Woods Hole Terminal Reconstruction Project
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April 18, 2025
<strong data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Capone/MAS Building & Bridge delivered and began installing structural steel.
- Folan Waterproofing continued installing exterior waterproofing.
- ABLS continued installing terrace foundation rebar.
- L&L Formwork continued forming terrace foundation footings and walls.
- LaFramboise Group continued installing geothermal lateral piping
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry continued delivery of materials for the granite veneer installation.
- Lawrence-Lynch completed backfilling at the geothermal trenches.
- SMJ Metal completed installing stair No. 2.
- On the second floor of the building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal continued the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric continued the rough electrical installation.
- H. Carr & Sons continued installing drywall.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Capone/MAS Building & Bridge will continue installing structural steel.
- L&L Formwork will continue forming terrace foundation walls.
- Marguerite Concrete will pour terrace foundation walls.
- Folan Waterpoofing will continue installing exterior waterproofing and vapor barrier
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry will begin the exterior granite cladding installation.
- SMJ Metal will continue installing stair No. 2.
- On the second floor of the building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation.
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protecting systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal will continue the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric will continue the rough electrical installation.
- H. Carr & Sons will continue installing drywall.
April 11, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Folan Waterproofing continued installing exterior waterproofing.
- ABLS continued installing terrace foundation rebar.
- L&L Formwork continued forming terrace foundation footings and walls.
- Marguerite Masonry concrete poured 60 yards of terrace foundation footings.
- LaFramboise began installing geothermal lateral piping.
- Lawrence-Lynch Corp. installed and backfilled site utilities.
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry delivered materials for the granite veneer installation.
- Lawrence-Lynch completed backfilling at the geothermal trenches.
- SMJ Metal began installing stair No. 2.
- On the second floor of the building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal continued the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric continued the rough electrical installation.
- H. Carr & Sons continued installing drywall.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Capone Iron will deliver and begin installing structural steel.
- Folan Waterproofing will continue exterior waterproofing.
- ABLS will continue installing terrace foundation rebar.
- L&L will continue forming terrace foundation footings and walls.
- LaFramboise will install and test geothermal lateral piping.
- Lawrence-Lynch will continue installing site utilities.
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry will begin the exterior granite cladding installation.
- SMJ Metal will continue installing stair No. 2.
- On the second floor of the building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation.
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protecting systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal will continue the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric will continue the rough electrical installation.
- H. Carr & Sons will continue installing drywall.
April 4, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Folan Waterproofing began installing exterior waterproofing.
- Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began trenching for geothermal lateral piping, and continued installing site utilities.
- L&L began forming terrace foundation footings and walls.
- ABLS Rebar began installing terrace foundation rebar.
At the utility building:
- Laframboise continued testing geothermal wells and connecting the lateral geothermal piping.
- On the second floor of the building:
- Marguerite Concrete poured Stair 1 treads and topping slabs.
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation.
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal continued the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric continued the rough electrical installation.
- H. Carr & Sons continued installing drywall.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Folan Waterproofing will continue installing the exterior waterproofing and vapor barrier.
- L&L will continue forming the terrace foundation footings and walls.
- ABLS Rebar will continue installing the terrace foundation footing and wall rebar.
- Laframboise will begin installing the lateral geothermal piping to the terminal building
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry will begin the exterior granite cladding installation.
- Lawrence-Lynch will begin backfilling the geothermal lateral trenches
- On the second floor of the building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation.
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protecting systems installation.
- Hughes Sheet Metal will continue the rough ductwork installation.
- Griffin Electric will continue the rough electrical installation.
H. Carr & Sons will continue installing drywall.March 28, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- L&L Formwork finished stripping formwork from the concrete walls and installing anchor bolts for the structural steel leveling plates.
- Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began installing drainage piping, excavating for underground utilities at the west side of the terminal building, and grading for the terrace foundation footings.
- Griffin Electric installed conduit at the west side of the terminal building.
At the utility building:
- Laframboise began testing geothermal wells and connecting the lateral geothermal piping.
- Colantonio installed rigid insulation and wire mesh in preparation for topping slab pours at the second floor.
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation at the second floor.
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation at the second floor.
- Hughes Sheet Metal began the rough ductwork installation at the second floor.
- Griffin Electric continued the rough electrical installation at the second floor.
- H. Carr & Sons continued installing drywall at the second floor interior partitions.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Folan Waterproofing will begin the installation of the exterior waterproofing and vapor barrier.
