Convention Center Carpark

New Parking Garage Helps Brings More Visitors to Downtown Springfield

This project is the new construction of a five story precast concrete garage facility, 350,000 sf in size, and parking for 817 vehicles. The garage foundation is set on over 600 rigid inclusions. There are three core stairwells and three elevators. The first floor includes office space for garage administration staff, the MEP systems, storage rooms, and a 9,500 sf area for future retail space.

The interior finishes include precast walls, concrete masonry units (CMUs), and Gypsum Wallboards (GWB). The floors are polished concrete, GWB, and metal make up the ceilings, and stainless steel doors and hardware throughout. The project scope included plumbing, fire protection, mechanical, electrical, data, communications, and substantial civil/site work.
There is also an outdoor Plaza area with berm seating, pavers, planters, and a large concrete patio with catenary lighting fixtures suspended from overhead cables for outdoor events. The project also includes the conversion of the street between the new Garage and the Mass Mutual Center, Bruce Landon Way, into a ‘pedestrian only’ street with colored concrete sidewalks, new lighting, trees, and site furnishings. This project intends to produce an environmentally responsible and sustainably sensitive facility employing elements of Parksmart certification.

• Preconstruction Emphasis: Work included developing the DD budget, early design assist package for precast concrete, sitework and rigid inclusions, trade bid prequalification input, and the final GMP bid package for remaining trades.
• BIM Services: Our team used laser scanning in conjunction with BIM to develop accurate models of the as-built condition to fully coordinate the new MEP and the finish systems.
• Logistically Complex Site:
  • The site was located in a dense urban area bordered by heavily traveled sidewalks and roadways.
  • Required deep coordination with the City of Springfield and local agencies within the City.
  • The project team coordinated closely with the Mass Mutual Center as construction was adjacent to this very active public facility.
• Utility Work: The existing structure was already demolished. DOC needed to provide major utility work to add structures and tie newly updated utilities to the existing ones per the Springfield Water and Sewer Department.