May 23, 2013
Construction Award -- Public building
Under $10 million
Belarde Co. installed three
concrete hardscape features for East Bay Public Plaza in Olympia.
East Bay Public Plaza
Location: Olympia
General contractor: Belarde Co.
Owner/developer: LOTT Clean Water Alliance
Primary designer: Robert W. Droll Landscape Architect
This public waterfront plaza features a plaza-length interactive stream that uses reclaimed water and pavement designs replicating Pacific Northwest shorelines.
Belarde Co. installed three prominent concrete hardscape features sedimentary cutbank wall and stream, mosaic waterlines, and waved-gradation concrete paving. Three different integral colors were layered in the cutbank wall, which required switching concrete trucks during each layered pour. Another challenge included making sure the seeps were aligned properly with the plumbing to allow for only a trickle of water.
The massive size and weight of the tiled mosaic artwork sheets some over 20 feet long required a deliberate and deft touch.
Other Stories:
- GRAND AWARD CONSTRUCTION
-- Highway and transportation
- Construction manager: Safety
Under 50,000 hours
- Construction manager: Safety
Over 50,000 hours
- Subcontractor: Safety
Under 100,000 hours • most improved subcontractor
- Subcontractor: Safety
100,000-250,000 hours
- Subcontractor: Safety
250,000-500,000 hours / tie
- Subcontractor: Safety
250,000-500,000 hours / tie
- Subcontractor: Safety
Over 500,000 hours
- General contractor: Safety
Under 150,000 hours
- General contractor: Safety
150,000-300,000 hours
- General contractor: Safety
Over 500,000 hours
- General contractor: Safety
Most improved
- Superintendent of the year
- Project Manager of the Year
- Construction Award -- Technology
- Construction Q&A -- Bob Adams
- Construction Award -- Heavy/industrial ( tie )
- Construction Award -- Public building
$10 million-$25 million
- GRAND AWARD SAFETY --
General contractor: Safety
300,000-500,000 hours
- AGC-Moss Adams Service to the Community Award
- Construction Award -- Private building
Under $10 million
- Construction Award -- Private building
$10 million-$25 million
- Construction Q&A -- Wayne Melnyk
- Construction Award -- Private building
$25 million-$50 million
- Construction Award -- Public building
$25 million-$50 million
- Construction Award -- Public building
$50 million-$100 million
- Construction Award -- Public building
Over $100 million
- Construction Award -- Tenant improvement
Under $5 million
- Construction Award -- Tenant improvement
over $5 million
- Construction Award -- Heavy/industrial ( tie )
- Brian Salsgiver Safety Professional of the Year