- Lawrence-Lynch will continue installing exterior utilities.
At the utility building:
- Fernandes Masonry will begin mobilizing for the exterior granite cladding installation.
- Laframboise will continue testing and connecting geothermal lateral piping.
- Marguerite Concrete will pour topping slabs at the second floor as well as the stair 1 tread pans.
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation at the second floor.
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protecting systems installation at the second floor.
- Hughes Sheet Metal will continue the rough ductwork installation at the second floor.
- Griffin Electric will continue the rough electrical installation at the second floor.
- H. Carr & Sons will continue installing drywall at the second floor interior partitions.
March 21, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Marguerite Concrete completed the third and final wall pour.
- L&L Formwork continued stripping wall formwork from the previous wall pours and placed anchor bolts for structural steel leveling plates.
- Reed Surveying set structural steel leveling plates.
At the utility building:
- Lawrence-Lynch Corp. trenched for the geothermal lateral piping installation.
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation at the second floor.
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation at the second floor.
- Griffin Electric continued the rough electrical installation at the second floor.
- H. Carr & Sons continued installing interior drywall partitions.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- L&L Formwork will continue stripping wall formwork and prepping the concrete walls for waterproofing and air barrier installation
- Lawrence-Lynch will begin installing water lines and trenching for the remaining geothermal piping installation
At the utility building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation at the second floor.
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protection systems installation at the second floor.
- Hughes Sheet Metal will begin rough ductwork installation at the ground floor.
- Griffin Electric will continue rough electrical installation at the second floor.
- H. Carr & Sons will continue installing interior drywall partitions.
March 14, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Marguerite Concrete completed the second wall pour,
- L&L continued stripping wall formwork from the first wall pour and installation of the wall formwork for upcoming pours, and
- ALBS Rebar continued installation of the wall rebar.
At the utility building:
- SMJ Metal Co. continued installation of the main stair,
- Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation on the second floor,
- William M. Collins continued the rough fire protection systems installation on the second floor,
- Griffin Electric continued rough electrical installation on the ground floor, and
- H. Carr & Sons installed drywall at interior partitions at the electrical and telephone/data rooms.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building:
- Marguerite Concrete will complete the third wall pour,
- L&L will continue installing wall formwork and will begin stripping wall formwork from the second wall pour, and
- ALBS Rebar will continue the wall rebar installation.
At the utility building:
- Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation on the second floor,
- William M. Collins will continue the rough fire protection systems installation on the second floor,
- Hughes Sheet Metal will begin rough ductwork installation on the ground floor,
- Griffin Electric will continue rough electrical installation on the ground and second floors,
- H. Carr & Sons will continue installing interior drywall partitions, and
- Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will begin trenching for installation of the geothermal lateral lines.
March 7, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building, Marguerite Concrete completed the pour for the first section of concrete walls. ALBS Rebar continued installing wall and column rebar, and L&L formwork began stripping wall formwork from the first pour and continued installation of the wall formwork for the second concrete wall pour. Harold Brothers Plumbing installed roof drainage plumbing. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. continued with the installation of sewer and storm drainage work, and Griffin Electric installed conduit between the utility and terminal buildings. At the utility building, SMJ Metal Co. began the installation of the main stairs. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued the rough plumbing installation at the second floor, William M. Collins began the installation of the fire protection systems at the second floor, and Griffin Electric began the installation of the electrical systems at the second floor. H. Carr & Sons continued with framing of the interior walls at the second floor.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building, L&L will continue the installation of wall formwork, ALBS Rebar will complete the wall rebar installation, and Marguerite Concrete will complete the second wall pour. At the utility building, SMJ Metal Co. will continue with the installation of the main stair. Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue with the rough plumbing installation at the second floor, William M. Collins will continue the installation of the fire protection systems at the second floor, and Griffin Electric will continue the installation of the electrical systems at the second floor. H. Carr & Sons will continue with the interior wall framing at the main stair.
