Bayshore Town Center
Award of Merit: Retail
Bayshore Mall in Glendale, Wis., was originally built in 1954 and lacking in amenities. Glendale began acquiring neighboring properties with the goal of growing the facility.
The renovation of the 47-acre Bayshore Mall increased the amount of retail space from 500,000 sq ft to 1.1 million sq ft.
The renovation created room for 180 retailers—110 more than the mall used to house—and increased office space from 25,000 sq ft to 275,000 sq ft. The facility boasts 150 apartments, and there are 12 new buildings and two new parking structures.
Sequencing, Other Issues
Sequencing was key to the project’s success. A challenge was that the mall needed to be operational and a welcoming place for patrons during construction.
The new construction was going to take away from parking, so the team started by building the first of two parking decks, a 1,488-space structure, allowing the project to kick into high gear.
The construction of utilities went on for 20 months. Indeed, installed the project were 10,987 lin ft of storm sewer, 7,508 lin ft of water main and 4,724 lin ft of sanitary sewer.
The tight site was a challenge due to the volume of construction packed into a congested area—due to the regular mall traffic but also to the location of the property adjacent to Interstate 43.
The timeframe was originally started as a 36-month schedule, but it was later condensed to 22 months—an average of $6.8 million of construction every month in labor and material.
Because the project received public and private funding, separate contracts were maintained. As a result, the renovation was divided into 21 projects to make the site manageable but also to supply accurate cost analysis for each project to the owner.
Bayshore is located in a residential neighborhood, and there were public concerns about noise and vibrations. As a result, auger cast piles was selected over conventional pile driving to reduce disturbances.
The project used an owner-controlled insurance policy due to the large number of workers. This eliminated the need for independent insurance for each contractor. The policy was reportedly a record setter because of the minimal amount of claims.
The project was delivered on time and under budget for the Hunzinger Construction Co. contract.
Jury Comments: “It is just plain was an unbelievably complex job this was. The construction challenges were complex in terms of sequencing, schedule and know-how. Yet the project was delivered on-time and under-budget.”
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