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By Cindy RileyCEG CORRESPONDENT

Construction is complete in Huntsville, Ala., and crewsput the finishing touches on the expansion of a popular,upscale shopping center.

Van Geroux, Bayer Properties marketing director, BridgeStreet Town Centre said, “It’s exciting to see the vision of thecenter’s expansion become a reality in such a short period oftime.”

A total of 220,000 sq. ft. (20,438 sq m) of retail space hasbeen added to the mall, including a more than 170,000 sq. ft.(15,793 sq m), two-story flagship Belk department store,which will anchor the new development phase. Belk’snewest store will feature an expanded assortment of topdesigner, national and exclusive brands, which officials hopewill be a regional draw and increase tourism sales for BridgeStreet Town Centre.

Along with construction of the $20 million Belk project atBridge Street, crews worked on a multi-level parking garageon the north side of the department store. The new spacesbeing created will increase parking capacity to more than5,500 parking spaces. At one point during construction,Bridge Street began offering free pedicab rides and valetparking to ease walking and parking issues for customers.

“In addition to welcoming Belk to the shopping center,we’ll be adding two new parking areas for over 1,000 vehi-cles and four new retail buildings totaling 50,000 squarefeet,” Geroux said. “The development has been the catalyst

to attract additional destination and first-to-market retailersthat add uniqueness to the center. The 13.5-acre BridgeStreet Town Centre expansion will solidify our market posi-tion as the premier shopping, dining and entertainment des-tination in north Alabama.”

The man-made lake, which was partially drained last fallso a new retaining wall could be built, has been refilled to itsnormal water depth. As part of the development project, thelake has been enhanced with the addition of a waterfall andwater jets, to provide a focal point for guests travelingbetween the expansion area and the existing shopping cen-ter. Another amenity incorporated into the Phase III design isa large circular courtyard area that will be activated season-

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IMI Huntsville LLC photoThe man-made lake, which was partially drained lastfall so a new retaining wall could be built, has beenrefilled to its normal water depth.

IMI Huntsville LLC photoMost of the equipment was used for grading and moving earth.

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Challenges Include Working Near Functioning Mallally with events, musical performances,exhibits and décor treatments.

James Slay, project engineer of generalcontractor Hoar Construction said, “Thebiggest accomplishment for our team whenit comes to the main task would be erectingthe parking deck in 45 days. Right now, weare mainly working on getting all the respec-tive trades finished on their work in the deck.This includes MEP, EIFs, stud walls, etc.”

One of the key steps during the construc-tion process involved raising the site eleva-tion so that crews could begin work on theinfrastructure. A major challenge outside ofconstruction came from working in the areanear the functioning mall.

“At all times, we have to be mindful of themall management and customers we mightbe affecting,” Slay said. “Whether it meanskeeping the roads clean or making sure thepublic has safe access to getting where theywant to go, we have that in mind. Not onlydo we want our men to work safely on site,but we want all those around us to be safe, aswell.

“At the beginning of the project therewere some coordination issues betweenHutton and us,” said Slay, “but as our twoteams got to know each other, we have suc-ceeded on working hand in hand.

With the expansion, space became anissue.

“The land that we are currently workingon top of used to be a lake,” said Slay.“Around a million cubic yards of dirt havebeen moved on this project. Huge amountswere moved in order to fill in the lake bed sothat work could begin.”

A wide variety of heavy machinery hasbeen used on the project.

“We have had several pieces of equip-ment, including a Case skid steer, a Caseback hoe, a JLG scissor lift, a Cat D6 bull-dozer and a Link-Belt lattice crawler, whichhad a maximum lift capacity of 200 tons,”Slay said. “Also, 10-ton boom lifts, a Catearth mover, a Cat front-end loader, a Casesheep’s foot roller, a Case smoother barrelroller and Whiteman rider trowel machineswere required.”

Most of the equipment was used for grad-ing and moving earth, according to Slay.Boom lifts were needed for lifting and mov-ing materials around the site to buildingswhere needed.

“The scissor lifts were mainly used insidethe buildings when erecting the stud walls,”Slay said. “We had to tear up an asphaltparking lot to place our precast deck, whichwas accomplished with several dump trucksand backhoes.

“The concrete we have poured is around350,000 square feet, which includes theparking deck and the buildings. We erected

the buildings out of steel. Our coordinationin the areas of utilities, erosion control,storm sewer and other construction concernscaused the implementation of the plan to gosmoothly, and we had no problems withissues of this nature.”

According to Slay, it was important thatthe team reach its goal in erecting the deck in45 days.

