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100 Mill Plain Road Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 743‐2675 Fax: (203) 830‐4478
Website: www.morganti.com
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. AGC/CT Build Connecticut Award Application
2. Summary
3. Judging Criteria Narrative
4. Project Photographs
5. Press Clippings
Application Fee Check – Separate Sealed Envelope
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
2 | SUMMARY
Why does the New PreK‐8 Gilmartin School merit a Build Connecticut Award?
The New PreK‐8 Gilmartin School merits an Associated General Contractors Build Connecticut Award
for three simple reasons. The first being Morganti’s leadership which lead to returning ninety‐five
percent of the construction contingency fund to the Owner. Secondly, the sheer complexity of the
building layout resulted in precise coordination. And lastly, we had success of using a relatively new
product manufactured over‐seas, glass‐fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels.
During the pre‐construction phase of the project, Morganti’s thorough review of the documents and
attention to detail when writing our subcontractor scopes of work significantly minimized the use of
construction contingency funds. In turn, the Owner was able to use those monies for various
enhancements toward the latter stages of the project. Three of the higher‐dollar improvements
included providing sod in lieu of seed at the play field, installing a multi colored rubberized play surface
at the playground in lieu of mulch and new boys’ and girls’ toilet rooms built after project completion.
The Architect, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, envisioned a child lying on the ground with their arms
spread looking up into the future as the inspiration of the building layout. That inspiration lead to
significant layout and coordination challenges. Just a few of the complex building features included
numerous radii walls, both interior and exterior. The focal exterior wall at the main entrance of the
school was not only on a radius, but also leaning out seven degrees. There were also multiple exterior
facades; face and glazed brick, composite wall panels, metal wall tiles, GFRC panels and EIFS.
At the end of the day, the installation of the GFRC panel façade was the project’s showcase.
Swisspearl®, the manufacturer of the panels based in Switzerland, featured Gilmartin School in their
international edition of architectural high profile buildings issued earlier this year. In addition, because
of the success on this project, The S/L/A/M Collaborative brought a high profile client, ESPN, to the site
in order to visualize how the GFRC panels would look installed on their proposed building.
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
3 | JUDGING CRITERIA NARRATIVE
State of‐the‐art advancement
The New PreK‐8 Gilmartin School included a state‐of‐the art photovoltaic (PV) system to supplement
the buildings’ energy system. During building construction, Morganti installed the entire infrastructure
necessary to support the new photovoltaic system. Although the panel installation was not in our
contract, nor were they installed until a year after substantial completion, we returned to the project
to coordinate the installation of the panels with the City of Waterbury’s contractor. This system allows
the Owner to use the energy from the PV system when there is a need and also returns energy to the
utility in times of low building demand.
Excellence in project management
Beginning in pre‐construction Morganti’s ability to manage the entire building process led to many
advantages throughout the project. Our thorough review of the contract documents and attention to
detail when writing the subcontractor scopes of work minimized the use of construction contingency
on the project. The Owner was able to add many enhancements to the project because of this. These
improvements, again, included additional boys’ and girls’ lavatories, installing sod on the play field in
lieu of seed, which allowed for immediate use during the first school year and installing a rubberized
play‐scape surface at the playground in lieu of mulch.
Through Morganti’s proactive approach to project management, the team was continually monitoring
and updating the project schedule and how subcontractor deliveries were affecting the production in
the field. This allows us to identify when a contractor is falling behind and take the necessary steps to
keep the project on schedule. A good example of this is when the structural steel subcontractor began
to fall behind on their shop drawings. A red flag was raised and the issues were addressed and
corrected. The project schedule was updated; the steel deliveries re‐sequenced all while maintaining
the overall project schedule.
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
3 | JUDGING CRITERIA NARRATIVE
Project team effectiveness
Late in construction there was a change to the location of an array of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the
building. The project team came together to analyze the impact and come up with a plan which would
not delay the completion of the project. Because of all the team members’ attention to this matter,
the additional work which was required in nearly completed areas was performed with minimal impact
to the previously installed finishes and again did not impact the overall project schedule.
Another example to the project team coming together to resolve an issue was the discovery of
unsuitable materials below one corner of the proposed building. Within two days the material was
deemed unsuitable by the geotechnical engineer and the design team, a meeting was held to
determine the best way to quantify and track the material removal and fill installation and the
appropriate change order directives were issued. Because of the team’s swift action the site
contractor and concrete contractor incurred no delays in completing their respective work.
Innovation in construction techniques, materials or design
One of the first construction materials that immediately stood out in the early stages of design was the
glass‐fiber‐reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels located on the south face of the classroom wing. The
locations and specific patterns of the four different colored panels, the two radii walls they were to be
installed on (one being tilted) and the window layout with the panel joints all presented unique
coordination challenges.