February 28, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building, ABLS Rebar continued installing wall and column rebar, and L&L Formwork continued the installation of the wall formwork. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began installing the sewer line to the east of the building. At the utility building, general contractor Colantonio Inc. installed temporary weather protection in the curtain wall openings, and Folan Waterproofing continued with the installation of the exterior vapor barrier along the north elevation. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with the rough plumbing installation at the first and second floors, and William M. Collins continued with the first-floor fire protection systems installation. Griffin Electric continued with the installation of electrical systems on the first floor.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building, Marguerite Concrete will pour the first section of concrete walls. ABLS Rebar will continue installing wall and column rebar, and L&L will continue installation of wall formwork for the second concrete wall pour. Lawrence-Lynch will continue with the installation of sewer and storm drainage work, and Griffin Electric will begin installation of conduit between the utility and terminal buildings. At the utility building, Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue the rough plumbing installation at the second floor, William M. Collins will begin the second floor fire protection systems installation, and Griffin Electric will begin the second floor electrical systems installation. Folan Waterproofing will continue with the exterior vapor barrier installation, and Colantonio will install blocking at the interior framing. SMJ Metal Co. will begin the installation of the main staircase.
February 21, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building, ABLS Rebar began installing column and wall rebar, and L&L Formwork continued the installation of the wall formwork along the south side of the building. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons completed the exterior wall framing and sheathing and continued with the installation of the interior wall framing on the second floor. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with the rough plumbing installation on the first floor, and William M. Collins continued with the first-floor fire protection systems installation. Griffin Electric continued with the installation of electrical systems on the first floor. In addition, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. installed piping and backfilled at the oil/water separator and sanitary sewer.
NEXT WEEK, at the terminal building, ABLS Rebar will continue installing wall and column rebar, and L&L will continue with the installation of the wall formwork. At the utility building, Colantonio will install temporary weather protection in the curtain wall openings on the second floor to enclose the building, and Harold Brothers Plumbing will begin rough plumbing installation on the second floor. William M. Collins, Griffin Electric, and H. Carr & Sons will continue with their respective projects. H. Carr will also frame the interior walls at the main stair before SMJ Metal Co. begins the installation of the main stair.
February 14, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building, L&L Formwork began erecting the wall formwork along the south side of the building. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons continued with the exterior wall framing and sheathing and the interior wall framing at the second floor. Folan Waterproofing completed installation of the exterior wall vapor barrier along the east façade of the utility building. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with the rough plumbing installation at the first floor of the utility building and installed the oil/water separator at the exterior of the utility building. William M. Collins continued with the first floor fire protection systems installation. In addition, Griffin Electric continued with the installation of electrical systems on the first floor.
NEXT WEEK, no work is planned for Monday due to the holiday. At the terminal building, general contractor Colantonio Inc. will begin removing the temporary weather protections at the concrete foundation mat slab. ABLS Rebar will begin install of the column and wall rebar, and L&L will continue with the install of the wall formwork. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons will continue with interior and exterior wall framing. Folan Waterproofing will continue with exterior vapor barrier installation. Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue with the installation of rough plumbing, William M. Collins will continue with the installation of fire protection systems, and Griffin Electric will continue with the installation of electrical systems.
February 7, 2025
THIS WEEK, at the terminal building, Marguerite Concrete completed the foundation mat slab pour. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons continued with the exterior wall framing and sheathing and began installation of the interior wall framing on the second floor. Folan Waterproofing began installation of the exterior wall vapor barrier along the east façade of the utility building. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with the rough plumbing installation on the first floor and installed the oil/water separator on the exterior. William M. Collins continued with the first-floor fire protection systems installation. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. installed storm drainage utilities.
NEXT WEEK, general contractor Colantonio Inc. will monitor the temporary weather protections at the concrete foundation mat slab at the utility building. ABLS Rebar will receive delivery and begin installing the column and wall rebar, and L&L will begin installation of the wall formwork. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons will continue with interior and exterior wall framing, and Folan Waterproofing will continue with exterior vapor barrier installation. Harold Brothers Plumbing will continue with the installation of rough plumbing and William M. Collins will continue with the installation of fire protection systems on the first floor. Lawrence-Lynch will continue with the installation of site storm drainage and sewer utilities.
January 31, 2025
The week ending Jan. 24, work on the below-slab utilities was completed at the terminal building and ABLS Rebar began layout of the foundation mat slab rebar. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons continued framing the exterior walls. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with installation of the first floor rough plumbing, and William M Collins Co. began installation of the first-floor rough fire protection systems.
THIS WEEK, L&L completed installation of formwork for the foundation mat slab at the terminal building. At the utility building, Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with the first-floor rough plumbing installation. William M. Collins also continued with the first-floor fire protection systems installation. H. Carr & Sons progressed the exterior wall framing and sheathing along the south and east facades of the utility building.
