Fully outfitted with an evergreen tree and American flag, the final precast panel was flown into place and secured, signaling the achievement of a major milestone. Over the past seven weeks, 362 pre-cast panels were erected to form the structure of the 104,000-square-foot, 400-space garage.

The new garage, which doubles the capacity of the former parking structure and occupies nearly an entire city block, was designed to blend with the surrounding ornate buildings. Details such as window-like openings, precast concrete stamped with a limestone pattern and glass fiber reinforced concrete columns create an enhanced façade similar to the adjacent State House and Legislative Office Building.

The practice of “topping out” is always a celebratory moment in the life of a construction project. Its significance, which traces back to an ancient Scandinavian religious rite, includes placing a tree atop a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced during construction.

Stay tuned for updates as this exciting project nears completion.

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PC’s fundraising efforts took off strong and soared to the top. With generous support from family, friends and business partners, PC landed in fourth place among 30 teams for our fundraising efforts (all puns intended!).

The Travis Mills Foundation supports post-911 recalibrated veterans and their families overcome physical and emotional obstacles and strengthen their families through a variety of programs. In total, the plane pull raised close to $200,000 to help support the foundation.

Congratulations to all who came out and made this event such a success!

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Are you ready to get involved? Whether you are in Maine, Florida or anywhere in between, you can make a difference. Check out the numerous fundraising and giving opportunities online at heart.org.

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On behalf of PC, thank you to everyone who helped support us again this year!

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We are proud to have donated the essentials to allow four hard working students to provide Thanksgiving dinner for their families, with additional supplies helping restock the pantry’s shelves as we head into the holiday season.

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Among the 41 teams were the very aptly dressed and amped up PC Plane Pullers. While we didn’t record the fastest time, PC finished in the top third of the 39 teams with a time of 5.33 seconds and, more importantly, placed seventh for the most donations raised!

This event raised over $270,000 for the foundation, which helps veterans and their families recalibrate and recover after military service. The Travis Mills Foundation has served 882 families from 44 states at their nationally recognized retreat in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine.

Way to go PC for showing your community pride!

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The rain held off and we enjoyed the walk before heading to our Portland office for a celebratory cookout.

This year, the team rallied and raised over $10,000 to help support the important work of the American Heart Association. We are proud of the combined efforts of our team and partners. Thank you to everyone who help make this day such as huge success.

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USM President Glen Cummings, Chief Business Officer Alec Porteous and Director of Sustainability Aaron Witham spoke about the importance of this parking garage in the University’s vision to expand the Portland campus in the most sustainable way. A focus for this project is making the new garage ecofriendly to reduce USM’s carbon footprint. Sustainability efforts include 58 vehicle charging stations and 250 secure bike parking areas.

The garage, which is designed by Desman Design Management, will serve as the primary entrance to both the new and adjacent existing campus parking facilities.

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The outpouring of support is a true testament to what happens when a great community comes together for a great cause. We are truly humbled to be amidst such a caring and compassionate group of people. I, for one, am sure there will be a lot of very happy little faces on Christmas morning because of everyone who chipped in to make this holiday season a little brighter.

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The one-story facility, which is designed by Lavallee Brensinger Architects and Freeman French Freeman, will include secure patient residence rooms, a secure outdoor patio and green space, a resident skills kitchen and dining area, a multipurpose room and exercise space. The design is focused on providing a recovery-oriented environment that allows for both therapeutic services and a connection to nature for Vermonters facing mental health challenges.

Upon completion, the facility will provide care for adults who no longer need inpatient hospital care, but who still need extensive services in a secure setting. There are currently no other permanent, secure residential facilities with the services planned for this site.

We are excited to work with a host of talented and local partners to complete construction by the end of 2022.

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The PC Construction team joined partners from the City of Biddeford, Desman Design Management, Sewall / Treadwell Franklin Infrastructure, and Amber Infrastructure for the ribbon cutting event. Within minutes of cutting the ribbon, vehicles began entering the 640-space garage.

The project broke ground in August 2020 and was complete just over a year later, more than a month ahead of schedule. This success story is due largely to the hard work and dedication of our trade partners, and our emphasis on Lean practices such as Phase Planning.

The five-story, 214,000-square-foot precast parking structure features gateless entry and exit, a contactless payment system, vehicle charging stations and a brick exterior to integrate with the surrounding historical mill buildings.

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The team pulled out all the stops this year, making it our personal best at this event. We ranked 5^th on the leader board for companies and were the fourth ranking team out of 95 total teams participating!

The Heart Walk always pulls our team together. No matter what is happening in the world around us, we come together for this event every year in honor of our families, our teammates, and our friends who have battled heart disease or conditions. This is just one way we give back to make our community stronger, and we promise you’ll see us on the streets again next year!

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