BOND celebrates Stonehill College Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex groundbreaking: Design by Sasaki; 24,000 s/f reno and 50,000 s/f addition

BOND recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Stonehill College Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex renovation and expansion. Due to Stonehill's student population growth in recent years, the College has decided to expand its current sports and recreational facility. Working closely with design firm Sasaki Associates, BOND is providing construction management services for a substantial, 24,000 s/f renovation and 50,000 s/f addition to the existing Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex. The firm recently completed full preconstruction services for the project as well. Originally built in 1988, the renovated Sally Blair Ames building and new Rev. Mark Cregan, C.S.C. Athletics and Fitness Center will house additional recreation spaces for group exercise and dance on the existing first floor, with weight and fitness facilities and student locker rooms located in the addition. Stonehill College's athletics program will occupy 12 new locker rooms and a dedicated varsity weight room. Athletic office space and the Lou Gorman '53 Pavilion will also be housed in the facility. BOND has utilized both in-house Building Information Modeling (BIM) and laser scanning services to analyze the facility's existing conditions and develop its infrastructure. Detailed safety protocols and mitigation practices are ensuring no disruption to continued athletic uses for students. The project is slated for completion in July 2015. "BOND is excited to help revitalize the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex to better address the needs of the Stonehill community," said Robert Murray, BOND president. "This facility will become a sought-after home for a wide array of athletic and recreational activities." Stonehill is a selective Catholic college located near Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus. With a student-faculty ratio of 13:1, the college engages over 2,500 students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The Stonehill community helps students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character to meet their professional goals and to live lives of purpose and integrity. Since 1907 BOND has been involved in some of the region's most complex vertical and horizontal construction projects. With two distinct groups, operating as construction managers for academic and healthcare clients, and self-performing general contractors for the power and energy industry, BOND is well known for delivering reliable, safe, and high quality work. The building division has completed high profile projects such as Harvard University's Northwest Science Labs and MIT's famed Media Lab in Cambridge, and the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge for the American Cancer Society in Boston; while the civil & utility division has successfully completed two of the largest regional underground high-voltage electrical transmission line projects in New England's history.