NEXT WEEK, Marguerite Concrete will pour the terminal building's concrete foundation mat slab. At the utility building, installation of rough plumbing by Harold Brothers Plumbing and fire protection by William M. Collins will continue. In addition, H.Carr & Sons is expected to complete the exterior wall framing and sheathing and begin framing of the interior walls on the second floor.
January 17, 2025
THIS WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began trenching at the terminal building for the below-slab utilities, which Harold Brothers Plumbing and Griffin Electric began laying out and installing pipe and electrical conduit. Also at the terminal building, L&L Concrete Forms began installation of formwork for the foundation mat slab. At the utility building, Capeway Roofing completed the installation of the roof insulation and membrane. H. Carr & Sons began framing and began the exterior second-floor walls. Harold Brothers Plumbing continued with installation of first-floor plumbing, and Griffin Electric continued with the installation of first-floor electrical systems.
NEXT WEEK, work will continue at the terminal building on installation of the below-slab utilities. L&L will continue with the installation of formwork for the foundation mat slab and ABLS Rebar will begin layout of the mat slab rebar. At the utility building, H. Carr & Sons will continue framing and sheathing the exterior walls and will also begin framing of the second-floor interior walls.
January 10, 2025
THIS WEEK, Keller Group completed installation of the aggregate piers at the terminal building site and demobilized. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry completed installation of the interior concrete masonry unit walls. In addition, Capeway Roofing mobilized and begin installation of the roof insulation and membrane. Harold Brothers Plumbing was also on site to install roof drains and plumbing inside the utility building.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will trench at the terminal building site for the below-slab utilities. Also at the terminal building, L&L Concrete Forms will begin installation of formwork for the foundation mat slab. At the utility building, Capeway Roofing is expected to complete the installation of the roof insulation and membrane. H.Carr & Sons will mobilize and begin framing and sheathing the exterior utility building walls.
January 3, 2025
THIS WEEK, Keller Group continued with the installation of aggregate piers for the terminal building foundation. At the utility building, general contractor Colantonio Inc. completed the installation of plywood and insulation at the roof parapet while Fernandes Masonry began installation of the interior concrete masonry unit walls. In addition, Griffin Electric began layout of interior electrical conduits and coring of conduit penetrations in the second-floor slab.
NEXT WEEK, Keller Group will complete installation of the aggregate piers at the terminal building and demobilize. Following Keller Group’s demobilization, Colantonio will begin installation of the below-slab utilities and layout of rebar for the foundation mat slab. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry will complete installation of the interior concrete masonry unit walls. Capeway Roofing Systems will also mobilize and, weather permitting, begin installation of the roof insulation and membrane. In addition, H. Carr & Sons is expected to mobilize and begin framing and sheathing the utility building exterior walls.
December 20, 2024
THIS WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. completed excavation and preclearing of subsurface obstructions at the terminal building. On Wednesday, Keller Group mobilized to begin installation of the aggregate piers for the terminal building foundation. At the utility building, general contractor Colantonio Inc. placed the concrete slab on grade at the first floor and continued with the installation of plywood and insulation at the roof parapet.
NEXT WEEK, construction activities will continue with a break midweek for the holiday. At the terminal building, Keller Group will continue with the installation of the aggregate piers. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry will begin installation of the interior concrete masonry unit walls. Capeway Roofing will mobilize and begin installation of the roof insulation and membrane in coordination with Colantonio, who will continue installation of plywood, insulation, and soffit material at the roof parapet.
There will be no update next week; please look for the next project update on Friday, January 3, 2025. Happy holidays!
December 13, 2024
THIS WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. continued excavation and preclearing of subsurface obstructions at the terminal building in preparation for the ground improvement and foundation work. At the utility building, general contractor Colantonio Inc. completed the installation of the roof parapet framing. Additionally, the below-slab vapor barrier and utilities were finalized in preparation for next week’s concrete placement of the slab on grade.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch will complete the site preparation activities at the terminal building footprint. At the utility building, Colantonio will place the first-floor slab on grade, column surrounds, and waste oil room ramp in the beginning of the week. Once cured, Fernandes Masonry will begin installation of the interior concrete masonry unit walls.
December 6, 2024
THIS WEEK, general contractor Colantonio Inc. set up the construction fence around the new terminal building footprint. At the terminal building site, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began excavating and preclearing of subsurface obstructions in preparation for the ground improvement and foundation work. At the utility building, Colantonio began installation of the below-slab vapor barrier for the first-floor slab on grade. Capone Iron began installation of the steel tubes at the roof overhangs in conjunction with Colantonio, which continued installation of the wood-framed overhangs around the roof perimeter.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch will continue excavation and preclearing at the terminal building. At the utility building, Colantonio will install rebar and mesh in preparation for the slab on-grade placement scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, contingent on weather. Colantonio will also continue with the installation of eave framing, parapets, and plywood at the roof.
