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29 Oct

Posted at 11:36h in News, Project Milestone

Site crews are making swift milestones at Swope Middle School, as students and staff begin to experience school life in the brand new facilities.

“We are excited to see the student body taking advantage of the new buildings,” said Casey Gunther, Operations Manager for United Construction. “From the sports games inside the gym to the concrete walls rising in the kitchen, our work is taking shape quickly, and it’s evident in all of the expansions and renovations thus far.”

Workers continue to make progress at the site of the two-story classroom building, digging out and replacing soil and completing the installation of the underground utilities. Concrete slab pours have begun and will commence in the early morning, and footings will soon be installed; both will continue throughout the season. This building will also hold the new-and-improved school library. In the interim, students are making use of a temporary library that is set up in the activity room of the new gymnasium.

Also within the gym, the new court hosted its first event towards the beginning of the month – a student basketball game. The players enjoyed the modernized basketball hoops and revamped scoreboard, while the audience cheered from the new bleacher seats.

Swope neighbors and families will be pleased to know that students will continue to learn without interruption; crews will continue using sound blankets when needed to block out major construction noise.

Coming up, students at the school will be able to learn about the construction going on right around them. As a part of a newly-created Ambassador Program, industry professionals will visit the students and speak to them all about contracting, architecture, design, engineering and more.

01 Oct

Posted at 08:46h in News, Project Milestone

This Fall will welcome swift and notable progress at Swope Middle School, as both expansions and new construction continue to go smoothly and efficiently.

“With the new season comes new milestones at Swope,” said Casey Gunther, Operations Manager for United Construction. “Students and staff will be excited to learn that several facilities will be ready to use in the coming weeks, including the new gym. We look forward to even more progress as Fall continues on.”

Site crews have completed excavations at the location of the new two-story classroom building. Workers continue to make progress as the underground utilities are near completion. When finished, the building will house a new resource center, math and science classrooms, a technology lab, a new teachers’ lounge and workspace, social science and language classrooms, a group room for various activities and a hub space.

The remodel and expansion of the kitchen facilities are progressing and making great headway. Additionally, the new gymnasium will be ready for games at the beginning of October, where students can enjoy the revamped basketball hoops, volleyball courts and a scoreboard. The new fitness center will also be ready to use soon.

More concrete slabs will be poured at various locations throughout the month of October. Setting of concrete masonry unit (CMU) block walls will follow directly after the pours are complete and will continue until the end of the calendar year.

01 Aug

Posted at 09:00h in News, Project Milestone

United Construction’s design-build work on the 10,978 sf, two-story expansion at Dassault Falcon on Rock Blvd is complete! The expansion, which sits on the Reno-Tahoe International Airport grounds, features a storage room for parts and equipment, break room, full locker rooms with bathrooms and showers, conference room, avionics work room, new stairways and a quality assurance room overlooking the main aviation work floor.

Dassault is a French based aircraft manufacturer of business and corporate jets. The United Construction design-build team also delivered the existing building used by Dassault. United delivered it in 1996 as an aircraft maintenance hangar for Reno Air.

We credit Superintendent Pete Brunner, Assistant Superintendent Justin Brunner, Project Manager Rob Felstead, Project Administrator Glady Robinette and Operations Manager Casey Gunther for managing this project to success.

 

14 May

Posted at 12:46h in News, Project Milestone, United Team

Community Health Alliance (CHA) is a network of high-quality community medical centers across Northern Nevada providing comprehensive health services to a wide variety of populations, especially those who are underserved. United Construction is honored to be the construction partner for CHA on the renovation of their Oddie Boulevard clinic in Sparks.

The clinic remodel includes expanding into the adjoining tenant space to build more exam rooms, a brand new nurses station, and an expanded waiting room. Nurses have officially moved into their newly constructed station, and patients are enjoying the improved, welcoming waiting areas. Assistant Superintendent Justin Brunner is overseeing the progress of the project on-site, and his team members are excited to be in the field constructing the new-and-improved facilities to help CHA serve even more Nevadans with affordable and quality healthcare.

Featured above you will see an example of part of a new exam room at the clinic. See below for a before-and-after photo array of one of the exam room hallways inside the clinic on Oddie Blvd. For more information on Community Health Alliance, visit their website at www.chanevada.org.

     

06 May

Posted at 09:38h in News, Project Milestone, United Team

Swift progress is afoot at the Dassault Falcon jobsite on the Reno Tahoe International Airport grounds. The 10,978 sf, two-story addition – designed by Dave Eckes and overseen on-site by Pete Brunner – will feature parts storage, locker rooms, records storage and a second-floor training/event room, avionics work room, engineering, conference room and quality assurance department.

Site workers have poured the concrete for the stairs, installed girders, closed all big footings and are getting closer to finishing the siding of the expansion. Elite Safety is doing regular safety inspections, and the site continually gets a clean bill of health.

Dassault Falcon employees expressed much excitement to the United Construction team over the progress of the addition. Dassault looks forward to having extra space for comfortable storage, changing areas and meeting rooms.

Project completion is currently scheduled for the end of June.

About Dassault and UCC’s Relationship
Dassault is a French based aircraft manufacturer of business and corporate jets. The United Construction design-build team also delivered the existing building used by Dassault. United delivered it in 1996 as an aircraft maintenance hangar for Reno Air.

04 Aug

Posted at 11:48h in News

Chicago Hardware Aerial Image

Franklin Park, IL. August 4, 2016 – United Construction Midwest is partnering with Chicago Hardware as their Design-Build Contractor to demolish an existing 19,000 SF wing in their manufacturing facility and construct a new structure in its place. The single-story masonry and steel building houses the production of wire rope and chain fittings, industrial and marine hardware and allied products.

United Construction Midwest collaborated with Chicago Hardware and the Design Team (which includes Cornerstone Architects, Ltd. in Itasca, IL and Spaceco Inc. in Rosemont, IL) throughout the preconstruction phase to secure real estate and sales tax abatements, develop the design documents, prepare a project schedule and a project budget, obtain planning permits and produce a detailed GMP. Construction is now starting on the project and it is scheduled to finish this November.

04 Aug

Posted at 11:32h in News

Plane Moving and Storage Aerial

Aurora, IL. August 4, 2016 – United Construction Midwest began construction last week on a 40,000 SF, two-story warehouse expansion for Planes & Sabatalo Enterprises, Ltd. in Aurora, IL. The building serves as a storage facility for new residents moving to the Chicago area and it will continue operations throughout construction. The project is scheduled to complete this November.

United Construction Midwest is the General Contractor managing the project from their local office in Des Plaines, IL. Additional project team members include Cornerstone Architects, Ltd. in Itasca, IL and Watermark Engineering Resources, Ltd. in Aurora, IL.