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Several years ago Conco provided concrete services for United Spiral Pipe to help build a new state-of-the-art spiral welded pipe manufacturing plant in Pittsburg, Calif. United Spiral Pipe LLC (USP) is a joint venture of United States Steel Corporation and two South Korean firms, the steelmaker Posco and SeAH, a spiral steel pipe manufacturer.

The USP facility broke ground in February, 2008 and started commercial production in January, 2010. It is estimated that over 320,000 hours of building and construction trade labor was used in the project. The plant is one of the most advanced and efficient spiral pipe mills in North America to-date with an overall cost of $130 million. It was constructed to LEED standards and exceeds California’s Title 24 lighting requirements. The architect and engineer on the project was the Continental Design And Management Group.

USP is a great addition to the city of Pittsburg as well as the whole Bay Area community. When the plant first opened, it provided 120 new, full-time manufacturing jobs. That was a good step in the right direction for an area that they had been losing manufacturing jobs.

The size of the new facility is enormous. The rectangular shaped building is 35 ft. tall, more than six city blocks long, and approximately a block and a half wide. According to the USP website the “new plant will have world-class pipe making and coating facilities and be capable of producing 300,000 net tons of API specification line pipe per year in outside diameters ranging from 24 inches to 64 inches.” The massive steel pipes are used to transport oil and natural gas for the expanding North America pipe market.

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Conco was brought in on another project to help provide solutions that would reduce costs and save time. Devon Construction, owner and contractor of the new complex, Lawson Lane Commons in Santa Clara, CA. contracted Conco for concrete services to build a new parking structure.

The 4-level parking garage will accommodate 2,948 vehicle spaces for the new development that when completely done will consist of 638,958 sq. feet of office space and an amenities facility. The project is being done in two stages with Phase I opened in July, 2012 with two 5-story office buildings and the 2-story amenities building.

Phase II of the Commons will be an addition of two 6-story office buildings and the completion of the campus environment. The high efficiency buildings are expected to see up to a 30% savings in utilities from the Santa Clara power company. This development among several others being done throughout the city is adding to the construction boom under the shadow of the massive on-going 49ers Stadium project.

Conco’s solution to building the parking structure cost-effectively and quickly was to use shotcrete as opposed to cast-in-place concrete. The structure for the Commons has shear walls spanning 310 lineal feet and 40 feet high. The foundations for the walls were poured, and then three more separate shotcrete pours were done over the course of 25 business days using a total of 390 cubic yards of concrete.

Our design team and estimators projected that using shotcrete saved 24% over what the more traditional approach of cast-in-place walls would have cost. We saved time and also saved labor cost by eliminating several of the days it could have taken to complete the project. Furthermore, the shotcrete walls have the same structural characteristics as traditional cast-in-place walls.

Conco’s team of professional concrete contractors in the Portland area brings the highest level of integrity and principles to each project from pre-construction to finish. With the rapidly growing construction market, Conco is taking an active role in the Portland area with our expansion of high-quality commercial concrete services.

The Conco Companies had the opportunity to provide concrete services for a development of multi-family homes designed to offer innovative solutions to meet demand for housing in the Bay Area. The Essex-Elkhorn Court Apartment Homes in San Mateo, California, a mixed-use project, is one of the many developments of its kind being built throughout the state and the country. The well-planned neighborhood offers many amenities and benefits to its residents and the surrounding community.

The project is being built by the Barry Swenson Builder and was designed by MVE & Partners, one of the nation’s premier residential and mixed-use architecture firms. The idea of today’s planned communities differs from past practices when city planners deliberately separated housing and commercial districts. This model purposely builds close to public transportation and jobs, and in places where pedestrians can walk to shopping, work, and recreational activities.

The Elkhorn offers residents all those benefits. The apartments will be attractively orientated to face out to the common areas and have green space for recreational activities. The location is a mixed zoning area so it is close to businesses and public transportation, and the hope is to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions with less traffic. The Elkhorn has 197 apartment units and 125,978 square feet of office space with below grade parking shared by both. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.

