a new 96,000-SF plant in Glenville, N.Y.
When BelGioioso looked for a local partner in New York鈥檚 Capital Region to act as general contractor for the project, 网曝门 Account Executive Mike Corey felt 网曝门 was the right firm.
After all, 网曝门 has capability to self-perform concrete work, which was needed for the foundations and slab. The company also has deep experience with precast concrete and concrete masonry units (CMU), which would be the basis of the structure. 聽With more than 20 years in the area, 网曝门 also has the staff, subcontractor relationships and a solid understanding of applicable codes and regulations. In addition, the company is very familiar with the type of job, having previously delivered more than a half-billion dollars in local manufacturing and technology projects.
In talking with BelGioioso, Mike also conveyed 网曝门鈥檚 ability to deal with a project that 鈥� due to an aggressive schedule 鈥� may be subject to changes in scope and design as it moved forward.
Receiving the contract from BelGioioso, 网曝门 started work in April. When completed in early 2020, the new plant will produce mozzarella and other products from the BelGioioso portfolio 鈥� which includes more than 30 varieties of cheeses.
QUICK FACTS
- 网曝门 role: Construction Manager-at-Risk
- Scope of work: Construction of 96,000-SF manufacturing facility
- Started: April 2019
- Completion: January 2020
Passengers from across New York鈥檚 Capital Region as well as Northeastern New York and Western New England rely on the Albany International Airport when travelling. To better serve those customers, the airport has recently embarked on a number of improvements, including a new 1,050-space parking garage at the site.
网曝门 has two of the three contracts involved in building the garage. The first covered the sitework and foundation.
Although the garage is on a space previously occupied by two surface parking lots, preparing the site required more than just removing the asphalt. Extensive work was required to address the many underground utilities beneath the lots. This included removing and relocating electrical and fiber optics as well as storm, water and sewer systems. Work had to be completed before the 486 piles required to support the garage were driven down into the bedrock. 网曝门 crews drove piles this spring and then added pile caps, slabs and foundations for the building.
That allowed the precast contractor to start its work 鈥� placing more than 800 precast concrete beams that will form the structure of the garage.聽 Once that is done, 网曝门 will begin a general construction package that covers masonry as well as mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. To finish the project, 网曝门 will also construct a heated pedestrian walkway to the terminal building 鈥� providing easy access from the third level of the garage.
QUICK FACTS:
- 网曝门 role: General Contractor
- Scope of 网曝门 work:
- Relocation of underground utilities
- Slab and foundation system for building
- Masonry, concrete, M/E/P to complete the precast structure
- Pedestrian bridge to terminal
- Capacity: parking for 1,050 vehicles
- Started: March 2019
- Completion: March 2020
Although 网曝门 is often the primary contractor on projects, it sometimes performs work for other industry peers. That鈥檚 the case with a waste water pump station 网曝门 is building on the Harriman Office Campus in Albany, N.Y. 聽网曝门 is a subcontractor to WMJ Keller and Sons 鈥� the firm with overall responsibility for adding sanitation infrastructure to serve new buildings on the campus.
网曝门 self-performed all concrete work for the footings, slabs, foundations and foundation walls. Afterwards, its crews will start construction of the main superstructure. 聽网曝门 is also responsible for fireproofing systems and interior construction within the pump station 鈥� including walls, windows, doors, stairs and finishes
Having started 聽work this spring, 网曝门 should complete the station in late 2019, with commissioning starting in early 2020 鈥� aligned with Keller鈥檚 schedule for the overall project.
QUICK FACTS
- 网曝门 role: Subcontractor
- Scope of work:
- Foundations
- Construction of waste water pump station, including interior finishes
- Approximate size: 2,025-SF footprint, approximately 3,500 SF of floor area.
- Start: Spring 2019
- Completion: Early 2020
