2021 Year in Review – Week 2
12/07/2021
Continuing with our Year in Review series for 2021, this week we’re focusing on a few of our industrial projects. From ground up construction to tenant improvements, our teams have completed projects in a variety of sub-markets this year.
Frederickson DWA7
The Frederickson DWA7 project consisted of a new, 144,000 SF tilt-up concrete building to house an Amazon Distribution center. The new building features two 42,000 SF canopies and twelve high speed roll-up doors for van loading usage, a concrete loading dock with fourteen dock positions outfitted with pit levelers and overhead doors. Additionally, there is 14,000 SF of office and multiple remote restrooms.
To carry out the work, the teams logged and cleared a 38-acre site, constructed a full public road extension through the site, completed wetland mitigation and six stormwater infiltration galleries.
Perlo’s crews self-performed a variety of elements, including:
- Structural concrete including foundations, slab on grade and tilt walls
- Miscellaneous accessories installation such as lockers, plan holder racks, and roof accessories
- Doors, frames & hardware installation
The project faced significant permit delays, including having to wait for the right-of-way work permit until late July in lieu of the anticipated February date. Post permit approval, the jurisdiction asked for several revisions to their required scope of work, such as changes to the rapid flash beacon specifications, adding a new video detection system, more light poles at the street, and more. With responsiveness and expediting materials, the team persisted to complete the work.
Final inspections occurred at the end of November, though the structures were complete and occupied several months prior. Once Amazon moved into the building, they asked us to complete multiple ongoing projects to modify the space for their needs. The neighboring tenant also requested additional work items, such as fencing and signage.
Senior Project Manager, Jacob Leighter, noted that
“Ray did a fantastic job of pushing the overall schedule. Several Amazon executives noted that we were much further ahead on our schedule that other general contractors working on buildings for them across the country. Michael, Mitchell and Nick really worked hard to juggle all of the County revisions and the work involved in carrying out that work.”
Perlo Team
Thomas Quesenberry | Project Director
Jacob Leighter | Senior Project Manager
Mitchell Powers | Project Engineer
Michael Terryah | Project Engineer
Ray Vigue | Superintendent
Nick Conner | Superintendent
Tim Dorey | Foreman
Kevin Ripp | Foreman
Kayla Davis | APM
Evelyn Moran | Admin Assistant
224 Logistics Park
224 Logistics is comprised of an existing multi-building campus with the primary emphasis on voluntary seismic upgrades to the main warehouse. This warehouse is approximately 1,000,000 SF and construction work included structural seismic work, re-roofing the entire building, as well as painting of the main warehouse and freezer buildings.
The building was constructed over many years, with the original building for United Grocers built in 1952, with multiple additions between then and now. The key plan to the right demonstrates the many additions and year.
The structural work included seismic upgrades with roof strapping and nailing during the re-roofing, new cast-in-place walls and footings, and wood beams for structural support. Interior work included demising walls to allow for multi-tenant leasing and separating the chilled areas from the dry goods warehouse space. Exterior work included painting and an asphalt grind and overlay, new skylights and roof accessories, roofing, roof crickets and drains, and sealing up gaps below the dock doors with fabricated screens. In addition, we replaced dock doors, demolished the banana rooms and all associated mechanical equipment.
The Perlo work crews self-performed the following scopes:
- Seismic upgrades
- Dry-rot repairs
- Roof decking
- Concrete footings Installation
- Cast-in-place walls
- Roof crickets and accessories
The project was located in a residential area, so our teams spent time ensuring the neighbors The team completed approximately 3-months of discovery work to identify and clarify the full scope of the work required. Our teams began construction while the building was partially occupied, though it was vacant by the time the seismic upgrades started. To accommodate the tenant, our teams started work the newest parts of the building, and then worked towards the remainder of the space as the tenant vacated.
Of the project, Project Manager Adam Smelley notes,
“The project was unique since the building was constructed from 1952 through 1991. About every 8 years they would do an addition, which meant that nothing was consistent. Additionally, maintenance hadn’t been done well. So, it was an interesting space to work in and find solutions to the problems we found.”
Perlo Team
Adam Smelley | Project Manager
Jacob Carr | Project Engineer
Eric Huth | Lead Superintendent
Mike Pillster | Superintendent – CIP Walls
Mark Helling | Superintendent – Roofing
Glen McDaniel | Foreman
Kayla Davis | APM
Brooke Carswell | Admin Assistant
Jadyn Bentley | Admin Assistant
OBRC New Office Building and Warehouse
This new can and bottle recycling center consisted of a new concrete tilt-up building with 38,000 SF of two-story office space and 103,000 SF of 28-foot clear height warehouse. The office space included a large entry vestibule, multiple restrooms and breakrooms, open workspaces, and executive offices. Uniquely, OBRC required Quiet Rock on all exposed warehouse to office demising walls, and all MEP penetrations had to be sealed to reduce warehouse noise and fumes from infiltrating the office.
