United Wholesale Mortgage Pedestrian Bridge & Office Renovation
Ruby + Associates, Inc. Structural Engineers
Project Location: Pontiac, MI Category: Small Firm Started: February 1, 2020 Completed: October 1, 2021
Project Budget: Pedestrian Bridge–$20,000,000 Project Cost: Pedestrian Bridge–$20,000,000 Project Leadership Team: Pedestrian Bridge • Erection Engineering Services and Third Party Review of Bridge Design: Ruby + Associates, Inc. Structural Engineers • General Contractor: The Alan Group, Inc. • Fabricator: Cives Steel Company • Erector: Ideal Contracting, LLC • Owner: United Wholesale Mortgage (United Shore at time of construction) • Office Renovation Connection Design, Cargo Container Support Design, Structural Engineering for Walkways and Stairs, Reinforcing and Slab Edge Detail Design, in additional to Sports Complex Addition Engi- neering and Interior Modification Support: Ruby + Associates, Inc. Structural Engineers • Architect: von Staden Architects • Cargo Architecture: Three Squared, Inc. • Owner: United Wholesale Mortgage (United Shore during construction) • General Contractor: Dailey Company Project Overview: The United Wholesale Mortgage Pedestrian Bridge and Office Renovation project was born out of United Whole sale Mortgage’s expansion and need to connect its employees to two fa- cilities across the street from one another. The solution for this necessity was a record-breaking 1,000-foot walkway over South Boulevard. The na- tion’s longest enclosed pedestrian walkway, this project connects 1.5 million square feet of office space with a safe and easy to traverse pathway. To complete this project, Ruby + Associates worked closely with Ideal Contracting and their • Architect: von Staden Architects • Civil Engineer: Nowak and Fraus • Engineer of Record: Thornton Tomasetti Office Renovation and Sports Complex
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