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Atlanta Tower on the Rise By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

The project is located on a tight site in Midtown Atlanta, an area surrounded by high-rise buildings

Construction work is under way in Atlanta, Ga., on a highrise designed to offer an urban lifestyle experience. The 25-story, 575,000-sq.ft. (53,419.2 sq m) apartment tower, known as Post Midtown Atlanta, will include more than 350

residential units. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie broke ground on Post Midtown on July 1. “Currently, we’re continuing work on grading and deep foundations,” said Eddie Sanders, Brasfield & Gorrie senior project manager. “Foundations are scheduled to start in early November. We should be out of the ground and going vertical in late January 2016. To date, Brasfield & Gorrie has mobilized on site and started deep foundation work. We’re about a tenth of the way through the two-year schedule.” The project is located on a tight site in midtown Atlanta, an area surrounded by high-rise buildings. “Working in this environment requires expert coordination of material deliveries and detailed planning of logistics from crane placement to laydown and staging areas,” Sanders said. “Complicating matters further is the availability of material due to market conditions, such as limited glazing resources and availability of labor, due to surrounding projects and labor shortages. “Our primary focus is on maintaining the schedule and ensuring that the project receives materials as scheduled and sequenced. These two concerns go hand in hand. The site constraints prevent us from storing materials on site, so the project management team must make certain they are delivered on site when the field team needs them for installation.” The project is located over an existing MARTA tunnel. General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie broke ground “The structure of the high-rise is on Post Midtown on July 1. designed to span over the tunnel, so that the tunnel does not bear the building’s weight,” Sanders said. “We are building on every side of the MARTA tunnel. We are communicating with MARTA weekly, not daily, regarding ongoing foundation work. As on all of our projects, coordination with neighbors, stakeholders and the surrounding community is a key to success.” As for the condition of the property, “It was a vacant lot. We had to remove the existing trees, old construction debris, topsoil, etc. The clearing work we performed was typical for the start of a project. “We have encountered and removed a good deal of rock to date. One vein of rock was the size of a railroad freight car. These materials continue to be hauled off the site. Encountering the behemoth rock is the primary challenge we’ve faced so far,” Sanders said. The building will feature a rooftop pool, as well as a landscaped terrace and a club room. “The pool, hardscape and planters are our areas of concern. Waterproofing is critical at these locations. As contractors, we do not typically try to accumulate and retain water on the roof of a structure. see MIDTOWN page 2

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Crews Implement Sustainable Construction Methods MIDTOWN from page 1

Multifamily, mixed-use, and hospitality projects like this one are the exception to that rule. In comparison to the rooftop pool, the club room will be the easy part.” Sanders said sustainable construction methods include recycling construction waste, implementing basic indoor air quality cleanliness, reusing existing on-site materials when possible, recycling demolition debris when possible and following sustainable office procedures such as recycling, using electronic documentation and limiting printed materials. “Additionally, Post Midtown is seeking National Green Building Standards [NGBS] Bronze certification. Design and construction are geared toward achieving that goal,” said Sanders. According to Sanders, one major challenge of the construction phase itself is getting the project out of the ground and building the structure. This process sets the production cycle and solidifies the schedule for the entire project. “The most time-consuming part of construction is actually our preconstruction effort,” Sanders said. “To ensure that we get it right in the field, we spend a great deal of time developing an accurate budget, creating an efficient, reliable schedule and conducting constructability analyses, MEP coordination and risk management analyses. All must take place for the construction phase to be successful.” Equipment being used on the job includes a JLG 1044C-54 series II lull, a Cat 259 B3 skid steer loader, a Peiner SK415 tower crane, two Ingersoll Rand 375 air compressors, two Watson 4400 CM drill rigs, a Watson 3110CM drill rig, a Link-Belt LS 418A crawler crane FMC, a Link-Belt LS 118 crawler crane, a Komatsu PC 270 LC hydraulic excavator, a 963B track loader and a Cat CP-563C vibratory compactor. see MIDTOWN page 10

The project is located over an existing MARTA tunnel.

