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Conco has had the privilege to be a part of many high-profile projects throughout our long history. Recently we had the opportunity to provide concrete services for the renowned Sandler Neurosciences Lab and Research Center, on the UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus. The 5-story building is now home to the world’s leading clinical and research programs seeking cures for neurological disorders. The total cost for the 237,000-square-foot, state-of-the art facility was $200 million and completed just last year.

The project contractor was the Clark Construction Group, and was designed and engineered by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP. Clark describes the building as featuring flexible design elements that consists of curtained walls, metal panels and precast concrete walls. The foundation has over 400 structural support piles that go down 130 feet below ground to rest on bedrock. The building meets and exceeds all seismic stability requirements and was designed to be highly energy efficient. With all of its many attributes, it has been awarded the LEED-silver certification.

According to UCSF, the Center along with the nearby Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Hall has presented opportunities for collaboration with Silicon Valley, the biotech industry and the pharmaceutical industry. The Sandler is the proud to have a Nobel Prize recipient as well as many top researchers and scientists from around the world. “This culminates a 10-year dream,” says Nobel laureate Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, one of the programs that are housed in the building. “This building will bring together some of the best scientists in the world to work on these very prevalent diseases of the brain. The opportunity for major progress is tremendous.”

Conco is one of the leading commercial concrete contractors in Sacramento and has been delivering first-rate services in the area since 1959. We are experts at creating cost-effective solutions that take advantage of the most up-to-date techniques. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects and highways.

Another interesting project that Conco has been involved in recently is the renovation of the Los Angeles Hall of Justice. The building, which was constructed in 1925, is a perfect example of how smart solutions were necessary to save the project. Our collective expertise, experience and cost-effective techniques were put to good use.

The building was heavily damaged, and consequently completely abandoned after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Plans for the renovation had been discussed for many years before anything happened. Finally the County of Los Angeles awarded Clark Construction Group California along with design partner AC Martin the Hall of Justice Repair and Reuse Project. Work began in early 2012 and is expected to be completed sometime in 2014.

Conco’s scope of work includes all of the shotcrete, concrete, and rebar. We are also resurfacing the entire existing floor surfaces in the Hall of Justice’s structure and constructing a new 9 story, 1,000 car parking structure on the same site.

Using shotcrete means the walls can be constructed faster and with less material to save both time and money, which is exactly what the renovation of the Hall of Justice needed. It is the method of applying concrete pneumatically through a high pressure nozzle and offers an economic advantage over typical cast-in-place concrete with reduced forming needed. The structural retrofit would have been economically impossible without the use of shotcrete.

The L.A. Hall of Justice has a rich history with all sorts of interesting and notorious visitors that have come through the doors. According to Wikipedia, the building was used in scenes on Perry Mason, Dragnet, and Get Smart. For years, it was the primary county jail housing such infamous prisoners as Charles Mason and Sirhan Sirhan. A cell block that includes the area where Charles Manson’s was kept will be left as a new interpretive center.

Conco is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. As one of the leading commercial concrete contractors in the San Jose area, we have been involved with large-scale projects in the area including the Mineta Airport. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects and highways.

While we have built our reputation on concrete work for large-sized and notable projects, we have also been a part of smaller jobs that are just as important to those who benefit. A commuter bike connection was sorely needed to link two major roads in Novato, CA. to give bike riders a safe alternative to riding along the side of a very busy freeway.

Opened in Dec of 2011, the beautiful Enfrente Pathway is a 0.6-mile, multi-use trail that is completely separated from cars and provides a critical link to central and south Novato. The project was made possible by a grant of $1.95 million from the federal government and is a part of the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program for Marin County. The contractor was Ghilotti Construction and the engineer was SOHA Engineers.

Conco’s expert concrete services were used to help with the construction of the path. The project required installation of soil nails used to retain the hillside. Sculpted shotcrete was applied as a finish over the soil nail walls. Once the walls were constructed, the area was graded in preparation for the paving of the concrete pathway. A concrete retaining wall was constructed at one end of the project and a concrete barrier was built at the other end. For added safety, fencing was also put up along the path.