November 22, 2024
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling completed the lateral lines for the geothermal loop piping in lanes 6-9 of the vehicle staging area. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. backfilled and paved the lateral piping trenches. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry continued with the installation of concrete masonry units around the perimeter brick shelf at the utility building. General contractor Colantonio Inc. continued installation of the utility building’s wood decking on the roof. In addition, the interior topping slab was placed. Final testing and inspection of below-slab utilities in the first floor were done by Harold Brothers. Lawrence-Lynch continued with backfilling the interior of the first floor to finished grade in preparation for the slab on grade placement.
NEXT WEEK, the Thanksgiving holiday will reduce the planned construction activities. Colantonio expects to complete the installation of the roof decking and begin installation of the roof parapet and eave framing. Lawrence-Lynch is scheduled to complete backfilling of the interior first floor, and LaFramboise Well Drilling will begin installation of the lateral lines for the utility building well field in the employee parking lot. The next project update will be sent Dec. 6, 2024. November 15, 2024
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling continued installing lateral lines for the geothermal loop piping in lanes 6-9 of the vehicle staging area. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry completed installation of the granite mock-ups and began installation of concrete masonry units around the perimeter. Colantonio continued installing the utility building’s glued laminated wood framing and wood decking on the roof. In addition, preparations began for the placement of the interior concrete topping slab. Below-slab utilities in the first floor were completed by Griffin Electric and Harold Brothers. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. began backfilling the interior of the first floor to finished grade in preparation for the slab on grade placement.
NEXT WEEK, Colantonio expects to complete the installation of the roof decking and begin installation of the roof parapet and eave framing. The interior topping slab concrete placement is scheduled for Tuesday. Once backfilling in the first floor of the utility building is completed, Colantonio will begin installation of the vapor barrier, mesh, and rebar for the slab. LaFramboise Well Drilling is expected to complete installation of the lateral geothermal loop piping. Lawrence-Lynch will backfill and pave the trenches upon completion of the geothermal work.
November 8, 2024
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling continued installing lateral lines for the geothermal loop piping in lanes 6-9 and performed testing of all remaining loops. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry began installation of the granite mock-ups. General contractor Colantonio Inc. continued installing the utility building’s glued laminated wood framing and wood decking on the roof. In addition, work continued on below-slab utilities on the first floor, including electrical conduit by Griffin Electric and plumbing by Harold Brothers.
NEXT WEEK, Colantonio will continue with the installation of the roof decking and begin installation of the roof parapet and eave framing. LaFramboise Well Drilling is expected to complete installation of the lateral geothermal loop piping. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will backfill and pave the trenches upon completion of the geothermal work. Griffin Electric and Harold Brothers plumbers are expected to complete below-slab utility installation in the utility building’s first floor in preparation for final backfilling for the slab on grade.
November 1, 2024
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling continued installing lateral lines for the geothermal loop piping in lanes 6-9 of the staging area. At the utility building, Fernandes Masonry installed the concrete masonry unit walls for the elevator shaft. General contractor Colantonio Inc. also began installation of the utility building’s glued laminated wood framing for the roof. In addition, work commenced on installation of below-slab utilities in the first floor, including electrical conduit by Griffin Electric and plumbing by Harold Brothers.
NEXT WEEK, Colantonio with continue with the installation of glued laminated beams and roof decking. LaFramboise Well Drilling is expected to complete installation of the lateral geothermal loop piping in lanes 6-9. Griffin Electric and Harold Brothers plumbers will continue with below-slab utility installation in the utility building’s first floor in preparation for final backfilling for the slab on grade.
October 18, 2024
THIS WEEK, no construction activities were performed Monday due to the holiday. LaFramboise Well Drilling continued testing the installed geothermal loop piping and installing lateral lines on the first two rows of the geothermal well field for the terminal building. LaFramboise will finish up piping in rows 1 and 2 of the vehicle staging area. Mass Building and Bridge continued to place structural steel and the metal pan decking in the utility building for the second-floor slab. Folan Waterproofing continued to waterproof the utility building concrete walls.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch will trench for rows 1 and 2 of the geothermal well field to the temporary manhole for the terminal building. LaFramboise Well Drilling will run the lateral piping from rows 1 and 2 to the temporary manhole and do final testing. Fernandes Masonry will start the concrete masonry unit walls for the elevator shaft at the utility building. ABLS rebar will place the wire mesh at the second-floor metal pan deck. The second-floor concrete deck should be poured by the end of the week.