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The Georgia State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. County: Chatham Proposal Number: 001 - B14899-15-000-0 Location: On SR 21/SR 30 over I-95/SR 405. Project: Design build project consisting of 0.990 mi. of construction of a diverging diamond interchange. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $6,371,300 • Preferred Materials Inc. — $6,947,800 County: Burke Proposal Number: 002 - B34907-15-T00-0 Location: On SR 23 at SR 24. Project: Intersection improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Knight & Associates Inc. — $338,664 • Reeves Construction Company — $423,401 • Sikes Brothers Inc. — $433,044 • C and H Paving Inc. — $475,925 • Matriarch Construction Company Inc. — $539,773 • Beam’s Contracting Inc. — $542,025 • JHC Corporation Inc. — $730,600 County: Fulton Proposal Number: 001 - B14921-15-000-0 Location: On SR 166 beginning east of Barge Road (CS 2995) and extending to west of Sylvan Road (CS 2353). Project: 4.950 mi. of pavement marking upgrades. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Peek Pavement Marking LLC — $683,574 • Roadscape North Florida Inc. — $712,875 County: Dooly Proposal Number: 003 - B34916-15-T00-0 Location: On U.S. 41/SR 7 beginning at the Houston County line and extending to the Crisp County line. Project: 3.071 mi. of construction of passing lanes. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $3,209,106 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $3,639,694 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $4,391,221 Counties: All counties Proposal Number: 001 - B14948-15-000-0 Location: Various locations on I-20/SR 402. Project: Bridge painting. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • S & D Industrial Painting Inc. — $1,112,600 • Seminole Equipment Inc. — $1,154,000 • Southern Road & Bridge LLC — $2,443,002 County: Bibb Proposal Number: 002 - B14892-15-000-0 Location: On U.S. 41/SR 49 over U.S. 129/SR 247. Project: Bridge rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • GGH Contracting LLC d/b/a Comanche Construction

of Georgia — $232,600 • The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $287,887 • Massana Construction Inc. — $374,040 County: Chatham Proposal Number: 003 - B14929-15-000-0 Location: On Grange Road (CS 650) beginning at SR 21 and extending east of SR 25. Project: 1.450 mi. of widening and reconstruction. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $10,781,514 • Reeves Construction Company — $10,855,445 • Preferred Materials Inc. — $11,237,015 County: Chatham Proposal Number: 004 - B14887-15-000-0 Location: On I-95/SR 405 NB ramp at Airways Ave. (CS 1692); also includes construction of a bridge over I-95/SR 405 and installation of intersection video detection systems (VDS). Project: Construction and widening for an additional lane. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $1,169,000 • Preferred Materials Inc. — $1,591,605 • Massana Construction Inc. — $1,841,338 County: Dooly Proposal Number: 006 - B14880-15-000-0 Location: On I-75/SR 401 at SR 215; also includes construction of a bridge and approaches over I-75/SR 401. Project: Interchange improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $19,713,760 • McCarthy Improvement Company — $20,273,827

• Reeves Construction Company — $20,844,009 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $22,484,844 County: Elbert Proposal Number: 007 - B14905-15-000-0 Location: On SR 368 over Pickens Creek. Project: 0.246 mi. of construction of a bridge and approaches. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,942,140. • Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $2,123,891 • G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $3,913,197 County: Forsyth Proposal Number: 008 - B14944-15-000-0 Location: On SR 369 beginning at the Cherokee County line and extending west of SR 9. Project: 10.163 mi. of milling and plant mix resurfacing. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $3,019,288 • Bartow Paving Company Inc. — $3,547,065 • Stewart Bros. Inc. — $5,111,989 County: Fulton Proposal Number: 010 - B14936-15-000-0 Location: On SR 92 beginning at the Cobb County line and extending to SR 9/SR 120. Project: 5.020 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfacing Contractors and Bid Amounts: • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $2,495,465 • Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $3,028,03 • Stewart Bros. Inc. — $3,744,816

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Parrish said completion of the grading and underground utilities are the next large components to be finished.

The project takes advantage of the natural topography.

The Rome Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College is expected to have a significant impact on the community when it opens next summer.

Rome Embraces $12 Million 60-Court Tennis Center By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

With a longstanding history as of one of the nation’s great tennis towns, Rome, Ga., is embracing a nearly $12 million project that allows for up to 60 regulation courts and a 3,846 sq. ft. (357.3 sq m) clubhouse. The Rome Tennis Center of Georgia at Berry College is expected to have a significant impact on the community when it opens next summer. “We routinely host a large number of tournaments, however our largest existing facility consists of 16 courts,” said Sammy Rich, Rome city manager. “To host large-scale tournaments, we are stretched all over our county and must rely upon access to others tennis courts, which displaces local play. The Rome Tennis Center will enable us to host more and larger tournaments at one location.” The Rome Tennis Center was recently selected to host the USTA Southern Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships as its opening tournament in August 2016. This is the first time the regional tourney has been held in the state of Georgia. The Center is centrally located between Atlanta, Chattanooga and Birmingham, which organizers describe as a convenient destination for tournaments. The design features 51 USTA standard courts, including six NCAA regulation courts, three center courts for tournament and collegiate play and one exhibition court that can accommodate seating for 2,000 people. The project also takes advantage of the natural topography. The master plan incorporates streams and wetlands over a significant drop in elevation across 30.76 acres. The terraced design exceeds ADA requirements and does not include any stairs. According to Charles Parrish, New South Construction Company Inc. project manager, “The site has been cleared and the erosion control measures have been installed. We’re just starting the mass grading operations. We expect to start the courts within a month.”

