Facility Renovation: Great Northern Manufacturing, Louisville, Kentucky

Office Build-out

Client: Great Northern Manufacturing, Louisville, Kentucky

Paradigm provided design/build services for the occupancy of a 106,000 square foot concrete facility. Aside from providing all A/E services, the project management scope included moving the client’s complete manufacturing operations from the east end of Louisville to a Hub Zone downtown. The build out/renovation involved demolition of 29,000 square feet of office and storage space, to include all mechanical, plumbing and electrical utility demolition. A 6,000 square foot office build-out and an 822 square foot employee shower complex were erected. Additionally, concrete and masonry structural reinforcement was designed and performed throughout the facility. The majority of the concrete and masonry scope involved repairs of deteriorated concrete walls and floors. Previously cut openings in the 16-inch second floor slab had to be filled in and reinforced to allow for forklift travel and machine weights. This involved extensive structural analysis and design of reinforcement plans, shoring, and concrete specifications with fill planning. The scope also involved extensive lighting of 60,000 square feet of warehouse space, as well as overseeing the installation. The overall project was valued at $1.39 million.