Dimeo Construction Company recently completed the
construction of a $32.3 million heavy industrial building, known as Bay 4, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility. The
building, designed by Ware Malcomb, is 150,000 s/f with two
freight elevators, four overhead cranes (two with a combined lift
capability of 120 tons & two with a combined lift capability of 30
tons), as well as other manufacturing equipment. The building will be
used to construct submarine deck modules for the Navy's Virginia Class
Nuclear submarines.
This project included the largest, single crane structural steel pick,
in R.I. history - weighing 268 tons. A great deal of
coordination was required between Dimeo, Electric Boat and the
structural steel contractor to successfully achieve this major
milestone. "With the aggressive schedule requirements, relocation and
removal of existing underground utilities while maintaining service to
other buildings, and the constrained site challenges of erecting a large
building between two existing buildings with less than one foot
clearance, it is a testament to the team effort that this project was
such a success." said senior project manager, John LaRose, PE, LEED AP.
This challenging project was completed on time and under budget.