Parrish said building the new structure involves one specific challenge. “While the systems and materials used in construction of asphalt tennis courts are not unique on their own, the use of these materials under tighter than typical tolerances to meet the intended use requires attention to the details and tight quality control. This means a high quality of workmanship is required throughout the process, and careful consideration of the effect of the external environmental conditions — which are largely out of our control — are monitored to ensure proper end results.” Two retention ponds have already been completed and are functional. Crews will cut and fill approximately 165,000 cu. yds. (126,151.5 cu m) of dirt on the project, which will be a four-tiered site. “Instead of the site being relatively flat, there will be steps in the elevations, so that the courts will be on slightly different levels as you look across the site,” Parrish said. “This will allow a bird’s eye view from the club house, and also minimizes costs by working as close to the natural site elevations as possible. To do this, we simply have to grade out each level at its elevation. “The existing change in elevation on the site from the highest point to the lowest point is about 80 feet. This is the reason for the tiers on the site. Since there are such changes in elevations, it’s most economical to work with the existing conditions in lieu of trying to make the whole site flat. At its completion, there will still be about 80 feet difference in elevations from the highest and lowest point, but there will be large flat areas where the courts and buildings can be placed.” Parrish said completion of the grading and underground utilities are the next large components to be finished. The next, and also the largest, are the tennis courts themselves. Crews will then complete the clubhouse, which will serve as the centerpiece for the facility. Equipment being used on the job includes a wide range of earth moving and excavation machinery for the site improvements.

Workers also will have asphalt equipment Rich. and concrete related equipment on hand. In addition, 12 of the regular courts will be “With the large amount of exterior work, painted with quick-start lines to accommoweather is probably the largest factor in our date “10 and under” tennis courts. The move success,” Parrish said. “To date, we have is an effort to introduce the sport to area had fairly favorable weather, and hope it youngsters. continues through the fall months such that “Just as baseball has little league and footprogress can continue. So far, we have been ball has a pee wee league, it is important that very fortunate and have the start of a very children be introduced to tennis in a way that successful project. makes for a more enjoyable experience,” “The site was in good condition and Rich said. “As children continue to develrequired only that it be cleared and stripped op, they are able to move up to regulation to be able to start mass grading activities. size courts when their skill and physical abilThe tennis courts and the site work will be ities allows, just like with other sports. the most time-consuming single activities. Additionally, we feel it is important to conThe tennis courts will be the most dynamic part of the work as they have multiple components, which, in the end, have tight controls to ensure they meet the specifications and final intended function.” The first phase is planned to be completed by June 2016. As for how building tennis courts differs from other projects, “In this case this is a large site and requires and lot more earthwork than an average project that doesn’t cover this amount of acreage,” said Parrish. With a longstanding history as of one of the “The tennis courts themselves are nation’s great tennis towns, Rome, Ga., is mostly materials that are used on embracing a nearly $12 million project that other projects, but the tolerances allows for up to 60 regulation courts and a 3,846 and tight specifications make it sq. ft. (357.3 sq m) clubhouse. unique. tinue to grow and attract new participants to “The clubhouse work is a fairly typical the sport. As such, we have recently seen the wood frame construction with nice architec- introduction of ‘teach me tennis’ within our tural elements,” Parrish said. “The slab local schools. work will start as grading is completed in the Rich said the design also allows for future coming months and will continue into spring development of several NCAA-regulation 2016. indoor tennis courts. The clubhouse features an expansive “We are currently exploring all options for viewing deck that overlooks the terraced fund raising to build a six-court indoor facilcourts. All the courts will be lighted with ity. We feel having the indoor facility would shade cabanas. enable us to attract even more tournaments “One key element of the clubhouse is the that could be afforded an opportunity to con2,256 square-foot tennis porch that over- tinue play, even in inclement weather. Our looks main event courts and NCAA-regula- master plan does includes space for future tion courts. You have to visit the site to indoor courts, should we be able to build.” appreciate the spectacular, panoramic view In June 2015, a groundbreaking ceremony that will be afforded from the porch,” said see TENNIS page 10

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Luxury Amenities Include Sky Lounge, Fitness Center MIDTOWN from page 2