The manufacturer of the GFRC panels, Swisspearl®, featured the Gilmartin School in their international
edition of architectural high profile buildings issued earlier this year. In addition, because of the
success and the end product, The S/L/A/M Collaborative brought a high profile client, ESPN, to the site
to in order to visualize how the GFRC panels would look installed on their building.
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
3 | JUDGING CRITERIA NARRATIVE
Excellence in client services
Initially when this project went out to bid in July of 2008, a phasing plan was in place to use the
existing school and portables. The respective bids pushed the project over budget. During the review
of the bids and the subsequent value engineering sessions which followed, it was determined that by
eliminating the phasing on the project the necessary monies could be saved. The solution was to
move the entire school off site to a nearby vacant parochial school. This allowed for efficiency in
construction of the new building and a reduction of construction time on the overall schedule of nearly
seven months. Morganti’s attention to detail during pre‐construction and subsequent construction,
and notification to the owner that funds were available, allowed the Owner to repurpose the saved
contingency for beneficial use on the project.
Contribution to the community
Morganti had the opportunity to contribute to the community in a number of ways. During the course
of the project Morganti personal participated in mentoring programs and job fairs in the City of
Waterbury. Of particular note was the ACE 2007/2008 Mentoring Program. This program brought
together various professionals who went out to schools in the city and spoke about career
opportunities in their fields. In Morganti’s case, our Director of Pre‐Construction visited with students
at one of the local high schools and discussed topics related to the construction field. The students
were very engaged and asked numerous questions regarding the construction industry.
With regards to construction, again because of our extensive pre‐construction review and scoping, we
were able to return ninety‐five percent of the contingency funds to the Owner who in turn used those
funds for various enhancements. One of the larger improvements contributing to the community was
placing sod at the new play field and walking track in lieu of planting seed. This allowed us to make the
area available to the public a year earlier than originally planned. Because the school is located in a
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
3 | JUDGING CRITERIA NARRATIVE
residential neighborhood, neighbors are frequently on school grounds taking advantage of what the
school has to offer.
Also, as part of our contract we were required to comply with the Waterbury Good Jobs! Ordinance
with the intention of putting Waterbury residents, apprentices and minorities to work. We were able
to meet and/or exceed all categories of this ordinance providing employment opportunities to the
local residents of Waterbury.
Meeting the challenge of a difficult job
There is no question that layout alone of this building was a challenge, the configuration of the
classroom wing itself with walls being on radii and being tilted out from a vertical plane presented
many challenges. These challenges we not only confined to the foundation and structural steel, but
also included the interior wall and ceiling layouts. The exterior walls, especially the one section that
leans out, was particularly complex. Allowances had to be made not only for the curve of the building,
but also the growth of the horizontal dimensions as the construction moved up vertically from grade.
One particular piece of the construction was the coordination of the punched window openings and
the GFRC panel layout. Meticulous care had to be taken to ensure that the window not only matched
the vertical panel seams but also the horizontal seams. Allowances also had to be made for panel
dimension reductions due to the lean of the building. This lean shortened the vertical distance each
panel covered and thus the window layout had to adjust for this reduction.
Sensitivity to the environment and the surroundings
Early on in preconstruction it was identified that the erosion controls called out in the documents may
not be adequate for the site which lies above a stream channel that empties into the Naugatuck River.
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
3 | JUDGING CRITERIA NARRATIVE
Morganti was concerned that run‐off from the site would contaminate the waterway and additional
erosion control measures were incorporated into the documents. We are glad to report there was not
one incident of run‐off contaminating the adjacent waterways.
Another example of the projects sensitivity to the environment was the saving of a large established
oak tree which bordered the project. There was to be a retaining wall installed in close proximity to
the oak. The arborist and landscape architect were called, a meeting was set up and the conclusion to
move the retaining wall to save the tree was made. There were also numerous instances where the
arborist made determinations with the landscape architect to save trees scheduled for removal and to
trim back and clean out the tree canopy to enhance not only the site but also the health of the
surrounding trees.
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Construction Management / General Contractor: New Large Construction The Morganti Group, Inc. – New PreK-8 Gilmartin School
5 | PRESS CLIPPINGS
The Morganti Group would like to highlight the following articles featuring the New PreK‐8 Gilmartin School; “School’s ‘modern’ now ‘quaint’ featured in the Republican‐American newspaper – March 2009 “Gilmartin School Groundbreaking Ceremony” featured in High Profile magazine – May 2009 “Waterbury students make a fresh start… a new school year in a brand new school…” featured in the Republican‐American newspaper – September 2010 “Waterbury Public Schools – Action Plan” featured in Education Executive magazine – Fall 2011 The articles listed above follows this page respectively.
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