projects Category: CONCRETE

BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSOLIDATED RENT-A-CAR FACILITY (CONRAC)

The Bradley International Airport Conrac Facility was a multi-building airport masterplan development project in Windsor Locks, CT. This major development replaced the existing off-airport rental car facilities that required passengers to use shuttles to access their rental cars by consolidating all car rental services to within a short walking distance from the airport’s terminals. In addition, the new Conrac facility added 830 public parking spaces as well as improved access to public transportation. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform the concrete work for this 1.5M square foot state-of-the-art facility.

Manafort’s concrete scope of work included over 13,000 CY of concrete foundation components including footings, grade beams, walls, pilasters, columns, and piers to receive the precast concrete parking structure above. Manafort’s Team exercised its extensive experience with constructing parking structures to coordinate and eliminate potential field fit up issues between the cast in place concrete foundation elements and the precast concrete structure.

 

Once the facility was erected, Manafort constructed 5,600 CY of cast in place concrete topping slabs, 1,400 CY of slabs on grade, and 1,000 CY of slabs on metal deck. Manafort’s scope of work also included finishes such as equipment pads, parking access and revenue control islands, interior curbing.

 

Manafort’s proven experience constructing parking structures and attention to detail led this massive project to a safe, successful, on-time, and on-budget completion.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

The Dartmouth College Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center project located in Hanover, NH was a significant expansion of the Thayer School of Engineering making it one of the largest academic buildings on campus. The LEED Platinum certified building is home to Dartmouth College’s expanded engineering and computer science programs as well as a 340-space parking garage below the academic spaces for faculty and students. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform the concrete work for this innovative project.

Manafort’s scope of work for the cast in place concrete foundations included footings, walls, retaining walls, grade beams, columns, beams and shear walls. The lowest parking level is 50+ feet below the proposed ground level of the building requiring 60+ foot tall concrete foundation walls to be constructed in multiple lifts.

 

In addition, Manafort constructed the slabs on grade, shored structural slabs, slabs on metal deck, steel column encasements, stairs, and curbs for the Engineering and Computer Science Center building. Manafort coordinated diligently with the project team and MEP trades to eliminate potential conflicts between the structural concrete and the MEP system penetrations throughout the entire 160,000 SF building.

 

The Manafort team’s experience in working with complex formwork and challenging site conditions led to safe, successful, high quality, on-time, and on-budget project completion.

MCINNIS CEMENT TERMINAL EXPANSION

Located along the Providence River at the Port of Providence, RI the McInnis Cement Terminal was the first US Terminal for Canada based cement manufacturer, McInnis Cement. This cement terminal has the capacity to serve the New England Construction Market with its distribution of cement products to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut from this convenient terminal location. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform the civil & utility as well as concrete scope of work for the expansion of this cement terminal.

Manafort’s civil & utility scope of work included structural excavation for new dome silo storage facility and associated support frames as well as site preparation for the new electrical equipment building and cement loadout structure. The dome silo measured 134 feet in diameter and has the capacity of storing 40,000 tons of cement.

 

In addition, Manafort performed the storm drainage upgrades, electrical service connection, and installed the new transformer pad for the cement terminal expansion. The site finishes included curbing, asphalt pavement, pavement markings, signage, and fencing. Manafort’s concrete scope of work included construction of cast in place concrete foundations for the new dome silo, electrical equipment building, and load-out structure.   

 

Manafort’s extensive civil and concrete work experience led to the safe, successful, on-time, and on-budget completion of this project.   

YALE SCHWARZMAN CENTER

The Yale Schwarzman Center was a Yale University renovation project located in New Haven, CT, designed to provide a university-wide shared space to its community through restored spaces for student life to meet, dine, and collaborate. The project was constructed within and adjacent to the historical Yale University Commons, which first opened its doors in the early 1900’s. Manafort Brothers, Inc. was selected to perform the concrete, civil, and utility work for this complex renovation project that converted the original Yale University Commons to the Yale Schwarzman Center to fulfill Yale’s goal of unifying its student body.

Manafort’s civil & utility scope of work included site demolition, utility removal, pavement removal, new sanitary sewer connections, storm drainage upgrades, site lighting, electrical ductbanks, excavation and backfill for underslab utilities, support of existing utilities, structural excavation, support of excavation, construction dewatering, underpinning, interior excavation within the University Commons building, and site finishes.

 

Manafort’s concrete scope of work included structural walls, foundations, retaining walls, columns, piers, elevator pits, slabs on grade, slabs on deck, stairs, and miscellaneous flatwork.

 

The project was built on a small footprint with challenging site logistics in the heart of the Yale University campus requiring extensive scheduling, coordination, and management of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The Manafort team’s experience working in tight urban locations, commitment to safety and quality, and familiarity with Yale University led to a safe, successful, on-time, and on-budget project completion.