Manhattan Kraft Construction Update

Osceola County, Florida - The following is an update on the new Osceola County Courthouse Parking Garage written by Manhattan Kraft Construction, Inc.

Since the previous update, we have continued with excavating, forming, reinforcing, and pouring the shallower concrete foundations on the east, south, and west perimeters of the Garage. We also installed the storm sewer system on the south end of the site, including the precast structures, pipe, and sand & oil separator.

The remaining deeper concrete foundations for the elevators and in the center of the Garage are expected to be completed before Thanksgiving, as well as the construction of a temporary gravel crane road. The crane will mobilize on-site for assembly on November 28th, and the erection of the precast concrete structure is scheduled to begin on November 30th.

Visitors to Courthouse Square and County employees should use caution and anticipate more truck traffic entering / exiting the north end of the jobsite.

Key Dates and Activities

• November 30, 2011: Precast Concrete Erection Begins
• Beginning of March, 2012: Precast Concrete Erection Completed
• April 19, 2012: Project Substantial Completion and County Occupancy
• May 3, 2012: Project Final Completion

About the Project

The new Osceola County Courthouse Square Parking Garage will consist of 830 parking spaces on a 1½ acre site, located directly east of the existing Osceola County Administration Building.

Heery International (Orlando, FL) designed the precast concrete structure with seven elevated parking decks above the ground level parking, with similar architectural features as the adjacent County buildings, including aluminum frames, brick and cast stone/masonry elements to blend with the rest of the campus. The Garage is also designed to accommodate 4,791 square feet of future retail space on the ground floor.

Project Contacts

Construction Management Office
12 S. Orlando Ave.
(407) 483-8915

Project Manager
Brian Empric

Project Manager
Howard Wong

Superintendent
Scott Heddens

Administrative Assistant
Letha Vanderhei