Integrated Builders Completes 715,000 s/f Distribution Center for The Home Depot
Integrated Builders, celebrating its 30th year as the general contractor of choice for New England’s leading companies and institutions, recently announced the successful completion of a new, state-of-the-art, 715,000-square-foot distribution center for The Home Depot in Tewksbury, MA.
This new facility – a single-story, ground-up industrial building built on a 120-acre parcel of land – provides a flexible modern work environment for The Home Depot’s on-site staff. The facility includes administrative offices, a reception area, training and conference rooms, loading docks, and a dispatch area. A fully backed-up electrical system with a generator was also installed, and a guard house and fire pump house with water tank were also built on the property. Located close to Interstate 495, the multi-million-dollar project is equipped with parking for up to 227 tractor trailers and 108 dock spaces.
The distribution center is located on a site that previously hosted a 540,000-square-foot defense production facility, which was built in the early 1970s. Integrated Builders prepared the site for the distribution center by overseeing the demolition and abatement of the former defense production facility in 2020, as part of the first phase of the project.
Phase two began with extensive land clearing and bulk excavation for the building slab and foundation work. The new building was constructed with load-bearing precast wall panels, structural steel, TPO roof membrane, and tenant-specific, structural slab on grade for follow-on racking and conveyor installations.
Prior to installing the foundation, an uncommon site preparation task was necessary – the entire 715,000-square-foot area of the building needed to be excavated down 15 to 20 feet to natural soil, which then needed to be replaced with compacted 12-inch lifts due to existing uncompacted and loose soil conditions. Additionally, a helicopter crane was used to individually hoist and place the HVAC units on the roof. The rare construction maneuver was necessary because of the extreme size of the building.
“Early engagement, careful planning, and creative problem-solving were keys to making a project of this size and scope a successful and seamless operation,” said John Concannon, president of Integrated Builders. “We were glad to have the opportunity to positively contribute to The Home Depot’s operations in this way.”
About Integrated Builders
Integrated Builders offers pre-construction, construction management, ground-up construction, and design/build services for projects in the commercial, science and technology, manufacturing and distribution, data center, multifamily, institutional, retail and mixed-use, and cannabis spaces. Founded in 1992, its mission is to bring the strength and depth of their wide range of experience and extremely collaborative way of working to see each project “from a client’s point of view” and provide the highest quality service to produce exceptional results, on time, every time.
Integrated Builders is located at 302 Weymouth Street, Suite 203, Rockland, MA 02370. For more information, please call 781-421-2003 or visit https://integratedbuilders.com.
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