“This was not easy, especially consideringthe fact that it is made up of more than 600pieces,” said Slay. “To meet this date, we hadto sit at least 15 pieces of precast a day.Fifteen is not a hard number to hit, but whenrain delays and other unforeseen issuescome up, the number has to increase. By thelast week of work our erection crews wereplacing in excess of 20 pieces a day. Also,keep in mind that some of these piecesweighed as much as 56,000 pounds, so itwas very delicate work. I liken it to putting agiant puzzle together. Each piece came in aspecific order that it had to be erected in.”

Slay was quick to point out that the diffi-cult task was well worth the effort.

“I have shopped here several timesmyself,” said Slay. “Every time I have comethough, parking has been an issue. BridgeStreet is always overflowing with customers.With this parking deck, in which about 1,000parking spots are being added, we are hop-ing to alleviate some of this problem.”

Tennessee-based general contractorHutton Construction Inc. was involved theconstruction of Belk.

“We still need to get final sign off on thetwo elevators and two escalators, whichhave to be inspected by the state, and the cityof Huntsville will also require anotherCertificate of Occupancy walk through,”said Hunter Augustino, project manager ofHutton Construction.

“Mechanical, electrical and gas finalinspections are now complete. We areinstalling the composite metal panels on theexterior of the building and will be hangingsunshades at the south and east entrances.Landscaping also is being installed rightnow. The building is 95 percent complete,with final cleaning going on inside.”

Coordination with other contractors waskey, according to Augustino.

“Normally, we would have the entire site,but since we only had the building, we hadto coordinate with Hoar in making sure theywere going to maintain their schedule as weworked around one another. Once the steelcame in, we teamed with a local steel erec-tor, Longarc Corporation, in working out thelogistics on moving the crane as little as pos-sible to erect the building. We had to build astone road around the building to erect thesteel, as well as leave a section of the slab ongrade unpoured until the steel erection wascomplete.

“This is a new prototype store for Belk, sothere were a few architectural designchanges throughout the job,” saidAugustino. “The glass mosaic tile on thesouth elevation of the store was delivered allthe way from China. Building 175,000square feet in ten months is a difficult task,but we were able to sign up very good sub-contractors to help keep up the pace andschedule.

“When we showed up last October, Hoarhad already built the building pad and had astone laydown area ready for us. Hoar had tore-build a side of the pond, which took quitea bit of time.”

Crews used a variety of materials to buildthe new department store.

“There’s only one row of CMU block onthis job,” Augustino said. “This structure ismade of steel and heavy gauge studs. Theexterior façade is made of EIFS, metal pan-els, Coronado stone and curtain wall sys-tems.

The new Belk is without the traditionalretail design. The store has a white-and-graytoned exterior, special wall treatments anddesign elements to give the building a mod-ern look. As they enter into the final stage oftheir work, crews are making certain theymaintain the high standards set.

“We worked long hours and many week-ends to make this job finish up on time,”Augustino said. “Carpet and tile has to beprecise with retail construction, because ofall the fixtures that go into a store this size.Michael Kors, Chanel, Jo Malone, etc. areall expecting a certain amount of squarefootage in this store, and it’s up to us and thelayout to make sure they get just that.There’s not a single tile in the main aislesthat is cut smaller than nine inches.”

Unpredictable winter weather, includingunexpected snow and ice, was a concern

during construction, but did not have a majorimpact.

“We did have to pour some concrete in thewinter and had to use cold weather protec-tion in order to make it happen, but it allworked out,” said Augustino.

Bayer Properties is managing BridgeStreet Town Centre. Developed by O&SHoldings and designed by TSArchitects ofLos Angeles, Bridge Street Town Centre is a100-acre mixed-use development. It openedon the edge of Cummings Research Park inNovember 2007, with a small number ofretailers; the attraction now features a six-story office tower, more than 70 shops andrestaurants, a 14-screen Monaco Picturesand a 210-room hotel.

The new Belk, being built where the west-ern portion of the lake once was located, wasformerly located at Huntsville’s MadisonSquare Mall. The Huntsville City Councilapproved a $4 million incentives packagethat would help Bridge Street’s ownerssecure Belk, along with additional squarefeet of retail space and a chain restaurant.Founded in 1888, North Carolina-basedBelk, Inc. is the nation’s largest family-owned and operated department store com-pany, with more than 300 Belk stores locat-ed in 16 Southern states.

Jan Clevenger, chair of the Belk WesternDivision based in Birmingham, Ala., said,“We’re especially excited to be part ofBridge Street Town Centre, which is one ofthe premier shopping and entertainment des-tinations in this market.”