Site preparations included a large retaining wall and an abnormally deep sanitary pump system, as well as extensive groundwater control with a new wetland mitigation pond. The presence of excessive groundwater required installation of dewatering well points during earthwork, site development and foundation installation. Permanent groundwater infiltration detention systems were installed to handle the excessive underground water and direct it to the wetland.
One challenge on this project included a delay in getting permanent power to the building through PGE. This required the construction team to build out the office space prior to having permanent power installed. Special attention had to be paid to quality material delivery with limited lighting available during construction.
OBRC had a hard deadline to be moved out of their previous space. Our team worked diligently with Clackamas County to ensure permits could be achieved and OBRC’s move dates could be met. The project duration was 10.5 months. Perlo continues to work with OBRC to complete bottle drop facilities in multiple locations.
Jacob Leighter, Senior Project Manager said,
“They were a great client to work with and I enjoyed being on their team. It’s great that we can keep working with them on other projects.’ Superintendent Darrell Budge agrees, stating that, ‘all of the players on this project were great. I really like the OBRC team.”
Perlo Team
Jacob Leighter | Senior Project Manager
Darrell Budge | Superintendent
Isaac Hobb | Foreman
Kayla Davis | APM
Evelyn Moran | Admin Assistant
Columbia Distributing Headquarters TI
In addition to Columbia Distributing’s new warehouse in Canby, Perlo’s teams completed a second generation build-out for their new West Coast office headquarters, as well. This reimagined office space now includes workstations, private offices and 48 ancillary areas including conference rooms, a breakroom, collaboration areas and even a pub.
By expanding into this new space, the company is further allowed to grow and remain in close proximity to their warehouse. The space included high end finishes, complete with indoor plants. The pub is a highlight of the space. Perlo built the original core, shell and former tenant space, so we didn’t find any surprises in terms of the building itself. However, the project was constructed in the height of the pandemic as well as the wildfires that ravaged the region. In spite of all this, the team kept the project on schedule.
Perlo teams self-performed the following scopes:
- Miscellaneous accessories
- Doors, frames & hardware
- Plumbing pour back for trenches
Jordan Peterson, Senior Project Manager for space, said of the project,
“It was a great team. JLL was the owner’s representative and LRS was the architect. Despite COVID and wildfires and everything, the team was in good spirits. The project meetings were the most fun I’ve ever had. There was so much laughter. It was great”
Perlo Team
Jordan Peterson | Senior Project Manager
Kory Stark | Superintendent
Joshua Swake | Project Manager
Composites One
The Composites One building includes a new, concrete tilt-up warehouse which needed to comply with H3 occupancy requirements. Of the 73,000sf of new building, 45,000 SF is being utilized by Composites One for their composite material distribution business which serves the hi-tech and wind energy manufacturing sectors. The remaining portion was built as speculative warehouse space for a future tenant, which Perlo recently completed for Article.com.
The project was built on a mitigated wetland, which had to be reviewed and approved by the Army Corp. of Engineers before construction could begin. In addition, this land was potentially an archeologically sensitive site, which meant that there was the possibility for native American artifacts to be found during excavation operations. This meant that a full-time archaeological representative had to be onsite to ensure no elements were disturbed if found.
Elements of the project included a small office, specialty auxiliary rooms for their materials that required specialty HVAC systems for temperature control and exhaust, as well as explosion proof wiring.
The H3 occupancy required the following elements be completed over the course of construction:
- Fireproofing of steel deck, joists and columns
- Explosion proof wiring
- Gas lines run on the roof in lieu of inside like usual
- Recessed interior slab-on-grade for containment purposes
Perlo teams self-performed the following scopes:
- Concrete, including sloped slab on grade, foundations & tilt walls
- Miscellaneous accessories installation
- Doors, frames & hardware installation
- Roof accessories installation
One unique element of this work besides the challenges that the Coronavirus pandemic presented was that the building team was located all across the country. The architect was out of Iowa, the owner in Chicago, the distribution staff in Texas, and another owner’s representative was in California.
As Senior Project Manager Jordan Peterson said,
“we talked to representatives from every region during each team call, and they compared lessons learned from across the country. The client knew what they were doing, and what they wanted, and we delivered.”
Perlo Team
Todd Duwe | Project Executive
Jordan Peterson | Senior Project Manager
Regan Cloudy | Field Engineer
Jack Johnson | Superintendent
Wally Adkins | Foreman
Kayla Davis | APM
Evelyn Moran | Admin Assistant
Final Thoughts
Stay tuned for next week, when we look back at more of our completed in 2021 projects!