Williams & Works

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Lansing Automotive Distribution Center

Eaton County, Michigan

Civil-Engineering

Story

TransDevelopment Group is a world-class developer of specialized transportation facilities for shippers and carriers in the rail, highway and marine cargo industries. They contracted Williams & Works to provide civil engineering services for the development of a 223-acre vehicle transfer facility outside of Lansing, Michigan. Services were provided through the planning, design, bidding and construction stages.

Williams & Works provided construction staking services for the installation of a 1.25-mile rail embankment, more than 22-miles of new rail, and 68-acres of paved parking. The firm designed the storm water management facilities, obtained well and septic permitting, and designed a sanitary lift station. Bidding assistance and coordination with the general contractor regarding the structures, electrical, paving, fence, and concrete were required throughout construction.

Williams & Works coordinated with the various governmental agencies to obtain construction permits and develop traffic detour routes. Meetings were held with the adjacent property owners to keep them informed of the project schedule and the impacts the construction activities. Regular meetings were held with the Client, Owner, and User of the facility to monitor the project schedule, modify particular design aspects, and provide value engineering alternatives. Williams & Works issued bulletins to contractors, evaluated alternatives proposed by contractors, reviewed shop drawings, inspected the constructed improvements and obtained final occupancy permits.

Design began in July 2004 and site plan approval was obtained in September 2004. The project was placed on hold through 2005 pending budget allocation. In February 2006, after negotiations with several contractors, TransDevelopment Group selected DeAngelis Contractors of Woodhaven, MI to construct the project. During the bid and negotiation phase, Williams & Works provided bidding assistance-working closely with three separate contractors to provide clarification of the design, evaluate mass grading of over 600,000 cubic yards of material, and review contractor proposals.

Construction staking was provided to the contractor and subcontractors on the site, providing the vertical and horizontal controls necessary to complete the project.

Construction was completed in 2007.

Facts

  • Title: Lansing automotive distribution center
  • Location: Eaton county, michigan
  • Phase: Complete
  • Size: 223.0


Project Identification Number:

PP-CST-3D7F-215D-AABF-A641-0


Status: Completed


Tags

  • Industrial
  • roads
  • site-development
  • stormwater
  • survey


Project Credits:

Williams & Works

Civil-Engineering


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