The Rhode Island Department of Transportation Woonasquatucket River Bridge Design Build Project, located in Providence, involved the full superstructure replacement of the single span Bridge No. 604 on US Route 6. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected as the Design Build Prime Contractor to design and construct the bridge replacement on an aggressive schedule.
Demolition work included the removal of the existing bridge superstructure over the Woonasquatucket River using tandem crane picks during an overnight closure. The bridge construction scope of work included substructure concrete rehabilitation, new steel plate girders, a reinforced concrete bridge deck, cast-in-place concrete end posts, approach slabs, highway paving, line striping, landscaping, and maintenance and protection of traffic. As traffic on US Route 6 was required to be maintained with two travel lanes in each direction, all construction was carried out over two stages to complete the work.
Manafort served as the Design Build Prime Contractor for the project and self-performed a majority of the work including demolition, excavation, concrete substructure rehabilitation, superstructure concrete, drainage, and roadway construction. Manafort’s extensive design build experience aided in this project being delivered safely, successfully, ahead of schedule. and on-budget.
The General Dynamics Electric Boat South Yard Assembly Building is a new main assembly building and an integral part in the construction of nuclear-powered submarines for this major defense contractor. As part of this project, Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected by AECOM Construction, Inc. to perform the civil, utility, precast concrete structure grouting, railroad track work, and site cast-in-place concrete work for the new 190,000 SF building. Located in Groton, Connecticut, the South Yard Assembly Building is now a key facility for large-scale submarine module assembly, advanced systems integration, and efficient manufacturing and testing.
Manafort’s civil and utility scope included site clearing, support of excavation, structural rock excavation, segmental retaining walls, as well as drainage, sanitary, and water utility installations for the assembly building project. Manafort installed a new railroad track and switches interconnecting with the existing rail lines through the ship building facility. Manafort’s concrete scope included substantial grouting of the precast pile caps, panel slab perimeter joints, and pile plugs.
Manafort self performed all of the civil & utility and concrete work while extensively coordinating with the entire project team to successfully complete the project safely, successfully, on-time, and on-budget.
CTDOT Project 0301-0124 – New Haven Rail Yard Maintenance of Way Building located in the Metro-North New Haven Rail Yard in close proximity to New Haven Union Station, involved the construction of a new 25,000 square foot maintenance facility for the Metro-North Railroad personnel who maintain the main line and rail yard infrastructure as well as the locomotives. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected as a specialty contractor to perform the civil & utility work for the new Metro-North Railroad maintenance facility and employee parking lot as well as the associated utility and roadway relocations.
Manafort’s civil & utility scope of work included 259 permanent precast concrete pile foundations, support of excavation, structural excavation for building foundations, extensive contaminated dewatering, handling and disposal, contaminated soil disposal, transformer pads, electrical ductbank, telecommunications ductbank, gas service, sanitary sewer connections, storm drainage improvements, fire and domestic water utility services, excavation and backfill of interior underslab utilities, site lighting, curbing, landscaping, asphalt pavement, and pavement markings. Manafort’s concrete scope of work included the site finishes such as exterior bollards, equipment pads, sidewalks, and concrete pavement.
Manafort diligently coordinated with the construction manager, the CTDOT, the Metro-North Railroad, and all project stakeholders to perform the extensive civil & utility work for this project and self-performed the majority of the scope of work. All work was completed safely, successfully, on-time, and on-budget.
This project involved the construction of a new Boston Freightliner heavy duty equipment sales and service building located just north of Boston in Everett, MA. The new Boston Freightliner building replaced its former location on Lower Broadway to make way for the Wynn Encore Boston Harbor Hotel. In addition to the new Boston Freightliner building, the Everett Riverwalk was added to the project as part of a future municipal park development. The Everett Riverwalk site originally was home to a GE Factory that manufactured airplane engines during the 1940’s. This project transformed the site into a new park with a bike path that follows the shores of the Malden River and connects to the Northern Strand Bikeway. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform the civil and utility as well as substantial soil remediation work for this multi-faceted project.
For the new Boston Freightliner building, Manafort’s civil scope of work included site clearing, structural excavation for building foundations, rough grading, excavation for underslab utilities, roadway grading, parking lot grading, soil management. Site finishes included curbing, asphalt paving, pavement markings, bollards, and signage. Manafort’s utility scope of work included domestic water and fire services, water main replacement, sanitary sewer connection, storm drainage improvements, stormwater detention basins, gas service connection, electrical and telecommunication services.
The Everett Riverwalk scope of work included capping of the contaminated soils from the old GE Factory, extension of the existing water main, grading, asphalt paving, site appurtenances and earthwork for a new shade structure.
Manafort worked closely with the developer team and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to complete the project safely, successfully, on-time, and on-budget.
