Gateway Pointe
Industrial Park, Whittier
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Gateway Pointe
Industrial Park, Whittier:
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The first phase of Gateway Pointe Industrial Park is comprised
of three concrete tilt-up buildings in a $110 million, five-building
master plan. The buildings measure 613,375 sq. ft., 260,911
sq. ft. and 77,195 sq. ft. with 188 dock-high loading positions.
Prior to the project being approved, Oltmans Construction
Co. was involved for two years with the Southwest Carpenters
Pension Trust and CB Richard Ellis in municipal negotiations
and development of offsite infrastructure to facilitate this
extensive project.
Site environmental issues were identified early in the pre-construction
stage that required resolution prior to the start of construction.
Two environmentally protected waterways that run through the
72-acre site required the construction of up to 16-in.-wide
box culverts. Since the streams were active year round, dewatering
and subgrade stabilization were required throughout the course
of construction.
"In Oltmans, we had much more than
a contractor, we had a partner whose keen interest in
the project and stake in its timely and successful completion
was evident in every phase of the work. In short, we
couldn't be more pleased with the performance of our
team."
-Ron Azad, portfolio manager,
CB Richard Ellis Investors
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Thienes Engineering designed the storm drain system to retain
up to 1 million gallons of water on site in the event the
public systems could not address the storm flows.
Utilizing flap gates and pressure manholes, the truck wells
were designed to act as a large detention basin, reducing
the threat of flooding adjacent public streets, which required
a tremendous amount of planning and innovative thinking in
order to overcome the relatively level terrain on which the
project was constructed.
About 9 in. of rain during the winter required the implementation
of separate crews to pump water and perform soil remediation.
The crews worked overtime and weekends to maintain the project
schedule. Oltmans also re-sequenced concrete pours and enlarged
slab areas to provide added subgrade protection.
The first phase of Gateway Pointe Industrial Park, owned
by the Carpenters Pension Trust, is expected to contribute
considerably to the retirement benefits of thousands of union
carpenter families and retirees in Southern California.
The Development Team
Owner: Carpenters Pension Trust/SC Title Holding
Corp.
Construction manager: Catellus Development
Architect: Hill Pinckert Architects
General contractor: Oltmans Construction Co.
Engineer: Ajit S. Randhava & Associates
Key subcontractors:
American Contractors (plumbing)
Gregg Electric Inc.
Hunter Landscape
J.M. Carden Sprinkler Co.
Thermalair Inc. (HVAC)
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