NIH Utility Vault and Patient Parking Garage Tops Out

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The National Institutes of Health Utility Vault and Patient Parking Garage construction project team celebrates topping out milestone in new garage.

Topping Out Ceremony

Coakley & Williams Construction (CWC) and project partners NIH, Davis, Carter, Scott Design, Soltesz Co., and HOK, Miller & Long Co., Warner Mechanical, Old Dominion, PerLectric, and Arban & Carosi are hard at work on the NIH Utility Vault and Patient Parking Garage project in Bethesda, MD. The project reached the topping out milestone of adding the final roof structure to the utility vault, marking the halfway point of the scope of work. At the topping out ceremony, CWC recognized the following individuals for their achievements and participation on the project:

Project Executive, Blake Clancy, thanked and congratulated the subcontractors for their achievements.

CWC Project Executive, Blake Clancy, thanked and congratulated the subcontractors for their achievements.

German Cuchillas - Miller & Long Co.

Alex Espinal - Miller & Long

Francisco Zuniga - Warner Mechanical

Mike Randall - Old Dominion 

Dilmer Bonilla Garcia - Miller & Long Co.

Carlos Quezada - Miller Mason

Jose Villanueva - Miller & Long Co.

Gloria Zetino - Miller & Long Co.

CWC Project Manager, Eddie Rupp, gives speech to entire project team.

Lindsey Aguzin, Project Engineer, said, “Shoutout to Eddie Rupp for planning our Topping Out Ceremony, executing all the details, and giving a thoughtful speech.”

206,985 Man Hours

CWC Project Manager, Eddie Rupp, shared some words about the occasion: “This topping out ceremony is to honor all of our subcontractors for all of the hard work completed to date. There has been 206,985 man hours on site, over 16,000 cubic yards of concrete placed, and 1,500 tons of rebar installed. These are significant numbers and to perform all of this work without a lost time incident is certainly something to be proud of. Each you deserve to enjoy this ceremony and celebrate this day.”

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