Always finding multiple ways to elevate projects and increase productivity for both our team and our clients, Bigge has supplied a pair of Comedil Flat Tops and a dual-car Alimak Scando 650 hoist assist in the construction of a new courthouse in Sacramento, Calif.
The 18-story, 566,895 square foot courthouse will feature 53 new courtrooms. Construction began in November 2020 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2023. The authorized budget for the project is $514,792,000.
The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, provides services from seven different court locations in Sacramento. The Superior Court’s main facility is the Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse, which the County of Sacramento built in 1965.
Originally designed with only 22 courtrooms, this courthouse now has 44 courtrooms for criminal, civil, probate, and small claims cases. The facility is overcrowded, and it lacks many significant features that are needed to safely function as a criminal courthouse.
Clark Construction Group is providing general contracting and construction (construction manager at risk) services for the project. Clark will also perform site development, all interior improvements, as well as mechanical, electrical, telecommunications, audio/visual and security systems.
The project is targeting LEED Silver certification
Bigge’s role on the job consisted of hoisting everything from the initial steel structure, precast concrete, and hundreds of panels used to create a glass curtain wall.
Reprinted from Marine Construction Magazine, Issue II, 2024