The main materials being used on the Post Midtown Atlanta project include exterior finishes, such as EIFS, brick, decorative CMU, metal panels, aluminum window wall and aluminum windows. Interior finishes include wood panels, prefabricated cabinets, custom cabinets, wood trim, granite countertops, tile, carpet, luxury vinyl tile, paint/wallcovering and glass panels. Currently, Brasfield & Gorrie has a total of six multifamily projects planned or under way in the city of Atlanta. The projects over two million square feet of space and have a combined construction value of approximately $320 million. “After the condo boom in Atlanta in the mid-2000s and the subsequent dip during the great recession, we’ve seen a steady increase in high-rise apartment developments with mixed-use components over the last few years,” said Roddy McCrory, Brasfield & Gorrie regional vice president and division manager, who focuses on construction in the multifamily market sector. “These projects have fueled the local economy, and they don’t seem to be tapering off, perhaps as a result of the city continuing to top the list of moving destinations in the country.” Said McCrory, “As single-family home

sales increase over the next several years, we believe the market will see an upswing in condo developments. Currently, the return of condo projects is just beginning with particular developer interest in high-end, luxury residences with extensive amenities.” According to Tim Williamson of the Atlanta architectural firm The Preston Partnership, “The vision for Post Millennium Midtown was to create an urban lifestyle experience in a walkable, transitoriented location in midtown Atlanta. The tower’s luxury amenities include a sky lounge, state-of-the-art fitness center and expansive views of the city. “Five levels of residential units wrap the seven-level parking deck to provide a base for the upper tower,” Williamson stated. “The base is clad in brick and designed to recall the traditional materials and scale of this pedestrian-friendly neighborhood. The tower transitions into a more contemporary blend of stucco and glass, relating the upper floors to the modern Midtown skyline.” The project is set for completion in the third quarter of 2017. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

Topography, Wetlands Prove Challenging on Project TENNIS from page 8

was held for The Rome Tennis Center, which is located northeast of Mount Berry Square Mall on the Berry College donated property. Rich said the school plays a key role in the project, and has proven to be an exceptional fit. “Berry students will be afforded the opportunity to work at the center to gain valuable experience. A recent announcement by Berry includes the creation of a new USTA Professional Tennis Management Certification. USTA and Berry College will work together to offer a four-year academic and experiential/work program in preparation for careers in professional tennis.” Rich commented that the new facility has been years in the making. “Beginning around 2008, partners representing various organizations in Rome-Floyd County began meeting to develop plans for a tennis center in support of tourism and economic development. The partnership includes the

city of Rome, Berry College, Georgia Power, Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce and the Coosa Valley Tennis Association. Berry College agreed to donate to the project a parcel of 30 acres located near the Armuchee connector. “After we were unsuccessful in acquiring state funds to construct the center, we pitched the idea to our local constituency to be funded by a local penny sales tax. In 2013, our voters elected to approve the referendum and $11.4 million to fund the new center.” Said Rich, “We contracted with the Selig Center for Economic Growth in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in 2009 on the economic impacts of a large tennis center. This study concluded that the total annual economic impact of the tennis center could vary from $16 million to $28 million. “In 1964, the local Coosa Valley Tennis Association [CVTA] was founded and launched tournament

play on Rome’s 30 courts located throughout. In the early 1970s, the CVTA School Program was formed to increase interest in the sport among local youth. “In 1976, the Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau was created and partnered with the CVTA to attract more tournament play. Voters approved a special purpose local option sales tax [SPLOST] in 1988 to build the current 16-court tennis facility on West Third Street. A few years later, Rome was named one of the top 10 Tennis Cities in America by Tennis Magazine.” Rome’s CEVIAN Design Lab, a studio specializing in architecture and interior design, served as architect on the project. “The design and construction of the Rome Tennis Center of Georgia has been an active endeavor of the City of Rome, Georgia for several years,” said Mark Cochran CEVIAN architect and interior designer. “With the passing of the 2013 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, and through the donation of land

by Berry College, the conception of the facility became an attainable reality.” Cochran said the overall vision for the project was to create an environment that superseded the traditional expectations of tennis facilities. Rather than design a sea of tennis courts, the creative team embraced the natural layout of the landscape in an effort to design a dramatic environment and the most elite tennis facility in the Southeast. “The most challenging aspect of the tennis center design was the topography and the wetlands,” Cochran said. “In an effort to quickly move forward with the design, and maintain delicate environmental space, the site was designed to avoid the streams and wetlands located throughout the property. “Additionally, the topography of the site included more than 70 feet of drop from the highest to the lowest points. While making a zero percent program difficult to obtain on a site with such slope, the topographic challenge was transformed

into an opportunity to use the natural lay of the land and gently terrace the courts from the highest point, at the clubhouse, to the lowest point, near the Armuchee Connector,” said Rich. Cochran said, “Although the topography of the land was one of the most challenging aspects of this project, the terracing of the courts is certainly one of the features we are most excited about. HGOR, our landscape architects, did a beautiful job designing the site to truly embrace the natural lay of the land and provide views toward the surrounding northwest Georgia foothills. “Being part of the Rome Tennis Center of Georgia is interesting because it's allowed us the opportunity to design a facility that will be experienced by the community, as well as serve the community through the people it will draw to Rome.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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