Showcase Projects
Washington D.C. Convention Center

Poole and Kent/Montgomery Mechanical (J.V.)

Client/Owner
D.C. Convention Center Authority

Location
Washington, DC

Architect
TVS / DNP / Mariani

Engineer
John J Christie

General Contractor
Clark Construction Company

Contract Amount
$68,200,000

The Project
The New Washington Convention Center covers a total of 15 acres (8 city blocks). The 2.1 million square foot facility includes approximately: 700,000 sq. ft. of exhibit halls, 500,000 sq. ft. of ballrooms, and an additional 400,000 sq. ft. of mixed use areas.

PK Role
The Poole and Kent Corporation teamed with Montgomery Mechanical Services in a joint venture (Poole and Kent/Montgomery Mechanical J.V.) to provide the installation of the complete Division 15 Mechanical systems.

A few notable statistics of Poole and Kent's installation include:
(10) food service concession /food preparation areas
(70)large men’s and ladies restroom facilities
(70)large air handling units and heating and ventilating units
(71)miles of plumbing and HVAC piping
3,000,000 lbs. of sheetmetal
72 AHU’s, (2,600,000 CFM) 176 EF’s, 62 RF's, 128 FCU/UH/CUH’s
244 VAV’s, (25) 4” Duplex Sump Pumps, 502 Waste
448 lavs, 150 Urinals, 38 Water Coolers, 46 Mop Sinks

Highlights/Challenges
As the mechanical contractor, Poole and Kent/Montgomery Mechanical, Inc. JV worked closely with the General Contractor to ensure the quality of the design and installation of the mechanical systems. At the onset of the Project, Poole and Kent assisted the General Contractor in the development of a master procurement and construction schedule that contained over 12,000 activities. From this information, Poole and Kent's Scheduling Department provided continuous updates and prepared ongoing resource loaded schedules/manpower curves, cost loaded schedules, and four-week look ahead schedules.

In March 2003, the Washington D.C. Convention Center opened to the public, and this Class A convention facility has since been rated one of the largest and most innovative meeting centers in the Nation.

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