At the new Bridge Street location, Belkwill reportedly employ approximately 200workers.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web site atwww.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

IMI Huntsville LLC photoTenn.-based general contractor Hutton Construction Inc. was involved in the con-struction of Belk.

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The Alabama State Department of Transportationreceived bids for transportation-related improvementprojects.

Following is a list of some of the projects let.

County: JeffersonProject ID: IM-I059(365)Project: Constructing the polymer modified open gradedfriction course, concrete slab replacement, guardrail andmedian barrier replacement, bridge rail retrofit, trafficstripe and signing on I-59 from north of SR-3 (U.S.-31/EBStephens Expressway) to north of the I-20 Interchange.Distance: 4.14 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Dunn Construction Company Inc. — $17,791,857• Abramson LLC — $18,397,125• Interstate Improvement Inc. — $21,306,524• Carcel & G. Construction LLC — $24,913,529

County: MobileProject ID: IM-IMD-I010(323)Project:Welcome center replacement (grade, drain, base,pave, demolition, building, lighting, landscaping, sewer,and lagoon removal) on I-10 at the Alabama/MississippiState Line.Distance: N/AContractors and Bid Amounts:

• Ben M. Radcliff Contractor Inc. — $17,371,771• Tanner Inc. — $18,139,287• Hosea O. Weaver & Sons Inc. — $19,955,265• Ikaros LLC — $20,545,000

County: MarionProject ID: IM-I022(302)Project: Replacement of failed safety layers on I-22 fromjust west of Reese Road to just west of the SR-171 over-pass at MP 16.800Distance: 10.90 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• S. T. Bunn Construction Company Inc. — $6,435,282• Midsouth Paving Inc. — $6,950,817

County: GreeneProject ID: BRF-0013(540)Project: Bridge replacement (grade, drain, base, and pave)on SR-13 (U.S.-43) over Needham Creek, CulpepperCreek, and Stephens Creek.Distance: 1.24 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Glasgow Construction Company Inc. — $5,317,037• Carcel & G. Construction LLC — $5,728,487• Ikaros LLC — $6,800,000

County: ShelbyProject ID:ACAA60110-ATRP(005)Project: Resurfacing and traffic stripe on CR-47 (ChelseaRoad) from the intersection of SR-25 in Columbiana to thejunction of CR-49 south of ChelseaDistance: 8.52 mi.

Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Wiregrass Construction Company Inc. — $1,821,163• Dunn Construction Company Inc. — $1,866,596• Midsouth Paving Inc. — $2,380,981

County: CullmanProject ID:ACOA59758-ATRP(006)Project: Resurfacing and traffic stripe on CR-1435 fromthe intersection of SR-157 to the Morgan County Line.Distance: 8.85 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Good Hope Contracting Company Inc. — $1,687,729• Wiregrass Construction Company Inc. — $1,747,113

County: CovingtonProject ID: BR-0055(500)Project: Bridge replacement (grade, drain, base, and pave)on SR-55 over Jackson Pond in Lockhart.Distance: .26 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Murphree Bridge Corporation — $1,854,276• G. W. Norrell Contracting Co. Inc. — $1,875,515• McInnis Construction LLC — $2,120,422

County: MobileProject ID: BR-4914(251)Project: Bridge replacement and approaches on CR-28(Old Pascagoula Road) over Jackson Creek.Distance: .29 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Gulf Equipment Corporation — $1,375,076• McInnis Construction LLC — $1,785,999

• Scott Bridge Company Inc. — $1,984,441

County: TuscaloosaProject ID: BR-7940(601)Project: Bridge replacement on SR-215 over the KansasCity Southern Railway and 19th Avenue East.Distance: .27 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Ikaros LLC — $4,900,000• Jones Bros. Inc. — $5,309,573• Bell & Associates Construction L.P. — $5,445,168

County: LowndesProject ID: NH-HSIP-0008(572)Project: Safety widening, resurfacing, and traffic stripe onSR-8 (U.S.-80) from the end of the project limits of OldTown Creek to the Selma-Montgomery Interpretive Center.Distance: 5.87 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Wiregrass Construction Company Inc. — $2,274,499• Asphalt Contractors Inc. $ 2,515,404• Midsouth Paving Inc. — $2,730,302

County: PickensProject ID: STPAA-0017(557)Project: Resurfacing and traffic stripe on SR-17 from thenorth city limits of Carrollton to north of the intersection of18th Avenue Southwest in Reform.Distance: 7.02 mi.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• S. T. Bunn Construction Co. Inc. — $1,493,372• Midsouth Paving Inc. — $1,624,206

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