Now that the connector is complete and offers a safer route, the hope is that more cyclists will opt to ride to work, which will help to reduce traffic and create less greenhouse gas emissions. Conco is pleased to have been a part of a project that enhances the lives of those in the Novato area and helps to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.

Conco is one of the leading concrete contractors in San Francisco offering a range of innovative, quality services. We have been honored to work on many high-profile projects and were recently awarded the concrete package for the San Francisco 49ers Stadium. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects.

Conco’s participation in a $72 million project, The Riverfront, in downtown Napa, CA. is another prime example of our vast portfolio and range of concrete services. The Venetian-style building is a mixed-use development of 50 residential condos, 30,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 40,000 sq. ft. of retail.

The 1.3 acre-property with Napa River frontage was completed in 2009 and includes a 2-levels subterranean parking structure capable of accommodating 229 vehicles. Channel Properties is the owner of the project, architect was Johnson Lyman Architects and the general contractor was Ledcor Builders, Inc.

Napa resident and president of Channel Properties, Mike DeSimoni, Sr., was raised in Europe and wanted the property to “reflect not only the look but the land-use philosophy, now known in the U.S. as new urbanism.” The desire was to create an area where people could live, work, and shop in the downtown area.

One of the biggest challenges to the project was to address the underground parking structure, which would be situated below the water table. Structural engineering firms lead by Peoples Associates designed a solution to construct “a pumping station to reduce the hydrostatic pressure and not require a foundation that resists uplift forces due to buoyancy.” The creative solution saved the project a considerable amount of money.

The Riverfront retail area has become a mecca for foodies and high-end restaurants. Morimoto Napa Restaurant and Lounge is a 7,500 sq. ft. sushi bar owned by celebrity chef, Masaharu Morimoto of Iron Chef America fame. The Fish Story, a Lark Creek Restaurant Group, is a sustainable seafood restaurant. Another well-known Food Network star, Tyler Florence, operates a 2,500 sq. ft. rotisserie style eatery. Also Napa’s visitor information center is now located in the complex.

Conco is one of the leading commercial concrete contractors in Sacramento and has been delivering first-rate services in the area since 1959. We are experts at creating cost-effective solutions that take advantage of the most up-to-date techniques. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects and highways.

Our extensive portfolio is diverse in the kinds of projects we have done. Conco’s concrete services have been enlisted for projects in healthcare, education, industry, residential, and parking as well as entertainment. We had the privilege to be involved with the building of the renowned Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CA. a few years ago.

The Nokia Theater is part of L.A. Live, a complex of retail, entertainment, and sports development that has contributed to the revival of L.A.’s downtown area. Located in the South Park district of downtown and adjacent to the Staples Center, the complex also contains the ESPN studios and ESPN Zone restaurant/arcade complex, The Grammy Museum, Club Nokia, and the AEG Building.

Primary developer of the enormous project was the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and the total cost of the project was $2.5 billion. The project contractor on the Nokia Theater and several of the other components was the Clark Construction Group; architect was RTKL Associates, Inc. and ELS Architecture & Urban Design. Engineer was John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.

Conco’s contribution was to build the two-story below-grade parking structure that provides the structural support for the complex. One of the several awards the project received for design and construction elements included the Excellence in Concrete Award from the American Concrete Institute – Southern California Chapter.

The 7,100-seat Nokia Theater opened its doors for the first event on October 18, 2007 with a concert from the Eagles and the Dixie Chicks. In the several years since opening, the theater has become a popular venue for many events including the home of the Primetime Emmy Awards until at least 2018. It has also hosted the American Music Awards and the ESPYs as well as several finale shows for American Idol. The former Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, said at the time, “Without a doubt, Nokia Theatre…is the cherry on top of the major successes we’re witnessing in downtown.”

Conco is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We have built our reputation in the Los Angeles area with superior concrete formwork, reinforcing, place and finish, shotcrete and other ancillary services that benefit from our vast experience. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects and highways.