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Design-Build Project of the Year Award Print E-mail
This award is presented for a major design/build project completed within the past year within the New York metropolitan area. Entities eligible for the award include engineers, owners and/or contractors.

2012 Recipient:

Fort Hamilton Armed Forces Reserve Center

Owner
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Louisville and New York Districts

Contractor
The Pike Company

Designer
Dewberry

Architect
di Domenico + Partners

This design-build project, procured by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, consists of a new 123,000 sf Armed Forces Reserve Center (AFRC), a Maintenance Training Building, multiple storage sheds, a truck wash, parking, and all associated site and utility work at the US Army Garrison in Fort Hamilton New York. The facilities are located on a nine-acre site within the Base, housing the Army Reserve, Army National Guard and the Army Recruiting Command. These multi-use facilities serve as a regional headquarters and training/learning center and consist of classrooms, weapons vaults, weapons simulator room, assembly area, kitchen, logistics/supply rooms, and maintenance bays. In addition to providing work stations for full time military staff, the facilities will provide a location for 475 soldiers to drill, three weekends a month.

The design objective was to establish a commonality between the five new buildings and existing structures located on the Base. The AFRC building is a three-story steel framed structure with a hybrid lateral system utilizing a combination of shear walls and moment frames. The Maintenance Training Building is a one-story, bi-level, bearing wall structure used to demonstrate techniques used to service military vehicles. The exterior envelope of both the AFRC Building and Maintenance Training Building consist of precast concrete panels with integral insulation and keyed in face brick. The unheated storage buildings have a corrugated metal wall panel façade that is part of a pre-engineered system.

As the Prime Contractor, The Pike Company was responsible for construction and project management; Dewberry served as the lead designer responsible for engineering services and overall design management; and di Domenico + Partners provided architectural services. Through close collaboration and partnering between the design-build team and the USACE Louisville & New York Districts, the team was able to overcome many challenges including:

  • Met all requirements of the RFP and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) guidelines including force protection and progressive collapse
  • Achieved LEED Silver design
  • Completed the design and construction ahead of schedule and within budget utilizing a fast tracked approach
  • Minimized impact to base operations including traffic flow and utility outages
  • Took into consideration the individual requirements of each user group
  • Formed a partnership with the USACE to successfully complete the project

As recently stated by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand from the lobby of the AFRC building "…Fort Hamilton's greatest strength lies in its ability to serve as the central national security hub for federal agencies in New York City…". This statement is in line with the goals of this project, to provide functional and modern facilities that revitalize this historic military garrison and greatly increase its capabilities to support New York City and the surrounding areas. The USACE, The Pike Company, Dewberry and di Domenico + Partners met and exceeded all requirements and expectations while maintaining an excellent working relationship leading to the successful completion of the Fort Hamilton Armed Forces Reserve Center.

Past Recipients:

2011 Atlantic Avenue Viaduct Rehabilitation
Owner: MTA Long Island Rail Road
Design-Build Team: Kiewit Constructors Inc.-HNTB New York Engineering and Architecture, PC Joint Venture
Construction Manager: LiRo
Owner Subconsultant: Dewberry
2010 Dey Street Tunnel
Owner: MTA Capital Construction
Design-Build Team: Skanska USA / AECOM
2009 Harmon Shop Replacement Program – Wheel Truing Facility
Owner: MTA Metro-North Railroad
Design-Build Team: Slattery Skanska/ECCO III, JV; Jacobs Edwards and Kelcey
2007 The New Corona Maintenance Shop and Car Washer
Owner: MTA New York City Transit (in cooperation with NY Power Authority)
Design-Build Team: Slattery Skanska, Inc. / PB
Resident Engineer: The LiRo Group
2006 Long Island Rail Road Arch Street Yard
Owner: MTA Long Island Rail Road
Design-Build Team: Slattery-Skanska, Inc./Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, Inc.
2005 Belt Parkway Bridge over Ocean Parkway
Owner: New York State Department of Transportation
Designer: Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects, P.C.
Resident Engineer: HAKS Engineers and Land Surveyors
2002 Zerega Avenue Bus Maintenance & Training Facility
Owner: MTA New York City Transit
Contractor: Granite Halmar Construction Co., Inc.
1998 Rebuilding Six Bridges in Brooklyn and Queens
Owner: New York City Department of Transportation
Builder: NAB Construction
Designer: Ammann & Whitney
 
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