We are excited to announce that MCMI has won four recent awards through Associated Builders and Contractors. The four awards that we received this year were:
Award of Excellence: Badger Fieldhouse
Award of Excellence: Franklin Greenway Trail Amphitheater
Award of Excellence: Forest Park Depot at Hobbs Station
Award of Excellence: Lawrence W Inlow Park Phase II Improvements
Badger Fieldhouse
During the design conception of this project, it became apparent to all that this 154,000 square foot facility that needed to be 272’ wide clear span was to be designed and constructed using a Pre-Engineered Metal Building. Another monumental design task was to design the foundations to withstand the enormous loads transferring from the above ground steel to the in-ground foundations.
Once the design was completed and the materials were ordered, then the entire building pad had to be raised approx. 4’ and compacted to withstand the construction traffic that was necessary to since the entire structure had to be built from within the footprint of the building itself. 5,000 tons of stone was placed over the building pad before the first foundation was dug and poured. During the foundation installation, 95 tons of rebar and nearly 4,000 cubic yards of concrete was installed. The American Buildings Company steel package used nearly 2,300 tons of steel for the structure of the building.
The field area of the metal building structure is 272’ wide clear span by 410’ long. Not only did the structure need to be designed these extreme clear spans, there were loads for curtains to be hung at the field to divide the field into four quadrants.
The Basketball/Volleyball Courts area of the structure was 272’ wide with one interior column by 156’ long. This area supported 6 basketball goals and one volleyball net supports that suspend from the structure above for four total courts. Thus being 24 basketball goals and 4 volleyball nets supports that the metal building structure had to be designed to support.
The entire metal building included a standing seam 360 standing seam roof and two different thickness metal wall panels. There are polycarbonate wall panels to allow natural daylight aid in the lighting of the interior of the building.
Franklin Greenway Trails Amphitheater
Franklin’s Youngs Creek Park was awarded to us after we were low bidder in June of 2020. Like any project to be constructed in a flood way it comes with challenges. Franklin didn’t disappoint. Large areas in multiple parking lots had to be undercut and replaced with imported stone. Pour soils found directly under the new Amphitheater location delayed the project while engineering figured out a way to support the structure. Aggregate piers were designed and installed under the footprint of the foundations. After a three-month delay for this work the benchmark of this project was underway.
The Amphitheater building features large timber construction with a radiused barreled roof. This created challenging flashing details, but the final product looks stunning. Radiused stage and large concrete steps and ledges compliment the overall design. Matching restroom buildings flank both sides of the stage and feature brick, limestone, and false windows created by Hardie trim. All the structures on this project were designed and built to withstand flooding. Flood vents were added to the lower sections of exterior walls to allow water to escape and not be trapped inside causing more damage.
The next challenge was preparing existing abutments from an old train bridge to support the new 120 LF clear span pedestrian bridge. The existing abutments had been hidden by trees and undergrowth for decades. Once exposed it was clear they would need to be encased in new concrete to be safe. A company specializing in this type of work was hired on to expedite this work.
This new amphitheater and park cover a large area and required a lot of coordination to work our way out avoiding finished areas. We worked with the owner’s rep and park officials to schedule and complete owner provided hardscapes such as the playground and splash pad. Pickleball courts were added late in the project, and we were able to get those ready for the Ribbon Cutting.
More coordination was used with all the underground utilities. With new storm structures, sanitary, water, irrigation, and miles of electrical conduits, all trades had work together and document actual locations and depths to avoid issues.
The final product is a park for everyone in the community. Walking trails, multi age playgrounds, splash pad, event lawn, electrical hookups for venders and food trucks, farmers market, and an amphitheater with a top-notch entertainment line-up. It is truly the new landmark of Franklin Indiana.
Forest Park Depot at Hobbs Station
The focal point was to build around the historic Hobbs Station, which was built alongside the Nickel Plate railroad in Tipton County in 1948 and brought to Forest Park in 1967. Adding a nealy 460’ of raised concrete loading platform that included four covered shelters and lighting the entire length of the platform was a challenge due to needing to work along side the operating train rails. The existing Hobbs Station building was renovated to include an operating Ticket Counter and Gift Shop. The existing sliding pocket doors had been nailed shut for years that they are now operable. The existing wood floors were cleaned and sealed, but reflect the 1948 time period on which the original building was constructed.
The added Restroom building was block and wood truss construction, but then furred out and siding installed to match the existing Hobbs Station. There was and existing Generator House Building that we removed the old generator, furred the exterior block walls and installed siding to also match the Hobbs Station Building. New parking lot, sidewalk, landscaping, detention area, picnic shelter, fencing to close off public access to the train tracks was all part of this revitalization of Hobbs Station.
Lawrence W Inlow Park Phase II Improvements
Due to the complete demolition and re-building of the Slash Pad, Restroom Building and Picnic Shelters, the park was required to be closed during the construction period. Perimeter fencing was installed to isolate the new construction activities from the existing Play Grounds which were not affected by this construction.
Dealing with four month delay in permitting thru the City of Carmel and supply chain difficulties, this project was a challenge to schedule.
Once permit was obtained in August of 2021 and we were ready to start the demolition and sitework, then we had to deal with frequent rains in order to get the mass excavation work completed which involved digging a dry detention area to retain all the surface water on the project. The new Restroom was conventional foundations, block and brick veneer with wood trusses and a standing seam roof. The Restroom building includes a Mechanical Room that houses the Splash Pad equipment for pumps, filtration and chemical treatment for the re-circulating splash pad and underground storage tank.
