Barton Malow Co.

Owner:

Barton Malow Co.

Client:

FedEx Ground

Scope Of Work

Barton Malow led the construction management services and concrete self-perform services for the new FedEx Ground Distribution Hub in Middletown, Connecticut, acting as the northeast’s main FedEx Ground hub. The project consisted of a new 480,000 SF distribution center, 208,000 SF of an elevated concrete mezzanine, a three-story 21,000 SF administration building with an elevated pedestrian bridge, two gatehouses, a salt shed, and a two-bay vehicle maintenance garage. The project also includes 239 acres of associated sitework.

Before vertical construction, extensive site improvement work was vital in supporting the facility’s footprint and future operation. This work included blasting operations to break up underground rock, the removal of existing structural foundations, the movement of approximately 2.5 million CY of earth, the construction of four parking lots, onsite roadway and utility structures, and the construction of approximately 309,000 SF of exposed block retaining wall.

The building construction for the Main Distribution Center was broken out into six main spine sections, two mezzanine equipment platforms, and four load wings. During the construction of the Main Distribution Hub and Administration Building, Barton Malow’s self-perform work expended approximately 37,000 man-hours and placed approximately 21,000 CY of concrete.