This project presented challenges for Conco’s concrete services since the Essex-Elkhorn is sandwiched adjacent to a hospital, day care center and residential housing. We had to pay special attention to lessen the impact of work being done at the jobsite on the surrounding neighborhood. This meant scheduling large concrete pours on the weekends, and then, only during designated hours. We also reduced the traffic around the site by limiting the number of cement mixers in the area by pumping concrete from one pump to another.

Conco is a leading supplier of concrete services for the Western United States. We got our start in the Bay Area in 1959 by offering clients the best value on a wide range of concrete services and products. Since that time, we have steadily taken a leading role as one of the Bay Area’s top concrete contractors. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects and highways.

Bellevue, WA has consistently been rated as one of the top places in the country to live, work, and to raise a family. The vibrant community offers a first-class school district, a wide-range of outdoor activities, and entertainment venues as well as great restaurants and retails stores.

Conco was pleased to provide concrete services for the Washington Square high-rise condominium project. It was the first stage of a large development complex that is being built in the heart of downtown Bellevue. The two 22-story condo towers were completed in 2008 and have a total of 377 residential units. Built as a model of urban living, the development boasts an attractively landscaped courtyard, tree-lined walkways, and a convenient dog park. Amenities include concierge services, night doorman, spa, massage rooms, and a fitness center.

The complete 10.5-acre project is referred to as the “Superblock” and is a mixed-use neighborhood. A second phase of construction is still on-going and is expected to be finished sometime in 2014 or early 2015. When the development is complete, it will include a total of five high-rise towers of residential condos and townhouses, office space, and a hotel. There will also be 160,000 sq. ft. of ground-level retail space.

The project was developed by Wasatch Development Associates and the architect was the firm of COLLINSWOERMAN who are known for their designs of sustainable communities and mixed-use properties. The engineer was DCI Engineers who are headquartered in Bellevue. The condos offer a pedestrian friendly lifestyle with nearby shopping, business district, and entertainment. The Bellevue Square Mall, Lincoln Square Cinemas, and the Tateuchi Center for performing arts are conveniently located just down the block from Washington Square.

For over 50 years, Conco has been providing premium concrete services and is one of the most trusted concrete contractors in Seattle. We partner with clients on every project from the pre-construction stage right through to final completion to maximize efficiency and ensure goals and budgets are met. Our concrete services include commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects.

The Laguna Honda Hospital is one of the country’s largest skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities located in San Francisco, CA serving seniors and adults with disabilities. The facility specializes in providing individualized, patient-focused long-term care, rehabilitation, hospice, and Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDs care for 765 residents in 13 programs.

The 150-year-old hospital was recently expanded and extensively renovated under a 10-year-long plan that constructed three new state-of-the-art buildings. The large project consisted of 500,000 sq. ft. of new construction and 150,000 sq. ft. of renovations. Care was taken to stay true to some of the historical components of the hospital and the surrounding community as well as retaining a natural environment on the 62-acre campus. Conco was brought in to provide concrete services for the new construction.

The healthcare facility was the first hospital in California to be awarded LEED Silver certification. Construction manager was the Turner Construction Company and the architects were Anshen+Allen Architects and Gordon H Chong & Partners. The engineer was Rutherford & Chekene Consulting Engineers.

The state-of-the-art facility now offers a home-like atmosphere comprised of units in which 15 patients reside. Each unit has a common living area where patients can socialize, and each floor is made up of 4 units that join together to form neighborhoods to create a community of sorts. Given that the average stay at the facility is 17 months, it is essential for patience to have a comfortable environment.

The new Rehabilitation Center contains two therapy pools and two gymnasiums. The Esplanade is an indoor style boulevard that offers services such as “a café, a community theatre, two art studios, a multi-media library with a fireplace, barber and beauty shops, a tropical bird aviary, and a cafeteria with indoor and outdoor seating.”*

*http://lagunahonda.org/Our%20New%20Campus%20From%20Institution%20to%20Community

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