October 11, 2024
Week of 9/30/24 to 10/04/24: Structural steel for the utility building arrived Sept. 30, 2024. Mass Building and Bridge began to place structural steel columns and beams at the utility building. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. excavated two trenches for the rows 1 and 2 of the geothermal wells to run the lateral piping for the terminal building. Lawrence also backfilled around the utility building. ABLS finished placing the horizontal and vertical rebar at the last section of walls at the Utility Building. L & L Formwork finished up the formwork for the last concrete wall pour at the utility building. Folan Waterproofing continued to place sheet waterproofing at the utility building concrete walls.
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling tested the installed geothermal loop piping and installed lateral lines on the first two rows of geothermal well field. L & L Formwork poured the last section of utility building concrete walls on Wednesday and will start to strip the form work on Friday. Folan Waterproofing continued to waterproof the utility building concrete walls. Mass Building and Bridge continued to place structural steel and the metal pan for second floor slab.
NEXT WEEK, no construction activities will occur Monday due to the holiday. LaFramboise Well Drilling will continue to test the installed geothermal loop piping and install lateral lines on the first two lines of geothermal well field. LaFramboise will finish up rows 1 and 2 and move to rows 3 and 4 of the geothermal wells. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will trench rows 3 and 4 of the geothermal wells for Laframboise to continue work on lateral piping. Mass Building and Bridge will continue to place structural steel and the metal pan for second floor slab. Folan Waterproofing will continue to waterproof the utility building concrete walls.
September 27, 2024
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling completed drilling the last of the geothermal wells. L & L Form Work stripped the wall formwork from last week’s concrete pour and started to form the walls around the elevator shaft and entry to the utility building. Lawrence-Lynch Corp. has started to backfill around the utility building foundations. Griffin Electric has been installing conduits for the electrical work going into the utility building. ABLS has started to place rebar for the last wall pour at the utility building.
NEXT WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling will start to install the geothermal lateral lines that connect to the wells and go into the buildings for the heating and cooling. Structural steel for the utility building is expected to arrive. L & L Form Work will finish up the formwork for the last concrete wall pour at the utility building. Lawrence-Lynch will continue to backfill around the utility building.
September 20, 2024
THIS WEEK, L & L Formwork completed the formwork to place concrete for third section of foundation walls at the utility building. Concrete placement for the third section of walls was completed on Wednesday. LaFramboise Well Drilling continued to work on the drilling of seven geothermal wells. They completed six of the seven wells this week.
NEXT WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling will start to place lateral geothermal piping lines that will connect to the terminal building. L & L Form Work will strip the wall formwork from the most recent concrete pour and start to form the walls around the elevator shaft and entry to the utility building.
September 6, 2024
THIS WEEK, L & L Formwork stripped the formwork from the previous concrete pour and continued forming walls for the next section of the utility building's foundation walls. Colantonio Inc. carpenters continued constructing three attendant booths, and started prepping vehicular staging lanes for the drilling of the last seven geothermal wells and the trenching of the geothermal piping.
NEXT WEEK, L & L Formwork will continue forming walls at the utility building. ABLS Rebar will start to place vertical and horizontal rebar at these same locations. Colantonio carpenters continue constructing the attendant booths. Laframboise Well Drilling will mobilize on site Monday and will start geothermal well drilling and trenching on Tuesday.
August 30, 2024
THIS WEEK, the second section of wall concrete for the new utility building was poured on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Approximately 80 cubic yards of concrete were placed. Carpenters from general contractor Colantonio Inc. continued construction of the three attendant booths in the vehicle staging area for future use.
NEXT WEEK, no construction activities were scheduled on Labor Day. L & L Formwork will strip the formwork from the pour on Aug. 29, then start forming walls for the next section at the utility building. ABLS Rebar will start to place vertical and horizontal rebar at these locations. Colantonio carpenters will continue constructing the three attendant booths in the vehicle staging area for future use.
August 23, 2024
THIS WEEK, L & L Formwork continued placing formwork for the remaining foundation walls. ABLS Rebar continued to place vertical and horizontal rebar at these locations. Colantonio carpenters continued constructing three attendant booths in staging area.
