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The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Water Park

2020-01-25T13:36:56-05:00

THE KARTRITE RESORT & INDOOR WATER PARK Thompson, NY The Kartrite Resort & Indoor Water Park The Kartrite, a 430,000 square foot family resort destination, was constructed on a portion of the 1,600-acre site where the famed Concord Resort was formerly located. The $180 million project features one of New York’s largest indoor waterparks (2 acres); with the resort featuring an 8-story 324 suite luxury hotel; a family entertainment center including an arcade, mini bowling and ropes course; eight restaurants and bars; a spa; and 18,000 square feet of conference space. The waterpark’s column-free construction offers 10 waterslides, pools, and adventures situated underneath an energy efficient, transparent Texlon roofing system that brings the outdoors inside. Additionally, there is deck space, warm climate landscaping including a living plant wall, and an elevated cabana oasis in this four-season attraction. Advance Testing provided all required special inspections and materials testing, inclusive of storm water (SWPPP) inspection; soil compaction testing; utility installation inspection; bearing capacity inspection; [...]

Matrix Business Park: AmScan & AmeriSource Bergen

2020-05-27T07:19:06-04:00

MATRIX BUSINESS PARK: AMSCAN & AMERISOURCE BERGEN Newburgh, NY Matrix Business Park: AmScan & AmeriSource Bergen Matrix Development Group lead the process to build this 565,000 square foot, $72 million warehouse in Newburgh, NY, a central location for trucking distribution in the Northeastern United States. Approximately half was designed to be occupied by AmerisourceBergen, one of the America’s largest pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution companies; with the other designed for AmScan, the largest designer, manufacturer and distributor of decorated party goods and accessories in the world. The project had an aggressive timetable for construction, with 12-hour days Monday through Friday, 10-hour days on Saturdays and frequent Sundays. Advance Testing was responsible for the testing and inspection of the entire building, along with exterior elements inclusive of sidewalks, curbs and parking lots. Services included asphalt field inspection, reinforcing steel inspection, concrete testing, floor flatness testing, masonry inspection, structural steel and bolting inspection, and weld testing. Client:  Matrix Newburgh, LLC SERVICES [...]

Sullivan County Jail

2020-05-27T07:19:48-04:00

SULLIVAN COUNTY JAIL Monticello, NY Sullivan County Jail Advance Testing was contracted by Sullivan County Division of Purchasing for this $72 million-dollar facility. The project included a new jail as well as new offices for the sheriff’s patrol and civil division. The new complex replaced Sullivan County’s vintage 1909 jail, which was the oldest operating jail in New York. The new jail is setup for direct supervision, in which cells are grouped into pods. Each pod has a common-area dayroom, a multipurpose room that can be used for classes or religious services, an outdoor recreation area, and a central podium where a correction deputy will be stationed to supervise the pod. The facility has 256 beds, as compared to the old jail’s current state mandated cap of 185. The building’s modular construction will allow for future expansion. Services provided by Advance Testing included soil compaction testing; bearing capacity inspection; inspection of utility installations; concrete field testing and inspection; bearing capacity inspection; [...]

Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Project (Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement)

2021-04-20T09:46:06-04:00

MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE PROJECT (TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT) Westchester/Rockland Counties, New York Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Project (Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement) Advance Testing worked as a sub-consultant to HNTB as part of the Owner’s Engineer team, tasked with providing oversight of all activities during construction of the $3.9 billion Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The new bridges cross the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland Counties, and provided a completed replacement for the old Tappan Zee Bridge. At the time of construction, the project was New York State’s largest design-build project, and also one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects in North America. The project entailed the construction of two new 3.1-mile cable-stayed spans built to the north of the existing bridge. Advance Testing’s role was to provide a wide variety of materials testing and inspection oversight services, as well as the design, outfitting and operation of an on-site AASHTO-accredited laboratory. Inspection oversight and materials testing work was conducted both on site, [...]

Orange Regional Medical Center

2020-06-02T11:51:28-04:00

ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Wallkill, NY Orange Regional Medical Center Orange Regional Medical Center consolidated their two hospital campuses on a new single site with this $317 million project, creating the premier health care facility for Orange County and beyond. The new hospital consists of a seven floor, 374-bed facility spread throughout 610,000 square feet. The site is bordered on two sides by Interstate 84 and Route 17 (future Interstate 86). Orange Regional Medical Center engaged the Hospital Building and Equipment Company (HBE) based in St. Louis, Missouri as the design firm. The commencement date for building construction was April 2008 and construction was completed in June 2011. The new facility became the largest medical center between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Albany upon completed, and reduced the need for patients to seek treatment outside the region.  In 2015, Orange Regional Medical Center began construction of a new 153,000 square foot, five-story physician office building and a 26,000 square foot, single-story [...]