King’s College

Kings College’s

Wilkes Barre, PA

Owner

King’s College Wilkes Barre, PA

Design Professional

WKL Architecture Wilkes Barre, PA Smith Miller Associates Pittston, PA Quad Three Group Inc. Wilkes Barre, PA
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Project

L.R. Costanzo (LRC) was called upon to construct a new home for Kings College’s civil and mechanical engineering program.  Named the Mulligan Center for Engineering, the structure expanded King’s campus in downtown Wilkes-Barre.  This project added a completely new building, while fully renovating the existing space.

Challenges

  • Multi-tier ownership group
  • Building was vacant for over 20 years
  • Limited construction staging area
  • Complying with RACP (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program) grant funding and completing in time for school’s opening

Solutions

  • Coordinated closely with subcontractors, owner and architect “stakeholders”
  • The team from LRC worked diligently to rectify the  deteriorated structure and its components
  • Created a lay-down area near site and employed “Just In Time” delivery
  • A stringent budget was followed while maintaining an aggressive schedule. The team presented various value-engineering options and worked multiple shifts

Construction Details

  • Restored existing glass elevator car
  • Meticulously reconditioned soapstone stair threads and repurposed marble partitions from existing restroom to serve as stair landing
  • Matched new building to existing building’s original masonry. Included cleaning, sealing and restoring the original facade