NEXT WEEK, the second utility building wall concrete placement is scheduled for Thursday. Colantonio carpenters will continue construction of the attendant booths.
August 16, 2024
THIS WEEK, the first concrete placement for the utility building walls was on Tuesday. The pour was approximately 75 cubic yards. L & L Formwork was scheduled to strip the forms on Friday. Colantonio carpenters are constructing three attendant booths in staging area for future use.
NEXT WEEK, L & L Formwork will start to place formwork for the remaining foundation walls, and ABLS Rebar will start to place vertical and horizontal rebar at these locations. Colantonio carpenters will continue constructing the attendant booths.
August 9, 2024
THIS WEEK, ABLS Rebar LLC finished placing and tying vertical and horizontal rebar for the utility building walls. L&L Formwork continues placing form work for the concrete walls along the south side of the building.
NEXT WEEK, concrete is scheduled to be placed for the first concrete walls at the utility building on Tuesday. ABLS Rebar LLC and L&L Formwork will continue to work together installing wall forms and rebar for the next utility building wall section.
August 2, 2024
THIS WEEK, ABLS Rebar LLC and L & L Formwork continued to work together placing forms and tying rebar for the concrete walls along the south side of the building.
NEXT WEEK, ABLS Rebar LLC and L & L Formwork will continue to work together installing forms, placing and tying rebar for the next concrete pour. The first concrete pour for building walls is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 9.
July 26, 2024
THIS WEEK, ABLS Rebar LLC and L & L Formwork continued to place forms and to place and tie rebar. The second concrete placement was planned for on July 26, 2024, and approximately 200 cubic yards were to be poured for the remaining footings and the concrete mat slab surrounding the elevator pit, which is a 5-foot, 8-inch thick concrete slab.
NEXT WEEK, ABLS Rebar and L & L will continue to work together placing forms and placing and tying rebar for the next concrete pour for the foundation walls.
July 19, 2024 update
THIS WEEK, the Utility Building had its first concrete placement of approximately 100 cubic yards for the building footings and elevator pit. L & L Form Work Construction continued fabricating form work for the Utility Building concrete foundation walls and working with ABLS Rebar LLC iron workers, who are placing and tying rebar.
NEXT WEEK, ABLS Rebar and L & L will continue to work together placing forms and placing and tying rebar. The second concrete placement will be done on the remaining footings and the concrete mat slab surrounding the elevator pit.
July 12, 2024, update
THIS WEEK, L & L Form Work Construction continues fabricating form work for the utility building concrete foundation walls and working with ABLS Rebar LLC iron workers, who are placing and tying rebar. A second delivery of rebar was delivered on Tuesday for the mass concrete slab mat around the elevator pit.
NEXT WEEK, ABLS Rebar and L & L will continue to work together placing forms and tying rebar. Colantonio Inc., the general contractor, should have the first concrete placement for the utility building footings late this week.
July 5, 2024, update
THIS WEEK, L & L Form Work Construction fabricated form work for the utility building concrete foundation walls. They also received their first delivery of rebar for the project.
NEXT WEEK, L & L Form Work Construction will continue fabrication of form work for Utility Building concrete foundation walls. Iron workers will start to install and tie rebar for the Utility Building footings, piers, and elevator pit.
June 28, 2024, update
THIS WEEK, L & L Form Work Construction continued to erect the wood form work for rebar and concrete placement for the utility building foundation footings.
NEXT WEEK, L & L Form Work Construction will continue to prefab wall form work for the utility building foundation and also start to place rebar for footings.
June 21, 2024, update
THIS WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. finished up the excavation for the utility building concrete foundation footings and placing crushed stone for foundation stability.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will be starting to place formwork for the placement of rebar and concrete for the utility building footings.
June 14, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. excavated for the utility building concrete foundation footings and placed crushed stone for foundation stability.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will continue excavation for the utility building concrete foundation footings.
June 7, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, there was no major construction activity. Genera contractor Colantonio Inc. cleaned up the construction staging area and placed crushed stone at the 12 geothermal well locations for the utility building. They are prepping to start excavation for the utility building concrete foundation footings.
NEXT WEEK, Lawrence-Lynch Corp. will be excavating for the utility building concrete foundation footings and will be digging a test pit to locate electrical duct banks and manholes. Job-specific construction mockups will be ongoing.
May 31, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling finished drilling the 12 geothermal wells and grouting the thermal loops for the utility building. They are cleaning the area and making a safe future construction laydown area for the utility building. They are demobilizing their equipment and will return in a few weeks to start trenching for the underground lateral geothermal piping lines that will eventually enter the utility building to supply the HVAC equipment. This future work will only consist of trench excavation, piping, leak testing, and backfilling of trenches. Drill rigs are moving off site.
NEXT WEEK, no significant construction is anticipated. Colantonio Inc., the general contractor, will be constructing mock-ups of required concrete form work and other requirements per the contract specifications.
May 24, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Drilling completed 10 out of 12 wells to 255 feet deep and and installed the thermal piping loops in the upper parking/construction staging area for the new utility building. LaFramboise will not be working tomorrow Friday due to the holiday weekend.
NEXT WEEK, LaFramboise will not be working on Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday. Laframboise will finish drilling and placing loops in the last two well locations in the upper parking/construction staging area for the utility building. They will then proceed to grout each well to encase the thermal loops and clean up the work area.
May 17, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling finished 20 of the 27 wells in vehicular staging lane Nos. 1-9. LaFramboise will be placing well caps on the seven wells completed in lane Nos. 1-2, then cleaning the area and asphalting over the wells to open the lanes by Friday night. LaFramboise drill rigs have moved into the upper construction staging area in the employee parking lot. There are 12 geothermal wells to drill and pipe for the new utility building. Lawrence Lynch Inc. has finished the support of excavation wall by the site of the new utility building.
NEXT WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling will continue drilling the 12 geothermal wells for the utility building in the upper construction staging area.
May 10, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, the 13 geothermal wells in staging lanes Nos. 6-9 were finished and the work area was cleaned up. Operations moved to staging lanes Nos. 1-2. There are seven geothermal wells to drill in this area.
NEXT WEEK, the remaining geothermal wells in staging lanes Nos. 1-2 will be finished, then work will move to staging lanes Nos. 2-4 to finish the final seven geothermal wells in the vehicular staging area. Excavation will start to place the wood lagging between the steel "H" soldier piles that were previously driven into the ground at area of the new utility building for the support of excavation wall. This is to support the existing boulder retaining wall along the southeastern property line during construction.
May 3, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, the last of the 13 geothermal wells in the area of staging lanes 6 through 9 are being finished. Wells will then be grouted and capped off. Work in this area is expected to be finished either this week or early next week. Work will then move to staging areas lanes 1 through 5. There are 14 more wells to drill and complete in this area. Also, 11 30-foot length steel "H" piles have been driven for the support of excavation (SOE) wall needed along the new utility building footprint and the existing boulder retaining wall along the property line.
NEXT WEEK, the geothermal well drilling will begin in lanes 1 through 5 of the staging area. The support of excavation wall will be excavated, and the wood lagging will be placed in lifts to prevent any issues along the boulder retaining wall that is in place while we excavate for future concrete foundation at new utility building.
April 26, 2024, update:
THIS WEEK, LaFramboise Well Drilling continued geothermal well drilling in staging area lanes No. 6 through No. 9. Lawrence Lynch Corp. is removing the remaining foundation walls and footings of the freight shed.
NEXT WEEK, the installation of the geothermal wells in the vehicle staging area will continue. Lanes No. 6 through No. 9 will be closed Monday, April 22, through Thursday, April 25. They will reopen from Friday, April 26, through the evening of Sunday, April 28.
April 12, 2024, update
Construction at the Woods Hole Terminal property is scheduled to resume the week of April 15, 2024. The work represents the project’s sixth phase overall.
The focus of this work will be installation of the wells for the geothermal system to provide heating and cooling for both the terminal building and adjacent utility building at the site. Colantonio Inc. of Holliston, Massachusetts, the general contractor for the construction of the terminal and utility buildings, will be overseeing the drilling of all 27 wells in the vehicle staging area.
Minor impacts to vehicle staging are expected during this work, while no negative effects to vessel services are anticipated.
Work is expected to end in the vehicle staging area by May 17, 2024. At that time, work will begin on drilling 12 additional wells in the employee parking area at the southeast corner of the site. Working hours for the well-drilling phase of this project will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
The Authority will resume its weekly project updates with the resumption of work at the site.
Click here for videos of the Schematic Design and Design Development public engagement sessions.
January 19, 2022 Community Engagement Session Presentation
November 4, 2021 Landside Community Update presentation
July 7, 2021 Landside Design Presentation
Landside Design Community Forum (updated 3/23/2021)
Related project documents
Chapter 91 license - recommended final decision
Falmouth Conservation Commission Order of Conditions
Environmental Notification Form (WARNING: large file)